0 points, SCA Band 2, 0.000 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
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Department of Chemical Engineering
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This unit is available only to Engineering PhD students.
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.
Workload requirements
3 hours lectures, 2 hours tutorial and 7 hours of private study/group work per week.
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