Module catalogue

Catalytic processes engineering

3CAGC8	Catalytic processes engineering				Materials and Chemistry				S9
Lessons : 15 h		TD : 0 h		TP : 0 h		Project : 0 h		Total : 15 h
Co-ordinator : Federico AZZOLINA-JURY

Prerequisite
Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Catalysis and Physicochemistry of Surfaces, Reactor Engineering
Course Objectives
Acquire the basics of chemical engineering that are needed for modeling and optimizing an industrial catalytic reactor.
Syllabus
Revision: kinetics, ideal reactors Introduction to Reynolds numbers, Schmidt ... Engineering of the catalytic chemical reaction (thermodynamics, kinetics, diffusional limitations ...): material balances, heat balance, pressure drop.
Practical work (TD or TP)
Estimation of diffusion parameters and heat transfer. Choice of the operating conditions according to the required yield and selectivity.
Acquired skills
The student will have the necessary tools to model and to optimize an industrial reactor.
Bibliography
Scott Fogler, « Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering ». Lieto, « Le Génie Chimique à l'usage des chimistes » Smith, « Chemical Engineering Kinetics ». Villermaux, « Génie de la réaction chimique ».