Table Of ContentFundamentals of Chemical
Reaction Engineering
Fundal11entals of Chel11ical
Reaction Engineering
Mark E. Davis
California Institute ofTechnology
Robert J. Davis
University ofVirginia
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Preface xi Chapter 4
Nomenclature xii
The Steady-State Approximation:
Catalysis 100
Chapter 1
4.1 Single Reactions 100
The Basics of Reaction Kinetics
4.2 The Steady-StateApproximation 105
for Chemical Reaction
4.3 Relaxation Methods 124
Engineering 1
1.1 The Scope ofChemical Reaction
Chapter 5
Engineering I
Heterogeneous Catalysis 133
1.2 The Extent ofReaction 8
1.3 The Rate ofReaction 16 5.1 Introduction 133
1.4 General Properties ofthe Rate Function for a 5.2 Kinetics ofElementary Steps: Adsorption,
Single Reaction 19 Desorption, and Surface Reaction 140
1.5 Examples ofReaction Rates 24 5.3 Kinetics ofOverall Reactions 157
5.4 Evaluation ofKinetic Parameters 171
Chapter 2
Rate Constants of Elementary Chapter 6
Reactions 53 Effects of Transport Limitations
on Rates of Solid-Catalyzed
2.1 Elementary Reactions 53
Reactions 184
2.2 Arrhenius Temperature Dependence ofthe
Rate Constant 54 6.1 Introduction 184
2.3 Transition-State Theory 56 6.2 External Transport Effects 185
6.3 Internal Transport Effects 190
Chapter 3 6.4 Combined Internal and External Transport
Effects 218
Reactors for Measuring Reaction
Rates 64 6.5 Analysis ofRate Data 228
3.1 Ideal Reactors 64
Chapter 7
3.2 Batch and Semibatch Reactors 65
Microkinetic Analysis of Catalytic
3.3 Stirred-Flow Reactors 70
Reactions 240
3.4 Ideal Tubular Reactors 76
3.5 Measurement ofReaction Rates 82 7.1 Introduction 240
3.5.1 Batch Reactors 84 7.2 Asymmetric Hydrogenation ofProchiral
Olefins 240
3.5.2FlowReactors 87
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7.3 Ammonia Synthesis on Transition Metal 10.2 One-Dimensional Models for Fixed-Bed
Catalysts 246 Reactors 317
7.4 Ethylene Hydrogenation on Transition 10.3 Two-Dimensional Models for Fixed-Bed
Metals 252 Reactors 325
7.5 Concluding Remarks 257 lOA Reactor Configurations 328
10.5 FluidizedBedswithRecirculatingSolids 331
Chapter 8
Nonideal Flow in Reactors 260 Appendix A
Review of Chemical Equilibria 339
8.1 Introduction 260
8.2 Residence Time Distribution (RTD) 262 A.1 Basic Criteria for Chemical Equilibrium of
8.3 Application ofRTD Functions to the Reacting Systems 339
Prediction ofReactor Conversion 269 A.2 Determination ofEquilibrium
804 Dispersion Models for Nonideal Compositions 341
Reactors 272
8.5 Prediction ofConversion with an Axially Appendix B
Dispersed PFR 277 Regression Analysis 343
8.6 Radial Dispersion 282
B.1 Method ofLeast Squares 343
8.7 Dispersion Models for Nonideal Flow
B.2 Linear Correlation Coefficient 344
in Reactors 282
B.3 Correlation Probability with a Zero
Y-Intercept 345
Chapter 9
BA NonlinearRegression 347
Nonisothermal Reactors 286
9.1 The Nature ofthe Problem 286 Appendix C
9.2 Energy Balances 286 Transport in Porous Media 349
9.3 Nonisothermal Batch Reactor 288
C.1 Derivation ofFlux Relationships in
9.4 Nonisothermal Plug Flow Reactor 297
One-Dimension 349
9.5 Temperature Effects in a CSTR 303
C.2 Flux Relationships in Porous Media 351
9.6 Stability and Sensitivity ofReactors
Accomplishing Exothermic Reactions 305
Index 355
Chapter 10
Reactors Accomplishing
Heterogeneous Reactions 315
10.1 Homogeneous Versus Heterogeneous
Reactions in TubularReactors 315
