Chemical reaction engineering (CRE) plays an essential role in addressing the challenges of meeting the world’s demands for energy, food, water, and medicine in a sustainable way while protecting the environment. This was the theme of the 24th International Symposium for Chemical Reaction Engineering, which took place in Minneapolis, MN, June 12–15, 2016. It is also the theme of this month’s special issue of the AIChE Journal, which contains selected contributions that represent state-of-the-art developments in CRE.
The CRE discipline quantifies the interactions of transport phenomena and kinetics to relate reactor performance to operating conditions and feed variables. Quantifying these interactions requires a thorough understanding of the nanoscale (molecular level), micro- to meso-scale (transport and kinetic events at a particle level), and macroscale (reactor design). CRE develops general principles useful in approaching a variety of systems where engineering of reactions is needed.
The January AIChE Journal contains articles covering a variety of topics, including: particle technology and fluidization; process systems engineering; reaction engineering, kinetics, and catalysis; and transport phenomena and fluid mechanics. A few of the papers are highlighted here.
Particle technology and fluidization. Xiaowen Liu,...
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