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Chemical Reaction Engineering Octave Levenspiel (Oregon State University)

Chemical Reaction Engineering By Octave Levenspiel (Oregon State University)

Chemical Reaction Engineering by Octave Levenspiel (Oregon State University)


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Summary

Chemical reaction engineering is concerned with the exploitation of chemical reactions on a commercial scale. Ita s goal is the successful design and operation of chemical reactors. This text emphasizes qualitative arguments, simple design methods, graphical procedures, and frequent comparison of capabilities of the major reactor types.

Chemical Reaction Engineering Summary

Chemical Reaction Engineering by Octave Levenspiel (Oregon State University)

Chemical Reaction Engineering, Third Edition helps students learn how to answer reactor design questions reliably and effectively. To accomplish this, the text emphasizes qualitative arguments, simple design methods, graphical procedures, and frequent comparison of capabilities of major reactor types. This approach helps students develop a strong intuitive sense for good design.

About Octave Levenspiel (Oregon State University)

Octave Levenspiel was a professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State University. His principal interest was chemical reaction engineering, and he was the author of a major textbook Chemical Reaction Engineering as well as numerous research publications.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

Overview of Chemical Reaction Engineering.

HOMOGENEOUS REACTIONS IN IDEAL REACTORS.

Introduction to Reactor Design.

Design for Single Reactions.

Design for Parallel Reactions.

Potpourri of Multiple Reactions.

NON IDEAL FLOW.

Compartment Models.

The Dispersion Model.

The Tank-in-Series Model.

REACTIONS CATALYZED BY SOLIDS.

Solid Catalyzed Reactions.

The Packed Bed Catalytic Reactor.

Deactivating Catalysts.

HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS.

Fluid-Fluid Reactions: Kinetics.

Fluid-Particle Reactions: Design.

BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS.

Enzyme Fermentation.

Substrate Limiting Microbial Fermentation.

Product Limiting Microbial Fermentation.

Appendix.

Index.

Additional information

CIN047125424XG
9780471254249
047125424X
Chemical Reaction Engineering by Octave Levenspiel (Oregon State University)
Used - Good
Hardback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
19980916
688
N/A
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