Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering (subject code 2173612) as prescribed for Chem. Tech. · Semester 7 divides the course into 6 units, covering 41 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2173612)Unit 1 Kinetics of homogenous reactions
- Classification of reactions
- Definitions of reactions rate
- variables affecting reaction rate
- concentration dependent term of rate equation for single
- elementary and non-elementary reactions
- Molecularity and order of reaction
- Kinetic models for non-elementary reactions
- Temperature dependant term of rate equations from Arrhenius theory and comparison with collision and transition state theory
- Activation Energy and Temperature Dependency
- Temperature dependency from thermodynamics
- comparison of theories
- Prediction of reaction rate by theories
- Searching for the mechanism
Unit 2 Conversion and reactor sizing
- Batch reactor design equations
- Design equation of flow reactors: CSTR
- PFR and PBR
- Application of design equations for continuous flow reactors
- Reactors in series
- combination of CSTRs and PFRs in series
- Comparing the CSTR and PFR reactor volumes and reactor sequencing
- space-time and space velocity
- Introduction to semi batch reactor
Unit 3 Collection and Analysis of Rate Data
- Constant volume batch reactor
- Differential method of analysis
- Integral Method
- Method of Half lives
- Method of initial rates
Unit 4 Multiple Reactions
- Types of reaction
- series – parallel reactions
- concept of instantaneous and overall yield
- Reactor/reactors selection based on yield of the desired product
Unit 5 Temperature and pressure effects
- Single Reactions) Calculations of heats of reactions and equilibrium constants from thermodynamics
- equilibrium conversion
- General graphical design procedure
- Adiabatic and non-adiabatic operations
- strategies for heat transfer for reactors for exothermic reactions
Unit 6 Introduction to Heterogeneous catalysis
- Catalyst properties
- classification of catalyst
- Steps in a catalytic reaction
- Synthesizing rate law, Mechanism and rate limiting step
- Deactivation of catalyst
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