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Chemical Reaction and Reactor Design begins with a discussion of chemical reactions, emphasizing chemical equilibrium and rate of reaction and proceeds to the theory and practice of heat and mass transfer, and important considerations in the design of chemical reactors. The final section of the book provides detailed case studies from the chemical industry covering the six chemical processes: naphtha cracking, steam reforming, epoxy resin production, hydro-treating, fluid catalytic cracking and flue gas desulfurization.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface to the English Edition (p. ix)
• Preface (p. xi)
• Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Design of Chemical Reactors (p. 1)
• 1.1 Introduction (p. 1)
• 1.2 Science and Engineering for Reactor Design (p. 1)
• 1.3 Theory of Chemical Reaction (p. 2)
• 1.4 Chemical Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design (p. 3)
• 1.5 Reactor Design for Industrial Processes (p. 8)
• 1.5.1 Naphtha Cracking (p. 8)
• 1.5.2 Tubular Steam Reforming (p. 9)
• 1.5.3 Epoxy Resin Production (p. 11)
• 1.5.4 Hydrotreating (p. 12)
• 1.5.5 Fluid Catalytic Cracking (p. 13)
• 1.5.6 Flue Gas Desulphurization (p. 14)
• Chapter 2 Equilibrium and Reaction Rate (p. 17)
• 2.1 Nature of Chemical Reaction (p. 17)
• 2.1.1 Supply of Activation Energy (p. 17)
• 2.1.2 Elementary and Complex Reactions (p. 18)
• 2.1.3 Other Factors in Reactor Design (p. 19)
• 2.2 Direction of the Reaction Progress and Chemical Equilibrium (p. 21)
• 2.2.1 Direction of the Reaction Progress (p. 21)
• 2.2.2 Role of the Catalyst (p. 22)
• 2.2.3 Reversible and Irreversible Reactions (p. 24)
• 2.2.4 How to Calculate the Heat of Reaction and the Equilibrium Constant (p. 25)
• 2.2.5 Operating Conditions and Energy Efficiency of Chemical Reactions (p. 26)
• 2.3 The Rate of Reaction (p. 28)
• 2.3.1 Factors Governing the Rate of Reaction (p. 30)
• 2.4 Complex Reaction System (p. 36)
• 2.4.1 Rate-determining Step (p. 36)
• 2.4.2 Patterning of Reaction Systems (p. 38)
• 2.4.3 Relations with Other Transfer Processes (p. 38)
• Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer (p. 39)
• 3.1 Rate Equations (p. 39)
• 3.1.1 Conduction of Heat (p. 39)
• 3.1.2 Diffusion (p. 40)
• 3.1.3 Diffusion Flux and Mass Flux (p. 42)
• 3.2 Mass and Heat Transfer Coefficients (p. 43)
• 3.2.1 Mass Transfer Coefficient (p. 43)
• 3.2.2 Overall Mass Transfer Coefficient (p. 44)
• 3.2.3 Heat Transfer Coefficient (p. 48)
• 3.2.4 Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (p. 48)
• 3.3 Heat and Mass Transfer in a Laminar Boundary Layer along a Flat Plate (p. 49)
• 3.3.1 Governing Equations of Heat and Mass Transfer (p. 49)
• 3.3.2 Physical Interpretation of the Dimensionless Groups used in Heat and Mass Transfer Correlation (p. 50)
• 3.3.3 Similarity Transformation (p. 52)
• 3.3.4 Numerical Solutions for Heat and Mass Transfer (p. 53)
• 3.3.5 High Mass Flux Effect (p. 55)
• 3.4 Heat Transfer inside a Circular Tube in Laminar Flow (p. 56)
• 3.4.1 Heat Transfer inside a Circular Tube with Uniform Velocity Profile (p. 57)
• 3.4.2 Heat Transfer inside a Circular Tube with Parabolic Velocity Profile (Graetz problem) (p. 58)
• 3.5 Mass Transfer of Bubbles, Drops and Particles (p. 59)
• 3.5.1 Hadamard Flow (p. 59)
• 3.5.2 Evaporation of a Drop in the Gas Phase (p. 60)
• 3.5.3 Continuous Phase Mass Transfer of Bubbles or Drops in the Liquid Phase (p. 62)
• 3.5.4 Dispersed Phase Mass Transfer (p. 62)
• 3.5.5 Heat and Mass Transfer of a Group of Particles and the Void Function (p. 63)
• 3.6 Radiant Heat Transfer (p. 65)
• 3.6.1 Heat Radiation (p. 65)
• 3.6.2 Governing Equations of Radiant Heat Transfer (p. 66)
• Chapter 4 Fundamentals of Reactor Design (p. 69)
• 4.1 Reactor Types and Their Applications (p. 71)
• 4.1.1 Homogeneous Reactors (p. 71)
• 4.1.2 Heterogeneous Reactors (p. 74)
• 4.2 Design of Homogeneous Reactors (p. 83)
• 4.2.1 Material and Heat Balances in Reaction Systems (p. 83)
• 4.2.2 Design of Batch Stirred Tank Reactor (p. 84)
• 4.2.3 Design of Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (p. 91)
• 4.2.4 Design of Tubular Reactors (p. 94)
• 4.2.5 Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Complex Reactions (p. 97)
• 4.3 Planning and Design of Multiphase Reactors (p. 105)
• 4.3.1 Features of Planning and Design of Multiphase Reaction Processes (p. 105)
• 4.3.2 Model Description of Multiphase Processes (p. 108)
• 4.3.3 Concepts of Multiphase Reaction Processes (p. 135)
• 4.3.4 Development and Scale-up of Multiphase Reactors (p. 170)
• 4.4 Dynamic Analysis of Reaction System (p. 183)
• 4.4.1 Dynamics of Reactors (p. 183)
• 4.4.2 Stability of Reactors (p. 185)
• 4.4.3 Control of Reactors (p. 188)
• 4.4.4 Optimization of Reactor Systems (p. 194)
• Chapter 5 Design of an Industrial Reactor (p. 211)
• 5.1 Naphtha Cracking (p. 213)
• 5.1.1 Petrochemical Complex in Japan (p. 213)
• 5.1.2 Cracking Furnace for Naphtha (p. 217)
• 5.1.3 Treatment of a Cracked Gas (p. 221)
• 5.1.4 Quench and Heat Recovery (p. 222)
• 5.1.5 Thermodynamics of Thermal Cracking Reaction (p. 224)
• 5.1.6 Mechanism of Thermal Cracking (p. 226)
• 5.1.7 Reaction Model for Yield Estimation (p. 230)
• 5.1.8 Design Procedure of Cracking Furnace (p. 236)
• 5.1.9 Results of Thermal Cracking Simulation (p. 239)
• 5.1.10 Technology Trend of a Cracking Furnace (p. 243)
• 5.2 Tubular Steam Reforming (p. 247)
• 5.2.1 The Reactions (p. 248)
• 5.2.2 The Tubular Reformer (p. 252)
• 5.2.3 The Catalyst and Reaction Rate (p. 259)
• 5.2.4 Poisoning (p. 262)
• 5.2.5 Carbon Formation (p. 264)
• 5.2.6 CO[subscript 2] Reforming (p. 267)
• 5.2.7 Reforming of High Hydrocarbons (p. 269)
• 5.2.8 Alternatives to Steam Reforming Technology (p. 269)
• 5.3 Epoxy Resin Production (p. 273)
• 5.3.1 Epoxy Resin (p. 273)
• 5.3.2 Quality Parameters of Epoxy Resin (p. 274)
• 5.3.3 Elementary Reactions for Epoxy Resin Production (p. 275)
• 5.3.4 Epoxy Resin Production Processes (p. 276)
• 5.3.5 Process Operating Factors (p. 279)
• 5.3.6 The Reaction Model (p. 281)
• 5.3.7 Batch Operation (p. 282)
• 5.3.8 Simulation Using the Reaction Model (p. 283)
• 5.3.9 Design of the First-stage Reactor (p. 285)
• 5.3.10 Design of the Second-stage Reactor (p. 292)
• 5.4 Hydrotreating Reactor Design (p. 297)
• 5.4.1 Hydrotreating Objectives (p. 298)
• 5.4.2 Process Fundamentals (p. 304)
• 5.4.3 VGO Hydrotreating Reactions (p. 310)
• 5.4.4 VGO Hydrotreating Catalysts (p. 314)
• 5.4.5 VGO Hydrotreating Process Conditions (p. 317)
• 5.4.6 VGO Hydrotreating Reactor Design (p. 317)
• 5.4.7 VGO Hydrotreating Operation (p. 328)
• 5.4.8 VGO Hydrotreating Safety Procedures (p. 331)
• 5.4.9 Future Trends (p. 332)
• 5.5 Fluid Catalytic Cracking (p. 335)
• 5.5.1 Outline of the FCC Process (p. 339)
• 5.5.2 Basic Theory of Fluid Catalytic Cracking (p. 345)
• 5.5.3 Theoretical Discussion of FCC Reactor Design (p. 352)
• 5.5.4 Practice of FCC Reactor Design (p. 365)
• 5.5.5 Material Balance and Heat Balance around Reactors (p. 369)
• 5.6 Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization (p. 377)
• 5.6.1 Process Description (p. 378)
• 5.6.2 Structure of JBR (p. 380)
• 5.6.3 Chemical Reactions in JBR (p. 381)
• 5.6.4 Heat and Material Balance around the Reactor (p. 388)
• 5.6.5 Reactive Impurities in the Flue Gas (p. 391)
• 5.6.6 Applicable Materials for the Wet FGD Plant (p. 393)
• Index (p. 395)

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