Course Details in 2017/18 Session

Module Title	Reactors and Catalysis
School	Chemical Engineering
Department	Chemical Engineering
Module Code	04 17122
Module Lead	Dr Joe Wood
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites	Chemical and Biochemical Processes - (04 17043) Fluid Flow, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer - (04 21831)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	All Chemical Engineering programmes
Contact Hours	Lecture-16 hours Tutorial-10 hours Practical Classes and workshops-4 hours Guided independent study-70 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module teaches students the fundamentals of reactors and catalysis, particularly in the context of formulation engineering. It will introduce the effects of temperature in ideal reactors, catalysts and catalytic reactors, intra particle transport phenomena, transport phenomena in fixed bed reactors and fluidised beds, reactor design for functional products, introduced through supported metal catalyst formulation and production of a food product. Finally an introduction to biochemical reaction engineering is covered. The prerequisites for this module are Year 1 Chemical and Biological Processes, where the thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical and biochemical reactions are introduced, and Year 1 Fluid Flow, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer for the fundamentals of heat transfer. The material in this module is developed further in Year 4 Advanced Reaction Systems, in particular the use of fluidised bed technology.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: 1. Understand and describe the effects of temperature in ideal reactors; 2. Understand and describe the fundamentals of catalysis and catalytic reactors, including transport processes in catalyst pellets and fixed bed reactors; 3. Calculate the incipient fluidised velocity for a simple fluidised bed; 4. Analyse and size adiabatic homogeneous and heterogeneous reactors; 5. Design reactors to produce functional and other products; and 6. Understand and describe how to design a bioreactor. Carry out sizing calculations of bioreactors.
Assessment	17122-01 : Examination : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (90%) 17122-03 : Lab Assessment : Coursework (10%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Laboratory experiment report (15 %); 2hr written unseen examination (May) (85%)
Other	None
Reading List	Levenspiel, Octave, 1999. - Chemical reaction engineering - 3rd ed. - Wiley New York, Chichester Winterbottom, J.M. and King, M.B, 1999, Reactor Design for Chemical Engineers, Stanley Thornes, Cheltenham.