Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering – S. Fogler – 3rd Edition

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 Equation
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