| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Review of some fundamental concepts | Kinetics of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions. Electrochemical reactions. Mass and energy balances for reacting systems. Models for basic reactors. Isothermic and non-isothermic ideal reactors. |
| Influence of the external transport on the reaction rate in multi-phasyc systems | Influence of external mass and energy transport for a catalyst particle. Internal transport inside a catalyst pellet: simultaneous diffusion and reaction. Internal effectiveness factor and global effectiveness factor. |
| Design of biphasic catalytic reactors (S-G and S-L) | Fixed bed catalytic reactor Fluidized bed reactor Monolith and catalytic-wall reactors |
| Design of multi-phasic catalytic reactors (S-G-L) | Slurry reactors Trickle-bed reactors |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| The instructor will be available during office hours to provide further help and guidance to the students individually. Students should take advantage of these meetings to solve questions and doubts they may have with specific parts of the course material. The specific hours in which those meetings may be scheduled will be posted in the Moodle workspace before the course starts. Dr. Daniel Montané Department of Chemical Engineering Office 312 daniel.montane@urv.cat 977 559 652 |
| Assessment |
| Other comments and second exam session |
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The use of electronic communication devices (phones, tablets, etc.) during the individual written tests is strictly forbidden. All devices must be disconnected and stored not in sight while the students are inside the classroom. If numerical calculation tools were required for the exam, the students will be informed in advance about the possibility and conditions of use of personal laptop computers. In any case, the computer will be used with the network access deactivated and for the sole purpose of the exam. |
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
H. Scott Fogler, Elementos de ingeniería de las reacciones químicas, 4th, México, D.F. |
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A few papers from scientific journals will be used as reference material. These papers will be provided by the instructor beforehand through the Moodle workspace of the course. |
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(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation. |
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