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EX3501: CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

Starting from previously attained knowledge and understanding of equilibrium, kinetics, thermochemistry and material and energy balancing on reactive processes, the course sets about developing skills in the design and sizing of industrial chemical reactors.  Batch and continuous reactors of different types are covered with design equations being derived from fist principles for a variety of systems with different degrees of complexity.  The course focuses on homogeneous reactions, design for single and parallel reactions, reactor modelling for non-ideal flow, temperature and pressure effects and chemical reaction process safety.  Other elements of chemical reaction engineering are introduced.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
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Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

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Course Description

The course begins with a revision of essential material in chemical reaction engineering covered in previous courses in chemistry and thermodynamics. Homogeneous reactions in ideal reactors are covered in some detail with material being supported by a laboratory exercise linked to the continually assessed part of the course. Flow patterns in non-ideal reactors are then covered in order to provide a clear distinction between the ideal and real systems found in application; flow description and characterisation are covered. Reactions catalysed by solids are then introduced with supporting case studies leading to a detailed coverage of the topic. Non catalytic systems are also covered. The course contains a significant element of embedded process safety in the form of a module on chemical reaction process safety which focuses on batch reactor systems and case studies in chemical reaction process incidents.


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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

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Course Learning Outcomes

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