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Recommended Reading List
Catalysis: Concepts and Green Applications. Gadi Rothenberg
Elements of
Chemical Reaction Engineering 5th Edition H. Scott Fogler
Chapter 10 – Catalysis and Catalytic Reactors (p. 399-492)
After completion of this topic, you should be able to…
- Describe the main contact patterns (mixed flow and plug flow) and ideal design equations used in heterogeneous reaction systems.
- Apply design equations to size and design:
- Ideal PBRs
- Ideal Fluidized CSTRs
- Explain the following concepts: what a catalyst is, the basic steps involved in the solid-catalyst reaction system, and the rate-limiting step.
Reaction Rate
