Reviews:

N/A

Book Description:

Chemical reaction engineering is concerned with the exploitation of chemical reactions on a commercial scale. It's goal is the successful design and operation of chemical reactors. This text emphasizes qualitative arguments, simple design methods, graphical procedures, and frequent comparison of capabilities of the major reactor types. Simple ideas are treated first, and are then extended to the more complex.

Synopsis:

With emphasis on qualitative arguments, simple design methods, graphical procedures and the capabilities of major reactor types, this reference aims to help students answer questions reliably and effectively, and develop an intuitive sense for good design. Written in a student-friendly style, the text contains over 400 problems and over 800 illustrated examples to reinforce material. Ideas are presented simply at first and later with more complexity, a progression that should ensure students understand both the basic and the more difficult concepts. Where needed, time is taken to consider why certain assumptions are made, why an alternative approach is not used and what the limitations of treatment in real situations are. This edition also contains a number of new topics including biochemical systems, reactors with fluidized solids, gas/liquid reactors and much more on non-ideal flow.

Table of Contents:

Partial table of contents:
Overview of Chemical Reaction Engineering.
HOMOGENEOUS REACTIONS IN IDEAL REACTORS.
Introduction to Reactor Design.
Design for Single Reactions.
Design for Parallel Reactions.
Potpourri of Multiple Reactions.
NON IDEAL FLOW.
Compartment Models.
The Dispersion Model.
The Tank-in-Series Model.
REACTIONS CATALYZED BY SOLIDS.
Solid Catalyzed Reactions.
The Packed Bed Catalytic Reactor.
Deactivating Catalysts.
HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS.
Fluid-Fluid Reactions: Kinetics.
Fluid-Particle Reactions: Design.
BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS.
Enzyme Fermentation.
Substrate Limiting Microbial Fermentation.
Product Limiting Microbial Fermentation.
Appendix.
Index.