Outline of topics, Reading and Homework Assignments
| Week | Topic | Read Chapter | HW Problems |
| 1
31 August |
Intro.,
Review
Mole Balances |
F-1,2,3,4 | HW1 |
| 2
7 Sept. |
Analysis of Rate Data | F-5 or L-3 | P5-
3,4,5,11,14 |
| 3
14 Sept. |
Catalytic Mechanisms | F-6 | P6-9,11,12,13,15 |
| 4
21 Sept. |
Catalysis and Catalytic Reactors | F-6 or L-12,14 | P6-17,19,20,27,28 |
| 5
28 Sept. |
Nonelementary Homogeneous Reactions | F-7 or L-2 | P7-3,10,11,14,18 |
| 6
5 October |
NonIsothermal Reactor Design | F-8 or L-8 | Computer I |
| 7
12 October |
NonIsothermal Reactor Design | F-8 or L-8 | P8-
3,4,5,21,22 |
| 8
19 October |
Multiple Reactions | F-9 or L-7 | P9-
6,9,12,18,22 |
| 9
26 October |
External Diffusion on Heterogeneous Catalysis | F-10 or L-12,14 | P10-
4,6,7,11,12 |
| 10
2 November Hour Exam |
Diffusion & Reaction in Catalysts | F-11 or L-14,15 | P11-
3,5,7,10,17 |
| 11
9 November |
Multiphase Reactions | F-12 or L-13 | P12-
4,5,8,11,18 |
| 12
16 November |
Residence Times for Reactors | F-13 or L-9 | P13-
4,6,7,9,15 |
| 13
23 November |
Analysis of Nonideal Reactors | F-14 or L-10 | P14-
1,7,11,13,14 |
| 14
30 November |
CFD Reactor Modeling | Handout | Computer II |
| 15
7 December |
Review | ||
| 16
14 December |
Final
Exam
15 December 10:00 to 12:00AM |
F = Fogler,:H.Scott, "Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering" Prentice Hall, 1992.
L = Levinspiel, O. "Checmical Engineering Kinetics", 2nd ed. J. Wiley