Unit 1 Kinetics of homogenous reactions

8 lecture hours

• Classification of reactions
• Definitions of reactions rate
• Temperature dependent term of rate equations from Arrhenius theory and comparison with collision and transition state theory
• Temperature dependency from thermodynamics
• comparison of theories

Unit 2 Collection and Analysis of Rate Data

12 lecture hours

• Constant volume batch reactor
• Differential method of analysis
• Integral Method
• Method of Half-lives
• Method of initial rates
• Variable volume batch reactor
• Semi batch reactor
• Batch reactor design equations
• Design equation of flow reactors: CSTR, PFR
• 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
• Reactor Scale up

Unit 3 Multiple Reactions

• Types of reaction
• series – parallel reactions
• Concept of instantaneous and overall yield
• Reactor/reactors selection based on yield of the desired product
• Maximizing the desired product in series reactions

Unit 4 Introduction to Thermodynamics

• Conservation of energy
• Zeroth and first law of thermodynamics
• application to steady state flow process
• irreversible vs. reversible process
• heat capacity and specific heat
• Second law of thermodynamics
• Temperature scale
• Concept of entropy
• Entropy change and irreversibility
• Introduction to third law of thermodynamics. 06 Subject Code: 3173518 w.e.f