Chemical Reactor Design and Control

Preface.
 
Chapter 1. Reactor Basics.
 
1.1 Fundamentals of Reaction Equilibrium and Kinetics.
 
1.2 Multiple Reactions.
 
1.3 Determining Kinetic Parameters.
 
1.4 Types and Fundamental Properties of Reactors.
 
1.5 Heat Transfer in Reactors.
 
1.6 Reactor Scale-Up.
 
1.7 Conclusion.
 
Chapter 2. Steady-State Design of CSTR Systems.
 
2.1 Irreversible, Single Reactant.
 
2.2 Irreversible, Two Reactants.
 
2.3 Reversible Exothermic.
 
2.4 Consecutive Reactions.
 
2.5 Simultaneous Reactions.
 
2.6 Multiple CSTR's.
 
2.7 Auto-Refrigerated Reactor.
 
2.8 Aspen Plus Simulation of CSTR's.
 
2.9 Optimization of CSTR Systems.
 
2.10 Conclusion.
 
Chapter 3. Control of CSTR Systems.
 
3.1 Irreversible, Single Reactant.
 
3.2 Reactor/Column Process with Two Reactants.
 
3.3 Auto-Refrigerated Reactor Control.
 
3.4 Reactor Temperature Control Using Feed Manipulation.
 
3.5 Aspen Dynamics Simulation of CSTR's.
 
3.6 Conclusion.
 
Chapter 4. Control of Batch Reactors.
 
4.1 Irreversible, Single Reactant.
 
4.2 Batch Reactor with Two Reactants.
 
4.3 Batch Reactor with Consecutive Reactions.
 
4.4 Aspen Plus Simulation using RBatch.
 
4.5 Ethanol Batch Fermentor.
 
4.6 Fed-Batch Hydrogenation Reactor.
 
4.7 Batch TML Reactor.
 
4.8 Fed-Batch Reactor with Multiple Reactions.
 
4.9 Conclusion.
 
Chapter 5. Steady-State Design of Tubular Reactor Systems.
 
5.1 Introduction.
 
5.2 Types of Tubular Reactor Systems.
 
5.3 Tubular Reactors in Isolation.
 
5.4 Single Adiabatic Tubular Reactor System with Gas Recycle.
 
5.5 Multiple Adiabatic Tubular Reactors with Interstage Cooling.
 
5.6 Multiple Adiabatic Tubular Reactors with Cold-Shot Cooling.
 
5.7 Cooled Reactor

William L. Luyben, PhD, is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University. In addition to teaching for forty years, Dr. Luyben spent nine years as an engineer with Exxon and DuPont. He has written nine books, including Distillation Design and Control Using Aspen Simulation (Wiley), and more than 200 papers. He was awarded the AIChE CAST Division "Computing Practice Award" in 2003 and elected to the Process Automation Hall of Fame in 2005.

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"This book is an excellent addition to the relevant literature . [It] will appeal both to those already well versed in control engineering and to process development engineers." ( Chemistry and Industry , December 2008) "The book could be very useful to specialists in the field of chemical engineering, professionals who work with chemical reactors and students." ( Environmental Engineering and Management Journal , November/December 2008) "The book could be very useful to specialists in the field of chemical engineering, professional who work with chemical reactors and students in training in reactor design, process control and plant design." ( Environmental Engineering and Management Journal , January 2008)