Introduction to Homogeneous and Heterogeneous reactions, catalysts and Nature of catalysis, Physical properties of catalysts; Classification, preparation, testing and characterization of solid catalysts, catalyst selection, catalyst promoters and inhibitors, catalyst deactivation (no kinetics). Adsorption, physical adsorption and chemisorption, adsorption isotherms, mechanisms of catalytic reactions, Shifting of equilibrium in chemical reactions
Solid catalysed reactions, the rate equations for surface kinetics, Reaction and diffusion within porous catalysts, Pore diffusion resistance combined with surface kinetics, effectiveness factor and Thiele modulus, various resistances to transfer of reactants to the catalyst site, intrinsic and global rate of reaction, kinetic regimes, heat effects during reaction, Performance equations for reactors containing porous catalyst particles, design of solid catalytic reactors.
Fluid-solid reactions, selection of a model, shrinking core model for spherical particles of unchanging size, rate of reaction for shrinking spherical particles, determination of rate controlling step, kinetics and design of reactors.
Fluid-Fluid Reactions, Rate equation, rate equation for straight mass transfer, kinetic regimes of mass transfer and chemical reaction, rate equation for mass transfer and chemical reactions, fluid-fluid reactor design, deciding the contactor type and contacting pattern.
Kinetics of Enzyme Fermentation and Microbial Fermentation, understanding of Biochemical Reactors and study of polymerization reactions.
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After completion of the course student will be able to:
This subject is on page 7, 8 of the original AKTU PDF.
