Heterogenous Catalysis and Advanced Reactor Design

3 credits

Definition of heterogeneous catalysis; properties of catalysts; kinetics of catalytic reactions; ideal heterogeneous reactors; non-isothermal reactor design; mass and heat transfer effects in heterogeneous reactors; examples of industrial reactors. [3-0-2*]. Prerequisite: All of CHBE_V 230, CHBE_V 352, CHBE_V 355. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.