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Title of the course

MM 305 :? Kinetics of Processes?? ???

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Credit structure

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Pre-requisite, if any

None

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Course content

Thermodynamics vs kinetics; Homogeneous vs heterogeneous reactions. Chemical reaction kinetics: order of reactions, Arrhenius equation. Rate theories.

Homogenous reactions. Ideal batch reactors, continuous stirred tank reactors, plug flow reactors. Residence time & RTD. Mixing. Design of reactors for homogenous reactions.

Heterogeneous Reactions - Elements of mass transfer, diffusion in fluids, mass transport equation, mass transfer coeff. Mass transfer in porous materials, ordinary & Knudsen diffusion, pore size distribution. Adsorption : Physical vs chemical,? Adsorption isotherms, BET method. Surface reactions & their kinetics.

Fluid-fluid reactors with homogeneous & heterogeneous reactions. Fluid–solid contactors / reactors : packed bed, fluidized bed. Heat transfer controlled reactions. Examples from materials processing: CVD/PVD reactors, thin film deposition, combustion, oxidation/reduction, drying, calcinations, precipitation etc.

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Texts/References

K.J. Laidler, Chemical Kinetics, 3^rd Ed., Harper and Row, New York, 1987.

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J.M. Smith, Chemical Engineering Kinetics, 3^rd Intl. Ed., McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 1985.

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O. Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3^rd Ed., John Wiley, New York, 1999.

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H.S. Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3^rd Ed., Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1999.

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A.W. Adamson and A.P. Gast, Physical Chemistry of Surfaces, 6^th Ed., Wiley-Interscience, 1997.

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Instructor(s) name

Prof. N. Venkatramani

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