SF3601 Chemical Technology and Reaction Engineering Syllabus:
SF3601 Chemical Technology and Reaction Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To introduce the principles of chemical engineering thermodynamics and illustrate their applications in the design of chemical process plants.
2. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. An ability to communicate effectively
3. To provide chemical engineering students with a strong technical education and communication skills that will enable them to have successful careers in a wide range of industrial and professional environments
4. To prepare chemical engineering students for rapidly changing technological environments with the core knowledge central to multidisciplinary development and personal improvement throughout their professional careers.
5. To instill in chemical engineering students a strong sense of humanistic values and professionalism such that they can conduct ethically and knowledgeably regarding technological impact in societal issues
UNIT I SIMPLE INORGANIC SUBSTANCES
Inorganic chemical technology: Chlor-alkali industries-soda ash-caustic soda-chlorine hydrochloric acid. Manufacture of bricks-Steps only, Characteristics of good sand- Functions of sand, Chemical composition of cement, Method of manufacture of cement – Dry process(Flow chart only), Preparation of cement mortar.
UNIT II SIMPLE ORGANIC SUBSTAN
Organic chemical technology: Manufacturing processes for pulp and paper, sugar, industrial alcohol by fermentation-absolute alcohol, beers, wines, oils and fats, soaps and detergents, agrochemicals.
UNIT III MECHANISM OF REACTION
Classification of reactions, variables affecting rate of reaction, definition of reaction rate. Kinetics of homogeneous reactions – concentration dependent term of a rate equation, temperature dependent term of a rate equation, theories of reaction – collision theory, transition theory, Arrhenius equation.
UNIT IV PERFORMANCE OF REACTOR
Ideal reactors- Design for homogeneous systems, batch, stirred tank and tubular Flow reactor, design of reactors for multiple reactions, combination reactor system, size comparison of reactors. Elementary ideas of non-ideal reactor performance, residence time distribution curves E, F and C.
UNIT V SELECTION OF REACTORS
Size comparison of Single reactors, multiple reactor system, Reactions in Parallel and Series, Yield and Selectivity
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students able to
CO 1 Knowledge of phase equilibria in two-component and multi-component systems
CO 2 Ability to analyze chemical reactors and reaction systems
CO 3 Designing experiments involving chemical reactors, and analyzing and interpreting data
CO 4 Design and sizing of industrial scale reactor on the basis of kinetic data obtained at lab scale
CO 5 Ability to design reactors for heterogeneous catalytic reaction.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. TapioSalmi and Jyri-pekkaMikkola,”Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology”,CRC press 2011 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4398-9485-9
2. Davis, Mark E. and Davis, Robert J,”.Fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering” ,McGrawHill, Chemical Engineering series. McGraw-Hill Higher Education , New York, NY. ISBN 007245007X,2003
REFERENCES:
1. GopalRao, M. and Sittig, M (Eds).”Dryden´s outlines of chemical technology for the 21st century”. (third edition). Affiliated East West Press, New Delhi,2010.
2. Missen, R.W.; Mims, C.A.; Saville, B.A. 1999. Introduction to chemical reaction engineering and kinetics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York
3. Levenspiel, O. (2010). Chemical reaction engineering. (third edition). Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New
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