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The lecture covers: Definitions in terms of reacting compounds and reaction extent,
rate laws, Arrhenius equation, elementary, reversible, non-elementary, catalytic
reactions.
Example:
A + B 2C
*Reactions are reversible (often will neglect reverse)
N Ao N A FAo FA FC
XA = XA = XC =
N Ao FAo 2 FAo
A,B C,A,B
FAo
FBo
Figure 1. A reactor with reactants A and B constantly flowing in and product C and
unused reactants A and B flowing out.
moles A flowing in
FAo = = [ A]input vin = [ A]o vo
sec liters
sec
d [ A]
= rA = k [ A][ B ]
dt
[C ]
2
K eq =
[ A][ B ]
[C ]
2
Catalysis
Rate limiting step determines the kinetics (slow step). The kinetics are insensitive to
[B] because B is not part of this slow step.
[C ]
2
A B+C
[ B ][C ] = moles
K eq = [ ]
[ A] liter
KC
Partial Pressures
pB pC
= K eq =
[ B ][C ]
pA Po Po
[ A] RT
n P
Ideal Gas: pV = nRT =
V RT
Po is the standard state pressure (1 atm), this makes the units cancel. Using partial
pressures is accurate within 10%, more error with liquids.
Stoichiometric coefficient
N A = N A,initial + A,ii
Extent of rxn.
N rxn
N C = N C ,initial + C ,ii
i =1
Cite as: William Green, Jr., course materials for 10.37 Chemical and Biological Reaction Engineering,
Spring 2007. MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu), Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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column column
vector vector matrix vector
N = No + i
NC Reaction trajectory-
Plot state of system
=
t=10
d
t=0.01 (N ) = F (N)
dt
NB
1=0
NA
Conservation Laws
Conserve atoms
2CH 4 + O 2 C2 H 4 + 2H 2 O
C A N A + CB N B + CC N C = const.
constant moles
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Spring 2007. MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu), Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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