Chemical Reactions and Chemical Reactors [Hardcover]

Focused on the undergraduate audience, Chemical Reaction Engineering provides students with complete coverage of the fundamentals, including in-depth coverage of chemical kinetics. By introducing heterogeneous chemistry early in the book, the text gives students the knowledge they need to solve real chemistry and industrial problems. An emphasis on problem-solving and numerical techniques ensures students learn and practice the skills they will need later on, whether for industry or graduate work.

1. Reactions and Reaction Rates 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.1.1 The Role of Chemical Reactions 1

1.1.2 Chemical Kinetics 2

1.1.3 Chemical Reactors 2

1.2 Stoichiometric Notation 3

1.3 Extent of Reaction and the Law of Definite Proportions 4

1.3.1 Stoichiometric Notation—Multiple Reactions 6

1.4 Definitions of Reaction Rate 8

1.4.1 Species-Dependent Definition 8

1.4.1.1 Single Fluid Phase 9

1.4.1.2 Multiple Phases 9

Heterogeneous Catalysis 9

Other Cases 10

1.4.1.3 Relationship between Reaction Rates of Various Species (Single Reaction) 10

1.4.1.4 Multiple Reactions 11

1.4.2 Species-Independent Definition 11

Summary of Important Concepts 12

Problems 12

2. Reaction Rates—Some Generalizations 16

2.1 Rate Equations 16

2.2 Five Generalizations 17

2.3 An Important Exception 33

Summary of Important Concepts 33

Problems 33

3. Ideal Reactors 36

3.1 Generalized Material Balance 36

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