Chemical Reaction Engineering I

Syllabus

1. Mole Balances (4 hours)
   1. Rate of reaction
   2. General mole balance equation
   3. Batch and continuous flow reactors
2. Conversion and Reactor Sizing (5 hours)
   1. Definition of conversion
   2. Design equations for batch and flow reactors
   3. Sizing continuous flow reactors
   4. Reactors in series
3. Rate Laws and Stoichiometry (9 hours)
   1. Reaction order and rate law
   2. Reaction rates and reaction rate constant
   3. Stoichiometry of batch and flow reactors
   4. Reversible reactions and equilibrium conversions
   5. Problem solving with Python
4. Isothermal Reactor Design (9 hours)
   1. Design structure of batch and flow isothermal reactor
   2. Pressure drop in reactors
   3. Molar flow rate balance algorithm
   4. Mole balances for batch and flow reactors
   5. Membrane reactors
   6. Semi-batch reactors
   7. Design of reactor using computer software
5. Collection and Analysis of Rate Data (9 hours)
   1. Algorithm for data analysis
   2. Method of excess
   3. Differential and integral method of analysis
   4. Nonlinear regression
   5. Rate data from differential reactors
6. Multiple Reactions (9 hours)
   1. Yield and selectivity
   2. Algorithm for multiple reactions
   3. Types of reactions
   4. Algorithm for solving multiple reactions in flow and membrane reactors