Chemical reactor

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Chemical Reaction Engineering

Abstract: 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.

Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering

Abstract: 1. Mole Balances. The Rate of Reaction The General Mole Balance Equation Batch Reactors Continuous-Flow Reactors Industrial Reactors Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Supplementary Reading 2. Conversion and Reactor Sizing. Definition of Conversion Batch Reactor Design Equations Design Equations for Flow Reactors Applications of the Design Equations for Continuous-Flow Reactors Reactors in Series Some Further Definitions Summary CD-ROM Materials Questions and Problems Supplementary Reading 3. Rate Laws and Stoichiometry. Part 1. Rate Laws Basic Definitions The Reaction Order and the Rate Law The Reaction Rate Constant Present Status of Our Approach to Reactor Sizing and Design Part 2. Stoichiometry Batch Systems Flow Systems Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Supplementary Reading 4. Isothermal Reactor Design. Part 1. Mole Balances in Terms of Conversion Design Structure for Isothermal Reactors Scale-Up of Liquid-Phase Batch Reactor Data to the Design of a CSTR Design of Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTRs) Tubular Reactors Pressure Drop in Reactors Synthesizing the Design of a Chemical Plant Part 2. Mole Balances Written in Terms of Concentration and Molar Flow Rate Mole Balances on CSTRs, PFRs, PBRs, and Batch Reactors Microreactors Membrane Reactors Unsteady-State Operation of Stirred Reactors The Practical Side Summary ODE Solver Algorithm CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Some Thoughts on Critiquing What You read Journal Critique Problems Supplementary Reading 5. Collection and Analysis of Rate Data. The Algorithm for Data Analysis Batch Reactor Data Method of Initial Rates Method of Half-Lives Differential Reactors Experimental Planning Evaluation of Laboratory Reactors Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Journal Critique Problems Supplementary Reading 6. Multiple Reactions. Definitions Parallel Reactions Maximizing the Desired Product in Series Reactions Algorithm for Solution of Complex Reactions Multiple Reactions in a PFR/PBR Multiple Reactions in a CSTR Membrane Reactors to Improve Selectivity in Multiple Reactions Complex Reactions of Ammonia Oxidation Sorting It All Out The Fun Part Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Journal Critique Problems Supplementary Reading 7. Reaction Mechanisms, Pathways, Bioreactions, and Bioreactors. Active Intermediates and Nonelementary Rate Laws Enzymatic Reaction Fundamentals Inhibition of Enzyme Reactions Bioreactors Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Models Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Journal Critique Problems Supplementary Reading 8. Steady-State Nonisothermal Reactor Design. Rationale The Energy Balance Adiabatic Operation Steady-State Tubular Reactor with Heat Exchange Equilibrium Conversion CSTR with Heat Effects Multiple Steady States Nonisothermal Multiple Chemical Reactions Radial and Axial Variations in a Tubular Reactor The Practical Side Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Journal Critique Problems Supplementary Reading 9. Unsteady-State Nonisothermal Reactor Design. The Unsteady-State Energy Balance Energy Balance on Batch Reactors Semibatch Reactors with a Heat Exchanger Unsteady Operation of a CSTR Nonisothermal Multiple Reactions Unsteady Operation of Plug-Flow Reactors Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Supplementary Reading 10. Catalysis and Catalytic Reactors. Catalysts Steps in a Catalytic Reaction Synthesizing a Rate Law, Mechanism, and Rate-Limiting Step Heterogeneous Data Analysis for Reactor Design Reaction Engineering in Microelectronic Fabrication Model Discrimination Catalyst Deactivation Summary ODE Solver Algorithm CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Journal Critique Problems Supplementary Reading 11. External Diffusion Effects on Heterogeneous Reactions. Diffusion Fundamentals Binary Diffusion External Resistance to Mass Transfer What If ... ? (Parameter Sensitivity) The Shrinking Core Model Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Supplementary Reading 12. Diffusion and Reaction. Diffusion and Reaction in Spherical Catalyst Pellets Internal Effectiveness Factor Falsified Kinetics Overall Effectiveness Factor Estimation of Diffusion- and Reaction-Limited Regimes Mass Transfer and Reaction in a Packed Bed Determination of Limiting Situations from Reaction Data Multiphase Reactors Fluidized Bed Reactors Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Journal Article Problems Journal Critique Problems Supplementary Reading 13. Distributions of Residence Times for Chemical Reactors. General Characteristics Part 1. Characteristics and Diagnostics Measurement of the RTD Characteristics of the RTD RTD in Ideal Reactors Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Part 2. Predicting Conversion and Exit Concentration Reactor Modeling Using the RTD Zero-Parameter Models Using Software Packages RTD and Multiple Reactions Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Supplementary Reading 14. Models for Nonideal Reactors. Some Guidelines Tanks-in-Series (T-I-S) Model Dispersion Model Flow, Reaction, and Dispersion Tanks-in-Series Model Versus Dispersion Model Numerical Solutions to Flows with Dispersion and Reaction Two-Parameter Models-Modeling Real Reactors with Combinations of Ideal Reactors Use of Software Packages to Determine the Model Parameters Other Models of Nonideal Reactors Using CSTRs and PFRs Applications to Pharmacokinetic Modeling Summary CD-ROM Material Questions and Problems Supplementary Reading Appendix A: Numerical Techniques. Appendix B: Ideal Gas Constant and Conversion Factors. Appendix C: Thermodynamic Relationships Involving the Equilibrium Constant. Appendix D: Measurement of Slopes on Semilog Paper. Appendix E: Software Packages. Appendix F: Nomenclature. Appendix G: Rate Law Data. Appendix H: Open-Ended Problems. Appendix I: How to Use the CD-ROM. Appendix J: Use of Computational Chemistry Software Packages. Index. About the CD-ROM.

Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design

Abstract: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KINETICS Elements of Reaction Kinetics Kinetics of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions Transport Processes with Reactions Catalyzed by Solids Noncatalytic Gas-Solid Reactions Catalyst Deactivation Gas-Liquid Reactions ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF CHEMICAL REACTORS The Fundamental Mass, Energy, and Momentum Balance Equations The Batch and Semibatch Reactors The Plug Flow Reactor The Perfectly Mixed Flow Reactor Fixed Bed Catalytic Reactors Nonideal Flow Patterns and Population Balance Models Fluidized Bed and Transport Reactors Multiphase Flow Reactors Author Index Subject Index.

Handbook of Industrial Mixing : Science and Practice

Abstract: Contributors. Introduction (E. Paul, et al.). 1. Residence Time Distributons (E. Nauman). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Measurements and Distribution Functions. 1.3 Residence Time Models of Flow Systems. 1.4 Uses of Residence Time Distributions. 1.5 Extensions of Residence Time Theory. 2. Turbulence in Mixing Applications (S. Kresta and R. Brodkey). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Background. 2.3 Classical Measures of Turbulence. 2.4 Dynamics and Averages: Reducing the Dimensionality of the Problem. 2.5 Modeling the Turbulent Transport. 2.6 What Have We Learned? 3. Laminar Mixing: A Dynamical Systems Approach (E. Szalai, et al.). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Background. 3.3 How to Evaluate Mixing Performance. 3.4 Physics of Chaotic Flows Applied to Laminar Mixing. 3.5 Applications to Physically Realizable Chaotic Flows. 3.6 Reactive Chaotic Flows. 3.7 Summary. 3.8 Conclusions. 4. Experimental Methods. Part A: Measuring Tools and Techniques for Mixing and Flow Visualization Studies (D. Brown, et al.). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Mixing Laboratory. 4.3 Power Draw or Torque Measurement. 4.4 Sincle-Phase Blending. 4.5 Solid-Liquid Mixing. 4.6 Liquid-Liquid Dispersion. 4.7 Gas-Liquid Mixing. 4.8 Other Techniques. Part B: Fundamental Flow Measurement (G. Papadopoulos and E. Arik). 4.9 Scope of Fundamental Flow Measurement Techniques. 4.10 Laser Doppler Anemometry. 4.11 Phase Doppler Anemometry. 4.12 Particle Image Velocimetry. 5. Computational Fluid Mixing (E. Marshall and A. Bakker). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Computational Fluid Dynamics. 5.3 Numerical Methods. 5.4 Stirred Tank Modeling Using Experimental Data. 5.5 Stirred Tank Modeling Using the Actual Impeller Geometry. 5.6 Evaluating Mixing from Flow Field Results. 5.7 Applications. 5.8 Closing Remarks. 6. Mechanically Stirred Vessels (R. Hemrajani and G. Tatterson). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Key Design Parameters. 6.3 Flow Characteristics. 6.4 Scale-up. 6.5 Performance Characteristics and Ranges of Application. 6.6 Laminar Mixing in Mechanically Stirred Vessels. 7. Mixing in Pipelines (A. Etchells III and C. Meyer). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Fluid Dynamic Modes: Flow Regimes. 7.3 Overview of Pipeline Device Options by Flow Regime. 7.4 Applications. 7.5 Blending and Radial Mixing in Pipeline Flow. 7.6 Tee Mixers. 7.7 Static or Motionless Mixing Equipment. 7.8 Static Mixer Design Fundamentals. 7.9 Multiphase Flow in Motionless Mixers and Pipes. 7.10 Transitional Flow. 7.11 Motionless Mixers: Other Considerations. 7.12 In-line Mechanical Mixers. 7.13 Other Process Results. 7.14 Summary and Future Developments. 8. Rotor-Stator Mixing Devices (V. Atiemo-Obeng and R. Calabrese). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Geometry and Design Configurations. 8.3 Hydrodynamics of Rotor-Stator Mixers. 8.4 Process Scale-up and Design Configurations. 8.5 Mechanical Design Considerations. 8.6 Rotor-Stator Mixing Equipment Suppliers. 9. Blending of Miscible Liquids (R. Grenville and A. Nienow). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Blending of Newtonian Fluids in the Turbulent and Transitional Regimes. 9.3 Blending of Non-Newtonian, Shear-Thinning Fluids in the Turbulent and Transitional Regimes. 9.4 Blending in the Laminar Regime. 9.5 Jet Mixing in Tanks. 10. Solid-Liquid Mixing (V. Atiemo-Obeng, et al.). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Hydrodynamics of Solid Suspension and Distribution. 10.3 Measurements and Correlations for Solid Suspension and Distribution. 10.4 Mass Transfer in Agitated Solid-Liquid Systems. 10.5 Selection, Scale-up, and Design Issues for Solid-Liquid Mixing Equipment. 11. Gas-Liquid Mixing in Turbulent Systems (J. Middleton and J. Smith). 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Selection and Configuration of Gas-Liquid Equipment. 11.3 Flow Patterns and Operating Regimes. 11.4 Power. 11.5 Gas Hold-up or Retained Gas Fraction. 11.6 Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer. 11.7 Bubble Size. 11.8 Consequences of Scale-up. 12. Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Systems (D. Leng and R. Calabrese). 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Liquid-Liquid Dispersion. 12.3 Drop Coalescence. 12.4 Population Balances. 12.5 More Concentrated Systems. 12.6 Other Considerations. 12.7 Equipment Selection for Liquid-Liquid Operations. 12.8 Scale-up of Liquid-Liquid Systems. 12.9 Industrial Applications. 13. Mixing and Chemical Reactions (G. Patterson, et al.). 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Principles of Reactor Design for Mixing-Sensitive Systems. 13.3 Mixing and Transport Effects in Heterogeneous Chemical Reactors. 13.4 Scale-up and Scale-down of Mixing-Sensitive Systems. 13.5 Simulation of Mixing and Chemical Reaction. 13.6 Conclusions. 14. Heat Transfer (W. Penney and V. Atiemo-Obeng). 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Fundamentals. 14.3 Most Cost-Effective Heat Transfer Geometry. 14.4 Heat Transfer Coefficient Correlations. 14.5 Examples. 15. Solids Mixing. Part A: Fundamentals of Solids Mixing (F. Muzzio, et al.). 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 Characterization of Power Mixtures. 15.3 Theoretical Treatment of Granular Mixing. 15.4 Batch Mixers and Mechanisms. 15.5 Selection and Scale-up of Solids Batch Mixing. 15.6 Conclusions. Part B: Mixing of Particulate Solids in the Process Industries (K. Manjunath, et al.). 15.7 Introduction. 15.8 Mixture Characterization and Sampling. 15.9 Selection of Batch and Continuous Mixers. 15.10 Fundamentals and Mechancis of Mixer Operation. 15.11 Continuous Mixing of Solids. 15.12 Scale-up and Testing of Mixers. 16. Mixing of Highly Viscous Fluids, Polymers, and Pastes (D. Todd). 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Viscuous Mixing Fundamentals. 16.3 Equipment for Viscuous Mixing. 16.4 Equipment Selection. 16.5 Summary. 17. Mixing in the Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Industries (E. Paul, et al.). 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 General Considerations. 17.3 Homogeneous Reactions. 17.4 Heterogeneous Reactions. 17.5 Mixing and Crystallization. 18. Mixing in the Fermentation and Cell Culture Industries (A. Amanullah, et al.). 18.1 Introduction. 18.2 Scale-up/Scale-down of Fermentation Processes. 18.3 Polysaccharide Fermentations. 18.4 Mycelial Fermentations. 18.5 Escherichia coli Fermentations. 18.6 Cell Culture. 18.7 Plant Cell culture. 19. Fluid Mixing Technology in the Petroleum Industry (R. Hemrajani). 19.1 Introduction. 19.2 Shear-Thickening Fluid for Oil Drilling Wells. 19.3 Gas Treating for CO 2 Reduction. 19.4 Homogenization of Water in Crude Oil Tranfer Lines. 19.5 Sludge Control in Crude Oil Storage Tanks. 19.6 Desalting. 19.7 Alkylation. 19.8 Other Applications. 20. Mixing in the Pulp and Paper Industry (C. Bennington). 20.1 Introduction. 20.2 Selected Mixing Applications in Pulp and Paper. 20.3 Pulp Fiber Suspensions. 20.4 Scales of Mixing in Pulp Suspensions. 20.5 Macroscale Mixing/Pulp Blending Operations. 20.6 Mixing in Pulp Bleaching Operations. 20.7 Conclusions. 21. Mechanical Design of Mixing Equipment (D. Dickey and J. Fasano). 21.1 Introduction. 21.2 Mechanical Features and Components of Mixers. 21.3 Motors. 21.4 Speed Reducers. 21.5 Shaft Seals. 21.6 Shaft Design. 21.7 Impeller Features and Design. 21.8 Tanks and Mixers Supports. 21.9 Wetted Materials of Construction. 22. Role of the Mixing Equipment Supplier (R. Weetman). 22.1 Introduction. 22.2 Vendor Experience. 22.3 Options. 22.4 Testing. 22.5 Mechanical Reliability. 22.6 Service. 22.7 Key Points. Index.