Introduction to chemical reactor analysis. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: R.E. Hayes, J.P. Mmbaga.
• Authors: Mmbaga, J. P
• Other Names: Hayes, R. E (Robert E.)
• Contents: Introduction; Process Development; Basic Building Blocks of Chemical Reaction Engineering; Outline of the Book; Introduction to Chemical Reactions; Classification and Types of Reactors; Reactor Performance Measures; Introduction to Rate Function; Transport Phenomena in Reactors; Numerical Methods; References; ; The Thermodynamics of Chemical Reactions ; Basic Definitions; Energy Changes in Systems; Chemical Reaction Equilibrium; Summary; Problems; References; ; Mole Balances in Ideal Reactors ; General Mole Balance Equation; Perfectly Mixed Batch Reactor; Plug Flow Reactor; Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor; Reaction Rate in Terms of Catalyst Mass; Comparison of PFR and CSTR Performance; Multiple Reactions; Multiple-Reactor Systems; Further Thoughts on Defining Conversion; Transient Reactor Operation; Summary; Problems; ; Energy Balances in Ideal Reactors ; Influence of Temperature on Reactor Operation; General Energy Balance; Batch Reactor; Plug Flow Reactor; Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor; Summary; Problems; References; ; Chemical Kinetics for Homogeneous Reactions ; General Nature of Rate Functions; Reaction Mechanism; Theoretical Analysis of Reaction Rate; Rate Equations for Nonelementary Reactions; Mechanisms and Models; Experimental Methods in Rate Data Collection and Analysis; Summary; Problems; ; Nonideal Reactor Analysis ; Causes of Nonideal Reactor Behavior; Residence Time and Mixing; RTD Function; RTD in Ideal Reactors; Modeling RTD; Mixing in Chemical Reactors; Summary; Problems; References; ; Introduction to Catalysis ; Origins of Catalysis: Historical Perspectives; Definitions and Fundamental Concepts; Thermodynamics; Catalyst Types and Basic Structure; Classification of Vapor-Phase Reactions; Basic Steps in Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions; Introduction to Catalytic Reactors; Summary; ; Kinetics of Catalytic Reactions ; Adsorption; Rate Expressions for Catalytic Reactions; Mechanisms and Models; Summary; Problems; Reference; ; Transport Processes in Catalysis ; Diffusion in Bulk Phase; External Mass and Heat Transfer Effects; Diffusion in Porous Catalysts; Diffusion with Reaction in Porous Catalysts; Summary; Problems; References; ; Analysis of Catalytic Reactors ; Packed-Bed Reactor: Introduction and Overview; Conservation Equations for Packed Beds; One-Dimensional Steady-State Plug Flow Models; One-Dimensional Steady-State Axial Dispersion Models; Two-Dimensional Steady-State Models; Transient Packed-Bed Models; Transport Properties in Packed Beds; Autothermal Operation of Packed Beds; Fluidized-Bed Reactors; Metal Gauze Reactors; Counter Diffusive Reactor: Radiant Heaters; Monolith Reactors; Reactors for Gas–Liquid–Solid Systems; Summary; Problems; References; ; Experimental Methods in Catalysis ; Kinetic Investigations; Measuring Physical Properties; Electron Microscopy; Surface Science Studies; Summary; Problems; References; ; Appendix 1: Numerical Methods ; Nonlinear Algebraic Equations; Linear Algebraic Equations; Ordinary Differential Equations; Numerical Integration; Numerical Differentiation; Partial Differential Equations; ; Appendix 2: Thermodynamic Data ; ; Appendix 3: Useful Integrals ; ; Appendix 4: Numerical Software ; POLYMATH; MATLAB® ; COMSOL Multiphysics; ; Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 660.2832; Chemical reactors -- Analysis; Chemical reactors -- Design; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466580534; 1466580534
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