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Course: Reaction Kinetics

Authors
Don W. Green, Editor-in-Chief, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas
Marylee Southard, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas

Course Topics

Basic Concepts and Ideal Reactors

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Basic Concepts and Ideal Reactors     Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Nomenclature and Units Table   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Basic Concepts Text Summary of basic reaction kinetics concepts Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Classification of reactions Text Concise listing of reactor classifications Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Typical rates of enhancement by catalysts Table Table 7-1 Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Ideal Reactors Text Summary of characteristics of some ideal reactors Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Reactions in ideal batch or plug-flow reactors Table Table 7-2, summary of mathematical expressions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Reactions in ideal CSTR reactors Table Table 7-3, summary of mathematical expressions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Kinetics of Complex Homogeneous Reactions

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Kinetics of Complex Homogeneous Reactions Text   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Chain Reactions Text Summary of mathematical expressions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Homogeneous Catalysis Text Summary of mathematical expressions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Autocatalysis Text Summary of mathematical expressions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Kinetics for Fluid-Solid Catalytic Reactions

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Intrinsic Kinetics for Fluid-Solid Catalytic Reactions Text   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Surface reaction controlling Table Table 7-4, summary of mathematical expressions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Absorption rate controlling (fast surface reaction) Table Table 7-5, summary of mathematical expressions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Reactions with Heat and Mass Transfer

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Fluid-Solid Reactions with Heat and Mass Transfer Text   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Gas-Solid Catalytic Reactions Text Discussion of rate-controlling steps Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
External mass transfer Text External mass transfer controlling Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Intraparticle diffusion Text Intraparticle diffusion controlling Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Diffusion regimes in heterogeneous catalysis Figure Relates diffusion coeff. to particle size Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Effectiveness factors, different shaped catalysts Table Table 7-6, First order reactions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Effectiveness factor plots Figure Figure 7-8, factors for slab, cylinder and sphere Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Dependence of rate-controlling step on T Figure Figure 7-9, example for an oxidation reaction Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Catalyst deactivation Text Uniform deactivation and pore mouth poisoning Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Poisoning of a first order reaction Figure Figure 7-10, uniform and pore mouth poisoning Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Gas-Solid Noncatalytic Reactions Text Different models for reaction behavior Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Noncatalytic gas-solid reaction-diffusion models Table Table 7-7, summary of different models Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Absorption with Chemical Reaction Text   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Effects of chemical reaction on kl Figure Figure 14-13, liquid-phase mass-transfer coefficient Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Effects of packing on mass transfer Table Table 14-2, packing type, size and liquid rate Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactions

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Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactions Text   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Gas-Liquid-Solid Catalytic Reactions Text Consideration of resistances in series Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Polymerization Reactions Text Summary of different polymerization reactions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Typical ranges of kinetic parameters Table Table 7-8 Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Biochemical Reactions Text Overview discussion Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Biological vs. chemical systems Table Table 7-9, guidelines on comparisons Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Hierarchy of kinetic models Table Table 7-10, comments on biological kinetic models Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Electrochemical Reactions Text Brief overview of electrochemical reactions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Determination of Mechanism and Kinetics

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Determination of Mechanism and Kinetics Text   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Laboratory Reactors Text Summary of different types of laboratory reactors Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Principal types of laboratory reactors Figure Figure 7-17, schematics of reactor types Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Laboratory reactors for different reaction types Table Table 7-11, relates type of reaction to reactor type Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Calorimetric methods Table Table 7-12, summary listing of different methods Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Data Analysis Methods Text Brief overview of methods to analyze data Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Comparison of direct and indirect methods Table Table 7-13, summarizes advantages,disadvantages Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Parameter Estimation Text Brief overview of estimation methods Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Reactor Design

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Reactor Design     Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Nomenclature and Units Table   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Residence Time Distribution and Mixing Text Use of tracers and analysis, relation to conversion Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Residence time distributions Figure Figure 19-8, pilot and commercial reactors Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Tracer inputs and responses for PFR and CSTR Figure Figure 19-9 Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Single-Phase Reactors Text Liquid and gas phases, supercritical, polymerizations Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Noncatalytic gas-phase reactions Figure Figure 19-13, reactor schematics, example reactions Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Batch and continuous polymerizations Figure Figure 19-14, schematics of reactors Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Fluid-Solid Reactors Text Catalytic reactors, mathematical models Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Heterogeneous catalysts Text   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Effectiveness factors vs. Thiele Modulus Figure Figure 19-15 Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Catalytic reactors Text Fixed and fluidized beds, examples Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Reactors with moving catalysts Figure Figure 19-23, reactor schematics Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Noncatalytic reactors Text Rotary and vertical kilns Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Reactors for solids Figure Figure 19-24, kilns, fluidized beds, T profiles Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Fluidized Bed Systems Text Gas-solid systems and fluidized bed design Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Design of fluidized-bed systems Text Discussion of design principles Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Uses of fluidized beds Text Reactor schematics Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Fluid-Fluid Reactors Text   Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Gas-liquid reactors Text Effects of absorption Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Typical values of overall mass-transfer coefficients Table Table 19-7, several different gases Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Correlation for CO2 mass-transfer coefficient Table Table 19-8 Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Industrial gas-liquid reactors Figure Figure 19-26, reactor schematics Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Reactor types Text Discussion of gas-liquid reactors Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Equipment for gas-liquid reactors Figure Figure 19-29, reactor schematics Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Liquid-liquid reactors Text Brief discussion of liquid-liquid reactors Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Mass-transfer coefficients,interfacial area Table Table 19-12, liquid-liquid contactors Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Liquid-liquid reactor equipment Figure Figure 19-27, reactor schematics Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Solids Reactors Text Thermal decomposition discussed Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Multiphase Reactors Text Bioreactors and electrochemical reactors Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Characteristics of gas-liquid-solid reactors Table Table 19-13 Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Examples of fermentors Figure Figure 19-32, reactor schematics Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Electrochemical reactors Figure Figure 19-33, reavtor schematics Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Membrane Bioreactors Text Waste disposal processes Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Reactive Distillation Text Distillation and chemical reaction Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Applications of reactive distillation Table Table 13-25 Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Integrated reactive-extractive distillation Figure Figure 13-99, example for methyl acetate production Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook