Course Name : Chemical Reaction Engineering

Detailed Syllabus:

The tanks in series model- pulse response experiments and the RTD, chemical conversion. Earliness of mixing, segregation and RTD- self-mixing of a single fluid, mixing of two miscible fluids. catalysis and Catalytic reactors- catalysts, steps in a catalytic reactions, synthesizing a rate law, mechanism and rate limiting step.

Heterogeneous reactions -Introduction to Solid catalyzed reactions- The rate equation for Surface Kinetics- Pore diffusion resistance combined with surface kinetics, Porous catalyst particles, Heat effects during reaction, Performance equations for reactors containing porous catalyst particles. Solid catalyzed reactions- Experimental methods for finding rates.

Modeling and Design of Bio reactors and Fluidized Bed Reactors.

Text Books

1.      "Chemical Reaction Engineering", Wiley Eastern, 3rd ed., Tata McGraw Hill.

Reference:

1.      "Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering" by H S Fogler, 4th Edition, PHI.