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CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING
Preface
Nomenclature
Chapter-1
The basic of reaction kinetics for chemical reaction engineering
The scope of chemical reaction engineering
The extent of reaction
The rate of reaction
General properties of the rate function for a single reaction
Examples of reaction rates
Chapter-2
Rate constants of elementary reactions
Elementary reactions
Arrhenius temperature dependence of the rate constant
Transition-state theory
Chapter-3
Reactors for measuring reaction rates
Ideal reactors
Batch and semibatch reactors
Stirred-flow reactors
Ideal tubular reactors
Measurement of reaction rates
Batch reactors
Flow reactors
Chapter-4
The steady-state approximation: catalysis
Single reactions
The steady-state approximation
Relaxation methods
Chapter-5 Heterogeneous catalysis
Introduction
Kinetics of elementary steps: adsorption, desorption, and surface reaction
Kinetics of overall reactions
Evaluation of kinetic parameters
Chapter-6
Effects of transport limitations on rates of solid-catalyzed reactions
Introduction
External transport effects
Internal transport effects
Combined internal and external transport effects
Analysis of rate data
Chapter-7
Microkinetic analysis of catalytic reactions
Introduction
Asymmetric hydrogenation of prochial reactions
Introduction
Asymmetric hydrogenation of prochial olefins
Ammonia synthesis on transition metal catalysts
Ethylene hydrogenation on transition metals
Concluding remarks
Chapter-8
Nonideal flow in reactors
Introduction
Residence time distribution
Application of RTD functions to the prediction of reactors conversion
Dispersion models for nonideal reactors
Prediction of xonversion with an axially-dispersed PFR
Radial dispersion
Dispersion models for nonideal flow in reactors
Chapter-9 Nonisothermal reactors
The nature of the problem
Energy balances
Noisothermal batch reactor
Nonisothermal plug flow reactor
Temperature effects in a CSTR
Stability and sensitivity of reactors accomplishing exothermic reactions
Chapter -10
Reactors accomplishing heterogeneous reactions
Homogeneous versus heterogeneous reactions in tubular reactors
One-dimensional models for fixed-bed reactors
Two-dimensional models for fixed-bed reactors
Reactor configurations
Fluidized beds with recalculating solids
Appendix A
Review of chemical equilibria
Basic criteria for chemical equilibrium of reacting systems
Determination of equilibrium compositions
Appendix B
Regression analysis
Method of least square
Linear correlation coefficient
Correlation probability with a zero Y-intercept
Nonlinear regression
Appendix –C
Transport in porous media
Derivation of flux relationships in one-dimension
Flux relationships in porous media
Index