TABLE OF CONTENTS Carmo J. Pereira, Ph.D., MBA DuPont Fellow, DuPont Engineering Research and Technology, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Tiberiu M. Leib, Ph.D. Principal Consultant, DuPont Engineering Research and Technology, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
| REACTOR CONCEPTS | ||
| Reactor Types | 19-4 | |
| Classification by Mode of Operation | 19-4 | |
| Classification by End Use | 19-7 | |
| Classification by Phase | 19-7 | |
| Reactor Modeling | 19-7 | |
| Modeling Considerations | 19-7 | |
| Chemical Kinetics | 19-9 | |
| Pressure Drop, Mass and Heat Transfer | 19-10 | |
| Reactor Dynamics | 19-11 | |
| Reactor Models | 19-13 | |
| RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION AND MIXING | ||
| Tracers | 19-14 | |
| Inputs | 19-15 | |
| Types of Responses | 19-15 | |
| Reactor Tracer Responses | 19-15 | |
| Understanding Reactor Flow Patterns | 19-16 | |
| Connecting RTD to Conversion | 19-17 | |
| Segregated Flow | 19-18 | |
| Early versus Late Mixing Maximum Mixedness | 19-18 | |
| Reaction and Mixing Times | 19-20 | |
| SINGLE-PHASE REACTORS | ||
| Liquid Phase | 19-20 | |
| Homogeneous Catalysis | 19-20 | |
| Gas Phase | 19-21 | |
| Supercritical Conditions | 19-21 | |
| Polymerization Reactors | 19-21 | |
| FLUID-SOLID REACTORS | ||
| Heterogeneous Catalysts | 19-25 | |
| Catalytic Reactors | 19-27 | |
| Wire Gauzes | 19-27 | |
| Monolith Catalysts | 19-27 | |
| Fixed Beds | 19-30 | |
| Moving Beds | 19-33 | |
| Fluidized Beds | 19-33 | |
| Slurry Reactors | 19-36 | |
| Transport Reactors | 19-36 | |
| Multifunctional Reactors | 19-36 | |
| Noncatalytic Reactors | 19-36 | |
| Rotary Kilns | 19-36 | |
| Vertical Kilns | 19-36 | |
| FLUID-FLUID REACTORS | ||
| Gas-Liquid Reactors | 19-38 | |
| Liquid-Liquid Reactors | 19-41 | |
| Reactor Types | 19-42 | |
| Agitated Stirred Tanks | 19-42 | |
| Bubble Columns | 19-44 | |
| Tubular Reactors | 19-46 | |
| Packed, Tray, and Spray Towers | 19-46 | |
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