Reaction Engineering

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Course objectives

To familiarize students with the principles of reactor designing.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Enrolled in or passed the course Transport Phenomena
Enrolled in or passed the course Exercises in Reaction Engineering

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

Kinetic analysis, analysis of reactor.

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

Week 1: The concept of chemical reactors.
Week 2: The mathematical description of the general equations of balance and mass transfer.
Week 3: Reactor models of ideal reactor types.
Week 4: The kinetics of chemical reactions in homogeneous systems.
Week 5: Goals of kinetic studies.
Week 6: Selection of the experimental reactor.
Week 7: Selection of kinetic models.
Week 8: Selection of methods for estimation of kinetic parameters.
Week 9: The systematization contents taught
Week 10: First test
Week 11: The kinetics of reactions in heterogeneous systems.
Week 12: The problem of the presence of physical processes accompanying a chemical reaction.
Week 13: Experimental methods in kinetic studies of reaction systems fluid-solid, gas-liquid and reaction with solid catalysts.
Week 14: The factors that determine the choice of the reactor.
Week 15: Second test

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Student responsibilities

Regular attendance and active participation at lectures, seminars and exercises.