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The document outlines the course CH2201 Chemical Reaction Engineering – I, which covers the classification of chemical reactions, kinetics, reactor design, and the effects of temperature and pressure on reactions. It includes detailed course objectives, content divided into six units, learning resources, and expected course outcomes for students. Assessment methods are also specified, detailing the weightage for weekly tests, monthly tests, and the end semester test.

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The document outlines the course CH2201 Chemical Reaction Engineering – I, which covers the classification of chemical reactions, kinetics, reactor design, and the effects of temperature and pressure on reactions. It includes detailed course objectives, content divided into six units, learning resources, and expected course outcomes for students. Assessment methods are also specified, detailing the weightage for weekly tests, monthly tests, and the end semester test.

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Course code Course name Course Category L-T-P Credits

Chemical Reaction
CH2201 PCC 3-1-0 4
Engineering – I

Course Learning Objectives:


The objective of this course is to impart in-depth knowledge about
1. Classification of chemical reactions, their speed and kinetics
2. Temperature dependency of rate equation and interpretation of batch reactor data for
Constant volume batch reactor
3. Interpretation of batch reactor data for variable volume batch reactor and methods of
Analysis of rate data for single and multiple reactions
4. Formulation of performance equations for ideal reactors
5. Reactors for single reactions and multiple reactions; product distribution
6. Temperature and Pressure effects on the progression of a chemical reaction.
7. To understand the purpose of Residence time distribution.

Course Content:
Unit I: (10 Contact hours)
Introduction: Overview, Classification of chemical reactions, variables affecting the rate of
reaction, definition of reaction rate, Speed of chemical reactions, overall plan.
Kinetics of homogeneous reactions:: The rate equation; Concentration dependency; Single and
multiple reactions, elementary and non-elementary reactions, Order and molecularity of chemical
reactions, rate constant. Representation of elementary and non-elementary reactions.
Temperature dependency: Temperature dependent term of rate equation from Arrhenius law and
comparison of collision and transition theories.

Unit II: (10 Contact hours)


Interpretation of Batch reactor data: Constant volume Batch reactor: Integral method of analysis
of data-Irreversible first order, second order, third order , n th order and zero order reactions; Half-
life method; Fractional life method;
Series reactions, parallel reactions, Catalyzed reactions; First order reversible reactions, reactions
of shifting order; Variable volume batch reactor; reaction rate; rate constant; collection and
interpretation of kinetic data; parallel and series reactions. Differential method of analysis;
varying volume Batch reactor: Analysis of data using differential and integral methods –
Irreversible zero order, first order, second order and nth order reactions; Temperature and
reaction rate.
Unit III: (10 Contact hours)
Introduction to reactor design: General Discussion, symbols and relationship between
concentration and conversion;
Ideal reactors for single reactions: Ideal batch reactor, steady state mixed flow and plug flow
reactors design with and without recycle. Design for single reactions: Size comparison of single
reactors, variation of reactant ratio, Graphical comparison;
Multiple reactor systems- MFRs and PFRs in series and parallel, best arrangement of set of ideal
reactors, Recycle reactor, autocatalytic reactions, reactor combinations.
Unit IV: (10 Contact hours)
Design for Parallel reactions: Introduction, Qualitative discussion about product distribution,
quantitative treatment of product distribution and of reactor size, the side entry reactor.
Design for single reactions: Size comparison of single reactors, variation of reactant ratio,
Graphical comparison.
Potpourri of multiple reactions: Irreversible first order reactions in series- Qualitative discussion
about product distribution and quantitative treatment of product distribution-mixed flow reactor.
Combination of first order and zero order reactions in series, two step irreversible series- parallel
reaction, The Denbigh reactions.
Unit V: (8 Contact hours)
Temperature and Pressure effects: single reactions- Heats of reactions, equilibrium constants
from thermodynamics, general graphical design procedure, optimum temperature progression,
Adiabatic and Non-adiabatic operations; multiple reactions- Product distribution and
temperature.
Unit VI: (8 Contact hours)
Basics of non-ideal flow: The Residence time distribution (RTD), State of aggregation of the
flowing stream , Earliness of mixing and their role in determining reactor behavior; E-the age
distribution of fluid, the RTD, Measurement of the RTD- The pulse and the Step experiments
relation between E and F curves.

Learning Resources:
Text book:

1. Octave levenspiel, ‘Chemical Reaction Engineering’, Wiley-India, 3rd edition, 2012.

Reference Books:

1. H S Fogler, ‘Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering’, PHI, 4th Edition, 2008.

Web resources:

1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/103108097/

Course outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to

CO1 Build a knowledge on different classification of reactions, mechanisms and their


kinetics
CO2 Analyzing the procedure of interpretation of batch reactor data for different
types of reactions
CO3 Evaluating the performance equations for all ideal reactors
CO4 Find the design parameters such as volume of the chemical reactor for the given
duty
CO5 Organize the ideal reactors for best conversions in single reactors and multiple
reactions
CO6 Identify the optimum temperature progression for the maximum performance of
the reactor

Course Nature Theory

Assessment Method

Assessment Tool Weekly Monthly tests End Semester Total


tests/Assignments (In semester) Test
(In semester)
Weightage (%) 10% 30% 60% 100%

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