Principles of Chemical Reaction Engineering

Lectures

Week 1

1. Lecture 1 : Chemical reactions in everyday life, living systems, and nature, chemical reactions of industrial importance YouTube
2. Lecture 2 : Introduction to thermodynamic aspects of Chemical Reaction Engineering YouTube
3. Lecture 3 : Characterization and classification of chemical reactions based on the number of steps involved, order, molecularity, role of mass transfer resistance, presence of catalysts, and evolution or absorption of heat. YouTube
4. Lecture 04 (Part 1) : Evolution of Knowledge on Chemical Reaction YouTube
5. Lecture 4 Part 2 : Emergence of Chemical Reaction Engineering as a apecialized discipline YouTube

Week 2

6. Lecture 05 : Concentration dependence of reaction rate YouTube
7. Lecture 06 : Temperature dependence of reaction rate YouTube
8. Lecture 07 : Thermodynamic requirements of mixing in liquid phase reactions; purely diffusive mixing in micro channels; reactors or contactors-batch, semi batch, and continuous; turbulent mixing in stirred tanks, concept of the ideal… YouTube
9. Lecture 08 : Spontaneous mixing in gas-phase reactions; tubular reactors; connections among laminar flow, turbulent flow and plug flow in tubes; concept of the ideal plug-flow reactor. YouTube
10. Lecture 09 : Discussion on conceptual and numerical problems YouTube

Week 3

11. Lecture 10 : Concept of conversion in a reaction; unsteady and Steady-state operation of isothermal reactors; performance equations for isothermal batch and semi batch reactors; introduction to the Levenspiel plot. YouTube
12. Lecture 11 : Development of model equations for isothermal reactors and performance equation of ideal CSTR YouTube
13. Lecture 12 : Development of performance equations for ideal PFR, Use of Levenspielplot to compare reactor sizes YouTube
14. Lecture 13 : Discussion on ideal flow reactor operation in un steady state and modelling, different time scales in reaction engg, Use of Levenspiel plots and concentration profile YouTube
15. Lecture 14 : Conceptual and Numerical Problems YouTube

Week 4

16. Lecture 15 : Dam Kohler number (Da) for reactor scaling, concentration dependence of Da, conversion in ideal reactors in terms of Damkohler number YouTube
17. Lecture 16 : Development of General Conversion-Da relation for reactions of different orders, Series or Parallel connection of ideal reactors YouTube
18. Lecture 17 : CSTRs in series and approach to PFR behaviour, PFRs in seris, and PFR-CSTR seris combination YouTube
19. Lecture 18 :Concept of recycle reactor YouTube
20. Lecture 19 : Discussion on conceptual and numerical problems YouTube

Week 5

21. Lecture 20 : Cometing parallel reactions YouTube
22. Lecture 21 : Competing series reactions YouTube
23. Lecture 22 : Competing series-Parallel reactions YouTube
24. Lecture 23 : Contacting strategies for special reactions YouTube
25. Lecture 24 : Discussion on conceptual and numerical problems YouTube

Week 6

26. Lecture 25 : Non-ideality in practical contacting and the concept of residence time distribution (RTD) YouTube
27. Lecture 26 : F(t), I(t) as measures of RTD, Mathematical functions used in RTD analysis: YouTube
28. Lecture 27: E(t), F(t), and I(t) curves for ideal reactors and laminar flow reactor YouTube
29. Lecture 28 : Modelling Non-ideal flow: application of zero-parameter models YouTube
30. Lecture 29 : Modelling Non-ideal flow: application of one-parameter models YouTube
31. Lecture 30 : Discussion on conceptual and numerical problems and Recap YouTube

Week 7

32. Lecture 31 : Methods for rate data analysis YouTube
33. Lecture 32 : Pseudo-Steady-State Hypothesis (PSSH), Searching for a Mechanism, Chain Reactions & Reaction Pathways YouTube
34. Lecture 33 : Enzyme Catalysis Kinetics: Michaelis–Menten Model, Linearization Methods, and Enzyme Inhibition YouTube
35. Lecture 34 : Design of Bio-reactors: Kinetic models for design of ideal Bioreactors, including batch fermenters, CSTRs and PFRs YouTube
36. Lecture 35 : Design of Bio-reactors: Kinetic models for design of ideal Bioreactors, including batch fermenters, CSTRs and PFRs YouTube

Week 8

37. Lecture 36 : Discussion on Conceptual and numerical problems YouTube
38. Lecture 37 :General energy balance and relationships involving heat of reaction and specific heat capacity, derivation of steady state tubular reactor with heat exchange YouTube
39. Lecture 38 : Unsteady state energy balance for batch reactor YouTube
40. Lecture 39 : Heat effects in Semibatch reactor YouTube
41. Lecture 40 : Discussion on Numerical problems YouTube

Week 9

42. Lecture 41 : Adiabatic reactor operation: general analysis of the relationship between conversion and temperature in adiabatic reactors, Adiabatic equilibrium conversion and temperature YouTube
43. Lecture 42 : Adiabatic Flow and Batch Reactors YouTube
44. Lecture 43 : Heat Generation and Removal in a CSTR YouTube
45. Lecture 44 : Graphical analysis of heat generation and heat removal curves, multiple steady states, stability diagram and runaway analysis YouTube
46. Lecture 45 : Discussion on numerical problems YouTube

Week 10

47. Lecture 46 : Introduction to Heterogeneous Systems: Classification and characteristics of non-catalytic and catalytic heterogeneous reaction systems YouTube
48. Lecture 47 : Fluid-fluid reaction: kinetics with mass transfer YouTube
49. Lecture 48 : Gas-solid non-catalytic reactions: analysis of fluid-particle reactions using Progressive-Conversion Model (PCM) and Shrinking-Core Model (SCM) YouTube
50. Lecture 49 : Idea of Pore size, Knudsen diffusion, particle porosity, Constriction factor, tortuosity, and effective diffusivity YouTube
51. Lecture 50 : Revist of conceptual and numerical problems discussion YouTube

Week 11

52. Lecture 51 : Elucidation of the elementary steps of heterogeneous catalysis: adsorption, surface reaction, and desorption, Rate Limiting Step YouTube
53. Lecture 52 : kinetics of Solid-Catalyzed Reactions: Derivation of rate laws, Mechanism and Rate limiting Step using the Langmuir-Hinshelwood and Eley–Rideal approach YouTube
54. Lecture 53 : Diffusion and reaction in spherical catalyst pellets, concept of Thiele modulus, internal effectiveness factor and non-isothermal effectiveness factor YouTube
55. Lecture 54 : Falsified Kinetics, Application of the Thiele modulus and the internal effectiveness factor: External and Internal Mass Transfer in Catalysis, Quantification of mass transfer resistances (Mears’ and Weisz-Prater criterion),… YouTube
56. Lecture 55 : Revist of conceptual and numerical problems discussion YouTube