Recommended prerequisite for participation in
the module
The module builds on knowledge gained in Fundamental Chemical
Engineering and Thermodynamics, General Chemistry, Inorganic and
organic chemistry
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who have passed the module should be able to
- explain fundamental concepts of chemical reaction
engineering
- account for ideal and non-ideal chemical reactors and reactor
systems
- describe the development of kinetic models on the basis of
chemical reaction mechanisms
- explain how reactor design and process conditions can be used
to optimize yield and product distribution
- explain the principles for catalysis and catalytic
reactions
- describe the reaction systems for major chemical and
biotechnological products
Skills
- analyze kinetic data from ideal reactors
- set up rate equations for chemical and biochemical reactions
based on knowledge of reaction mechanisms
- test rate equations from kinetic data
- solve equations for analysis and design of ideal reactors or
reactor systems operating isothermally or adiabatically
- optimize yield and selectivity of multiple reactions
- model and analyze reactors for chemical or biochemical
industrial reactions
Competences
- apply the knowledge of kinetics and reactor design to the
modelling systems for e.g. natural processes
Type of instruction
- Lectures and theoretical exercises
Extent and expected workload
150 hours
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Chemical Reaction Engineering |
Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |