Chemical Reaction Engineering
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Chemical Reaction Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Chemical Reaction Engineering (subject code 4360501) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 18 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 (4360501)Unit 1 Basics of Chemical Reactions
- 1.1. Scope and importance of chemical reaction engineering
- 1.2. Classification of chemical reactions, a. Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous, b. Catalytic vs. Non-catalytic c. Reversible vs. Irreversible d. By Molecularity e. Exothermic vs. Endothermic f. By order of reaction
- 1.3. Introduction to Biochemical reaction
- 1.4. Reaction rate on various basis and variables affecting the rate of reaction
Unit 2 Kinetics of
- 2.1. Rate equation/ Rate law
- 2.2. Concentration dependent term of rate Equation, Rate constant, Elementary and Chemical Reaction Engineering (4360501) Homogeneous Reactions
- 2.3. Molecularity and order of reaction
- 2.4. Temperature dependent term of rate Equation, Temperature dependency from Arrhenius law
- 2.5. Activation energy
Unit 3 Interpretation of batch reactor data
- 3.1. Methods for analysis of kinetic data Differential vs. Integral method Half-life method
- 3.2. Relationship for constant volume batch reaction system
- 3.3. Total pressure of the system and the partial pressure of reacting material Concentration and Conversion
- 3.4. Integrated rate equation for different order of irreversible reactions: Uni- molecular first order, Bi-molecular, Second order, Tri-molecular third order, nth order, Zero order
Unit 4 Ideal reactors
- 4.1. Features of ideal reactors
- 4.2. Different types of reactors: Batch reactor, Semi batch reactor, Flow reactors, MFR/CSTR, PFR (Tubular), Fixed bed reactors, Fluidized bed reactors
- 4.3. Multi phase reactors: G-L-S reactor, Slurry reactor, Bubble column reactor, Spray reactor, Trickle bed reactor
Unit 5 Design of single Ideal reactor
- 5.1. Performance equation of : Single Ideal reactor for Single reaction Constant density system, Ideal batch reactor, Steady state mixed flow reactor, Steady state plug flow reactor
- 5.2. Flow reactors: Space time, Space velocity, Holding time Vs. Space time Chemical Reaction Engineering (4360501)
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