Educational guide School of Chemical Engineering |
english |
Chemical Engineering (2013) |
Subjects |
REACTOR ENGINEERING |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2013_14 |
Subject | REACTOR ENGINEERING | Code | 20695104 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
6 | Compulsory | First | Only annual |
Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
Topic | Sub-topic |
Review of fundamental concepts | Kinetics of homogeneous reactions. Thermodynamic equilibria in reacting systems Mass and energy balances for single-phase reacting systems. Models for basic reactors. Isothermal and non-isothermial ideal reactors. |
Kinetics of heterogeneous reactions | Heterogeneous catalysis. Modeling of surface-catalyzed reactions. Polymerization reactions. Enzymatic reactions. Electrochemical reactions. |
Influence of the external transport on the reaction rate in multiphasic 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 (micro) catalytic-wall reactors |
Design of multiphasic catalytic reactors (S-G-L) | Slurry reactors Trickle-bed reactors |
Process intensification through reactor design | Reactive distillation. Membrane reactors. |