PCE 302
Chemical Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis
2
Course Description
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1. develop rate expressions for different chemical reactors;
2. determine reaction order and activation energy;
3. apply the theories of reaction rates and their application to petrochemical processes;
and
4. formulate the different catalytic reactions, their kinetics and applications in
petrochemical processes;
* It is expected that 2hrs every week should be used by the students to learn how to
use software such as CHEMCAD, HYSYS for simple calculations based on the contents
of this course
Course Outline
Rate expressions for chemical reactions law of mass action. Constant volume reversible,
irreversible, parallel and consecutive reactions. Reaction order and its determination.
Variable volume reactions Arrhenius equation and activation energy. The theories of
reaction rates, especially the collision theory and theory of absolute reaction rates.
Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic reactions and their kinetics. Kinetics of
electrochemical processes. Equilibria in ionic solutions.