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Part III Beyond the Fundamentals
- Objectives
- Introduction
- The different tools of the trade
- Process intensification
- References
Fixed-bed reactor design for solid catalyzed fluid-phase reactions
- Chapter objectives
- Introduction
- Nonisothermal, nonadiabatic, and adiabatic reactors
- Adiabatic reactor
- Choice between NINA-PBR and A-PBR
- Alternative fixed-bed designs
- References
- Bibliography
- Explore Yourself
Fluidized-bed reactor design for solid catalyzed fluid-phase reactions
- Chapter objectives
- General comments
- Fluidization: Some basics
- Two-phase theory of fluidization
- Geldart’s classification
- Bubbling bed model of fluidized-bed reactors
- Solids distribution
- Calculation of conversion
- Strategies to improve fluid-bed reactor performance
- Extension to other regimes of fluidization types of reactors
- Deactivation control
- Some practical considerations
- Fluidized-bed versus fixed-bed reactors
- References
- Explore Yourself
Gas–solid noncatalytic reactions and reactors
- Chapter objectives
- Introduction
- Modeling of gas–solid reactions
- Extensions to the basic models
- Models that account for structural variations
- A general model that can be reduced to specific ones
- Gas–solid noncatalytic reactors
- References
Gas–liquid and liquid–liquid reactions and reactors
- Chapter objectives
- Introduction
- Diffusion accompanied by an irreversible reaction of general order
- Measurement of mass transfer coefficients
- Reactor design
- A generalized form of equation for all regimes
- Classification of gas–liquid contactors
- Reactor design for gas–liquid reactions
- Reactor choice
- Liquid–liquid contactors
- Stirred tank reactor: Some practical considerations
- References
- Chapter objectives
- Introduction
- Design of three-phase catalytic reactors
- Types of three-phase reactors
- Loop slurry reactors
- Collection and interpretation of laboratory data for three-phase catalytic reactions
- Three-phase noncatalytic reactions
- References
- Bibliography
- Membrane-assisted reactor engineering
- Introduction
- General considerations
- Modeling of membrane reactors
- Operational features
- Comparison of reactors
- Examples of the use of membrane reactors in organic technology/synthesis
- References
Membrane-assisted reactor engineering
- Introduction
- General considerations
- Modeling of membrane reactors
- Operational featuresComparison of reactors
- Examples of the use of membrane reactors in organic technology/synthesis
- References
Combo reactors: Distillation column reactors
- Distillation column reactor
- Enhancing role of distillation: Basic principle
- Overall effectiveness factor in a packed DCR
- Distillation–reaction
- References
Homogeneous catalysis
- Introduction
- Formalisms in transition metal catalysis
- Operational scheme of homogeneous catalysis
- Basic reactions of homogeneous catalysis
- Main features of transition metal catalysis in organic synthesis: A summary
- A typical class of industrial reactions: Hydrogenation
- General kinetic analysis
- References
Phase-transfer catalysis
- Introduction
- Fundamentals of PTC
- Mechanism of PTC
- Modeling of PTC reactions
- "Cascade engineered" PTC process
- References
Forefront of the chemical reaction engineering field
- Objective
- Introduction
- Resource economy
- Energy economy
- Chemical reaction engineer in the twenty-first century
- In Closing
Index