CHE6881 - Advanced reaction engineering - 2019

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
• runaway reactions, reactor safety and reactive hazards
• heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis 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
• advanced reactor concepts for graphene production
• use of metal organic frameworks in energy applications including catalysis
• use of Gold as catalyst

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 catalysis, photocatalysis and biocatalysis systems
• design and analyse reactor systems using numerical methods and commercial software Aspen Plus
• synthesize advanced reactor designs for selective industrial applications
• critiquing contemporary journal articles in conventional industrial catalysis and emerging catalysis

Continuous assessment: 50%

Final examination (2 hours): 50%

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.

3 hours lectures including presentations from industry, 2 hours tutorial/simulation work/familiarisation with instruments used for catalyst characterisation and 7 hours of private study/group work per week.

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Chemical Engineering