Chemical Reaction Engineering

Scaling Analysis in Modeling Transport and Reaction Processes: A Systematic Approach to Model Building and the Art of Approximation

June, 2007

This book is unique as the first effort to expound on the subject of systematic scaling analysis. Not written for a specific discipline, the book targets any reader interested in transport phenomena and reaction processes. The book is logically divided into chapters on the use of systematic scaling...

Chemical Reactivity Hazard Training CD-ROM

May, 2006

The Chemical Reactivity Hazards CD is a self-paced teaching tool intended to teach people how to recognize and manage reactive chemical hazards. It provides an introduction to the topic and many online links to additional resources. The CD has three main objectives: Introduce reactive chemical...

Fundamentals of Industrial Catalytic Processes, 2nd Edition

October, 2005

Catalysis is central to the chemical industry, as it is directly or involved in the production of almost all useful chemical products. In this book the authors, present the definitive account of industrial catalytic processes. Throughout Fundamentals of Industrial Catalytic Processes the...

Improve Fixed-Bed Reactor Performance Without Capital Expenditure

January

2004

Reactions and Separations

John H. Worstell, Jonathan H. Worstell

Increase productivity and reduce variable costs by following this strategy for enhancing the performance of a fixed-bed catalyst.

Reshaping the Structure of Fluidized Beds

July

2009

Fluids and Solids Handling

J. Ruud van Ommen, John Nijenhuis, Marc-Olivier Coppens

Adding structure to a gas-solid fluidized-bed reactor changes the system’s hydrodynamics and can improve performance.

Guidelines for Crystallizer Selection and Operation

October

2004

Reactions and Separations

Wayne Genck

Continuous crystallizers serve a wide range of applications in the chemical process industries. Optimize system performance by heeding these practical design and operating principles, which apply to the forced circulation (FC), draft-tube-baffle (...

Understand the Real World of Mixing

March

2010

Back To Basics

Thomas Post

Most chemical engineering curricula do not adequately address mixing as it is commonly practiced in the chemical process industries. This article attempts to fill in the gaps by explaining flow patterns, mixing techniques, and the turbulent,...

Principles and Practices of Chemical Reactor Design and Operations

In-Company Training

Improve your ability to design unconventional reactor configurations – even when equations for them are not available – by adopting a new outlook and approach. Join chemical reactor technology expert Uzi Mann and gain knowledge and tools you can apply to the design of any reactor configuration with any number of reactions with any stoichiometry having any form of rate expression.

Understand Flow Patterns in Glass-Lined Reactors

November

2004

Reactions and Separations

Christopher J. Ramsey, David S. Dickey, Keith E. Johnson , Kevin J. Bittorf

Physical modeling and computer simulation provide insights into the performance of a glass-lined reactor.

Use Oxygen to Improve Combustion and Oxidation

July

2010

Reactions and Separations

Nancy C. Easterbrook, Reed J. Hendershot, Timothy D. Lebrecht

Substituting oxygen for air is often a low-cost, easy-to-implement option that can reduce capital costs, lower emissions, and improve process flexibility and reliability.

Chemical Reactor Design, Optimization, and Scaleup

AccessEngineering

From Bench to Plant: Scale Up Specialty Chemical Processes Directly

November

2004

Reactions and Separations

Ron Leng

Many batch operations can be scaled up directly from the bench to the plant by developing the process and performing lab testing with the scaleup in mind.

Developing Crystallization Processes

March

2011

Reactions and Separations

Christianto Wibowo

With solid-liquid equilibrium as its foundation, this systematic approach makes it easy to identify operating regions and theoretical yield to maximize the desired product.