COURSE LECTURER

REACTION ENGINEERING
CKB 20104 Contact Details:
(4 CREDIT HOURS) Lecturer’s room A-3 Academic Building
Contact Number: 06 – 5512051
Dr. Kelly Yong Tau Len /0122685306
Section of Chemical Engineering Technology UniKL MICET
Tel: 06-5512051
Email: kytlen@unikl.edu.my
Email: kytlen@unikl.edu.my
VLE: CKB20104 - kytlen_MICET
VLE: CKB20104 - kytlen_MICET

VLE WEBPAGE
I have created a WhatsApp's group for
CKB 20104 students.
All announcements will be made there.
To be added to the group, whatsapps
me at 0122685306, introduce your
name and intention to be added into
the group. ALL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FOR THIS SUBJECT ARE POSTED
ON WEEKLY BASIS
http://vle.unikl.edu.my/course/view.php?id=15783

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 ATTENDANCE SUBJECT ASSESSMENT
% OF
TYPES OF ASSESSMENT QUANTITY
EVALUATIONS
Test 2 20
Mini Project 1 20
Pre-Laboratory, Psychomotor Assessment,
4 20
& Laboratory Report
Final Examination 1 40
TOTAL 100
ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY is NOT an OPTION, it is a
MUST! Note: All reports are to be submitted ON TIME as specified or
Anyone caught cheating on attendance will result in AUTOMATIC else would not be accepted.
BAR FROM FINAL EXAM. All information will be posted on VLE

TURNITIN TURNITIN GUIDELINES

Turnitin will be used for Mini Project and Laboratory
Report.
All Mini Project and Laboratory report must be first
submitted and check with Turnitin and originality report
produced by Turnitin must be printed and submitted
together with the Laboratory Report/Mini Project.
Similarity index for both Mini Project and Laboratory
Report is set at NOT more than 30%
Report with similarity index more than 30% will not be
accepted.
Step 1: Registration
1. To register and create a user profile, you must have been provided with a class ID and
enrollment password by your instructor.
2. Go to the top of the page at http://turnitin.com/en_us/home and select your
language from the drop-down menu.
3. Click the Create Account link on the homepage, which will open the Create a User
Profile page.
4. Click the Student link and fill in the required information in the new user profile form.
Use only UniKL Student Email and your FULL NAME
5. Class ID and enrollment password for this class is
6. Once you have created your profile, click the I Agree button to successfully log into
Turnitin.

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 TURNITIN GUIDELINES TURNITIN GUIDELINES
Step 2: Student Homepage Step 4: Submitting a Paper
The class you're enrolled in will show up in your Student Homepage. Click on the name 1. To submit a paper, click the Submit button next to the paper
of your class to open your assignment inbox.
assignment.
2. The paper submission page will open. Enter a title for your paper.
3. Click on one of the submission buttons: Choose from this computer,
Choose from Dropbox, or Choose from Google Drive, then select the
file for submission.
4. Turnitin accepts submissions in these formats:
Step 3: Assignment Inbox •Microsoft Word™ (DOC and DOCX)
Your Assignment Inbox shows the assignments that your instructor has created, along •Portable Document Format (PDF)
with key submission dates, and any submissions you have made to these •Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX, and PPS)
assignments. The assignment inbox provides access to the Turnitin document viewer, 5. After entering a title for your paper and selecting a file, click Upload to
where you can view your Similarity Report and any feedback provided by your upload your paper.
instructor.

TURNITIN GUIDELINES
Step 5: Confirming Your Submission
Guideline to Submission
The paper you chose to submit will be in the preview section after upload. Look over all of the
information and make sure that it is correct. To confirm the submission, click the https://guides.turnitin.com/01_Manuals_and_Guides/S
Confirm button.
tudent/01_Student_QuickStart_Guide
After you confirm your submission, a digital receipt will be shown. A copy of the receipt will
also be emailed to you. To return the assignment inbox and view your submission, click the
Return to assignment list button. Guideline to Similarity Report
Step 6: Viewing a Similarity Report https://guides.turnitin.com/01_Manuals_and_Guides/S
To view your Originality Report, click on the Originality Report icon to the right of
tudent/Classic_Student_User_Manual/17_Similarity_C
your assignment. heck#Viewing_an_Originality_Report
Similarity report must be submitted with the Laboratory and Mini Project Report or else
the submission will not be accepted.

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 MINI PROJECT (20%) MINI PROJECT (20%)
Mini project will be assigned from week 1 to 15.
Grouping for Mini Project will be decided by the
The MINI PROJECT guidelines and submission form are posted on VLE.
STUDENTS.
The project title for each group will be released on VLE by next
Please email the names and student ID by Wednesday (9/8/2017).
Monday (7/8/2017) to kytlen@unikl.edu.my. Students are encouraged to discuss and share information. However,
DIFFERENT reports are to be submitted. Report with similarity index
Must be 4 members per group. more than 30% will not be accepted.
Reminder: Names without group by the specified Each student in the group must assigned themselves as Student 1,
2, 3 or 4 and this cannot be changed throughout the project.
dateline will be grouped by the Lecturer. NO group
change is allowed. Group to submit 1 report together but assessment will be done
individually.

MINI PROJECT (20%) Similarity report from TURNITIN must

Mini Project submission is divided into 3 stages through out the 15 weeks. Students be submitted with the Mini Project
must submit based on these stages according to the dateline given below. Failure to
submit any of the stages ON TIME resulted in no marks awarded for that stage. Report or else the submission will not
Each stages of submission will be awarded marks separately. The dateline for the
stages are as following: be accepted.
Stages Dateline Overall %

1
Process Background
20%
Take note all mini project report will be
8th September 2017 (Week 6)
Mass Balance and Stoichiometric Table, Reaction Kinetics and submitted by students online to VLE in
2 Reactor Design and Sizing 65%
27th October 2017 (Week 12) PDF format. No need hard copy
Experimental and Presentation (Video)
3
17th November 2017 (Week 16)
15%
submission anymore

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 TEST (20%)
2 Tests will be conducted for the semester.
Date and venue of the tests will be
announced during class and on VLE.
CHEATING and COPYING in TEST is a
serious offence in this course and necessary
actions will be taken as stated in the Unikl
Rules and Regulations.
LABORATORY (20%)
There will be PRE-LABORATORY ASSESSMENT (5%) that every
students must complete and submit to Laboratory Instructor for
every session BEFORE students are allowed to begin their
laboratory.
Exception: Assessment for Experimental Observation and Problem
Solving must be submitted at the END of the laboratory session.
Each student in the group must assigned themselves as Student 1,
2, 3, or 4 and complete the pre-laboratory assessment and
laboratory report based on their assigned number for that week.
The numbers will be rotated every week among the group
members.
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LABORATORY (20%)
There will be 4 experiments for each group.
Please contact Dr. Razealy for the
laboratory schedule and grouping.
Laboratory briefing is COMPULSORY for all
students and failure to attend may result in
students being barred from laboratory for the
whole semester.
LABORATORY (20%)
There will be Laboratory Psychomotor Assessment
(20%) where each student will be assessed on their
practical skills.
Assessment is on individual basis.
Please download the Laboratory Psychomotor
Assessment from VLE, fill up the necessary details,
and submit to Laboratory Instructor BEFORE
laboratory session.
5
 LABORATORY (20%) Similarity report from
Pre Laboratory assessment, Laboratory Psychomotor TURNITIN must be
Assessment, Laboratory manual, report guidelines and
submission form are posted on VLE. submitted with the
Report dateline is according to Laboratory Instructor.
Laboratory Report or else
Please download the LATEST version of the manual on
VLE. The previous semester version are NOT the submission will not be
Applicable.
Laboratory
Manual and
Submission Form
accepted.

EXPERIMENTS
EXP 1: BATCH REACTOR (EITHER ONE AS ASSIGNED)
A: The Batch Saponification of Ethyl Acetate
B: Effect of Temperature on the Batch Saponification Reaction

EXP 2: CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR (CSTR) (EITHER ONE AS ASSIGNED)

A: Effect of RTD on the Reaction in a CSTR

B: Effect of Temperature on the Reaction in a CSTR

EXP 3: PLUG FLOW REACTOR (PFR) (EITHER ONE AS ASSIGNED)

A: Effect of Residence Time on the Reaction in a PFR
REACTION ENGINEERING
B: Effect of Temperature on the Reaction in a PFR

EXP 4: REACTOR TEST RIG (RTR) (EITHER ONE AS ASSIGNED)

CKB 20104
A: Reactor Comparison Test

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 REACTION ENGINEERING REACTION ENGINEERING
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hydrogen under extremely high pressures and moderately high temperatures.

Reaction

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Temperature?
Baking Time?
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REACTION ENGINEERING SYNOPSIS

❃The study of Reaction Engineering combines the
study of Chemical Kinetics with the reactors in
which the reaction occurs.
❃Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design are the
heart of producing almost all industrial
chemicals.
❃The selection of a reaction system that operates
in the safest and most efficient manner can be the
key to the economic success or failure of a
chemical plant
„This course covers the introduction to reaction
engineering basic concepts such as mole balance,
conversion, reactor sizing, rate laws, and
stoichiometry.
„In addition, students will be exposed to theories and
knowledge in isothermal and non-isothermal reactor
design, collection and analysis of rate data.
„The topic also covers multiple reaction conditions
and heterogeneous reaction.

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 LEARNING OUTCOME
OBJECTIVES 1. State and apply the basic fundamentals and concepts related to
chemical reaction.

To acquire the basic principles and 2. Discuss the types of reactors and its design characteristics.
3. Analyze and apply the chemical reaction data to determine the
fundamentals in reaction kinetics, reaction rates.
4. Design chemical reactors for isothermal and non-isothermal condition.
reactor design, types of reactor, 5. Solve problems related to multiple reaction operation.
6. Apply the design of chemical reactors for heterogeneous reaction.
and its applications 7. Handle chemical and apparatus safely and perform experiments.
8. Observe, interpret, evaluate and analyze experimental data.

TOPIC OUTLINE TOPIC OUTLINE

CHAPTER 1: MOLE BALANCE CHAPTER 3: RATE LAWS & STOICHIOMETRY
1.1 Definition of reaction rate 3.1 Concept of reaction rate

1.2 The general mole balance 3.2 Reaction order

3.3 Elementary reaction and molecularity
1.3 Types of reactor in industry
3.4 Reaction with phase change

CHAPTER 2: CONVERSION & REACTOR SIZING

CHAPTER 4: ISOTHERMAL REACTOR DESIGN
2.1 Definition of conversion 4.1 Design structure for isothermal reactor
2.2 Design equation for batch and flow systems 4.2 Design for multiple reactor systems
2.3 Reactor in series 4.3 Pressure drop in reactor

2.4 Space velocity and space time 4.4 Reversible reactions

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 TOPIC OUTLINE TOPIC OUTLINE
CHAPTER 5: COLLECTION & ANALYSIS OF RATE DATA CHAPTER 7: MULTIPLE REACTION

5.1 Differential and integral method for batch data 7.1 Condition for maximizing yields and selectivity in parallel reactions

5.2 Method of initial rates 7.2 Condition for maximizing yields and selectivity in series reaction

5.3 Method of half lives

CHAPTER 8: HETEROGENOUS REACTIONS

CHAPTER 6: NON-ISOTHERMAL REACTOR DESIGN 8.1 Catalyst definition & properties

6.1 The energy balance 8.2 Steps in a catalytic reaction

6.2 Algorithms for non-isothermal reaction design 8.3 Porous catalyst particle

6.3 Equilibrium conversion 8.4 Experimental method to find rates

6.4 Multiple steady-state 8.5 Packed bed catalytic reactor

TEXT BOOK CKB 20104 ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

Fogler., H.S. 1. O. Levenspiel. Chemical Reaction Engineering,

3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
Elements of 2. Holland C.D. Fundamental of Chemical Reaction
Chemical Reaction Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1989.
3. Smith J.M. Chemical Engineering Kinetics, Mc-
Engineering, 5th ed. Graw Hill, 1981.
Prentice Hall, 2016. 4. Hill C.G. Chemical Engineering Kinetics and
Reactor Design. John Wiley & Sons, 1977.

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