Chemical Reaction Engineering : Parameter Estimation, Exercises and Examples, 2nd Edition

The first English edition of this book was published in 2014. This book was originally intended for undergraduate and graduate students and had one major objective: teach the basic concepts of kinetics and reactor design. The main reason behind the book is the fact that students frequently have great difficulty to explain the basic phenomena that occur in practice. Therefore, basic concepts with examples and many exercises are presented in each topic, instead of specific projects of the industry. The main objective was to provoke students to observe kinetic phenomena and to think about them. Indeed, reactors cannot be designed and operated without knowledge of kinetics.

Additionally, the empirical nature of kinetic studies is recognized in the present edition of the book. For this reason, analyses related to how experimental errors affect kinetic studies are performed and illustrated with actual data. Particularly, analytical and numerical solutions are derived to represent the uncertainties of reactant conversions in distinct scenarios and are used to analyze the quality of the obtained parameter estimates. Consequently, new topics that focus on the development of analytical and numerical procedures for more accurate description of experimental errors in reaction systems and of estimates of kinetic parameters have been included in this version of the book. Finally, kinetics requires knowledge that must be complemented and tested in the laboratory. Therefore, practical examples of reactions performed in bench and semi-pilot scales are discussed in the final chapter.

This edition of the book has been organized in two parts. In the first part, a thorough discussion regarding reaction kinetics is presented. In the second part, basic equations are derived and used to represent the performances of batch and continuous ideal reactors, isothermal and non-isothermal reaction systems and homogeneous and heterogeneous reactor vessels, as illustrated with several examples and exercises. This textbook will be of great value to undergraduate and graduate students in chemical engineering as well as to graduate students in and researchers of kinetics and catalysis.

Preface
Nomenclature
About the Authors

Part I : Basic Notions
Chapter 1 : Definitions and Stoichiometry
Chapter 2 : Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 3 : Kinetic of Reactions
Chapter 4 : Molar Balance in Open and Closed Systems with Chemical Reaction

Part II : Kinetics
Chapter 5 : Determination of Kinetic Parameters
Chapter 6 : Kinetics of Multiple Reactions
Chapter 7 : Non-Elementary Reactions
Chapter 8 : Polymerization Reactions
Chapter 9 : Kinetics of Liquid-Phase Reactions
Chapter 10 : Heterogeneous Reaction Kinetics

Part III : Parameter Estimation and Experimental Design
Chapter 11 : Determination of Kinetic Parameters through Parameter Estimation
Chapter 12 : Experimental Designs
Chapter 13 : Kinetic Exercises

Part IV : Reactors
Chapter 14 : Ideal Reactors
Chapter 15 : Specific Reactors
Chapter 16 : Comparison of Reactors
Chapter 17 : Combination of Reactors
Chapter 18 : Transport Phenomena in Heterogeneous Systems

Part V : Deactivation
Chapter 19 : Catalyst Deactivation
Chapter 20 : Exercises Reactors and Heterogeneous Reactors
Chapter 21 : Multiphase Reacting Systems
Chapter 22 : Heterogeneous Reactors
Chapter 23 : Nonideal Reactors

Part VI : Catalysis
Chapter 24 : Catalysis : Analyzing Variables Influencing the Catalytic Properties

Part VII : Practices
Chapter 25 : Experimental Practices

References
Subject Index