units

CHE5881

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Engineering
Organisational UnitDepartment of Chemical Engineering
OfferedClayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Associate Professor Sankar Bhattacharya

Synopsis

The unit will develop a higher level understanding of reaction kinetics, catalysis and reactor design, including:

  • isothermal and non-isothermal reactor design - steady and unsteady states
  • reactor safety and reactive hazards
  • heterogeneous and biocatalysis
  • diffusion effects in catalytic reactions
  • residence time distribution
  • non-ideal reactor design and operation
  • density functional theory in catalysis
  • reactor design strategy for different industries including CO2 utilization
  • reactor design for different industries - chemical, minerals, environmental, biological and food processing

Outcomes

On successful completion of this units, students will be able to:

  • analyse and apply isothermal and non-isothermal kinetics
  • analyse the importance of catalysis in heterogeneous and biocatalysis systems
  • design and analyse reactor designs using numerical methods and software
  • synthesize advanced reactor designs for selective industrial applications
  • critiquing contemporary journal articles in industrial catalysis

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 40%
Final examination (3 hours): 60%

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

3 hours lectures, 2 hours tutorial and 7 hours of private study/group work per week.

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Karen Hapgood