COURSE LECTURER

REACTION ENGINEERING
CKB 20104 Contact Details:
(4 CREDIT HOURS) Lecturer’s room: Deputy Dean Academic
& Technology Office
Dr. Kelly Yong Tau Len Contact Number: 0122685306
Section of Chemical Engineering Technology UniKL MICET
Tel: 06-5512051 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
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 ( )
Only information on this VLE are to be downloaded/used.

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 ATTENDANCE SUBJECT ASSESSMENT
% OF
TYPES OF ASSESSMENT QUANTITY
EVALUATIONS
Test 2 20
Mini Project (Stage 1, 2, and 3) 1 20
Pre-Laboratory, Psychomotor
4 20
Assessment, & Laboratory Report
Final Examination 1 40
ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY is NOT an OPTION, it is a TOTAL 100
MUST! Note: All reports are to be submitted ON TIME as specified or
Anyone caught cheating on attendance will result in AUTOMATIC would not be accepted.
BAR FROM FINAL EXAM. All information will be posted on VLE

TURNITIN
Turnitin will be used for Mini Project and Laboratory Report.
All Mini Project and Laboratory report must be first submitted and check Similarity
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
Report
more than 30% (only submit this
Report with similarity index more than 30% will not be accepted.
Turnitin submission must be done through library. Please refer to library for
with your lab
the guidelines on Turnitin Submission. report/mini project)
Bear in mind it will take 1-3 days for the process to be completed per
submission by library.
Late submission due to library processing is NOT accepted hence plan your
submission EARLY.

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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 Monday (18/2/2019).
Friday (15/2/2019) to [email protected]. 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
15th March 2019 (Week 6)
20% Take note all mini project report will be
2
Mass Balance and Stoichiometric Table, Reaction Kinetics and
65%
submitted by students online to VLE in
Reactor Design and Sizing
3rd May 2019 (Week 12)
Experimental and Presentation (Video)
PDF format. No need hard copy
3
31st May 2019 (Week 16)
15%
submission anymore

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 LABORATORY (20%)
TEST (20%)
There will be 4 experiments for each group.
2 Tests will be conducted for the semester. Please contact Laboratory Instructor for the
Date and venue of the tests will be laboratory schedule.
announced during class and on VLE. Grouping will be decided by the STUDENTS.
Please submit the names and student ID to your
CHEATING and COPYING in TEST is a laboratory instructor.
serious offence in this course and necessary Laboratory briefing is COMPULSORY for all students
actions will be taken as stated in the Unikl and failure to attend may result in students being barred
Rules and Regulations. from laboratory for the whole semester.

LABORATORY (20%) LABORATORY (20%)

There will be PRE-LABORATORY ASSESSMENT (5%) that every There will be Laboratory Psychomotor Assessment
students must complete and submit to Laboratory Instructor for
(20%) where each student will be assessed on their
every session BEFORE students are allowed to begin their
laboratory. practical skills.
Exception: Assessment for Experimental Observation and Problem Assessment is on individual basis.
Solving must be submitted at the END of the laboratory session.
Please download the Laboratory Psychomotor
Each student in the group must assigned themselves as Student 1,
2, 3, or 4 and complete the pre-laboratory assessment and
Assessment from VLE, fill up the necessary details,
laboratory report based on their assigned number for that week. and submit to Laboratory Instructor BEFORE
The numbers will be rotated every week among the group
laboratory session.
members.

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 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
M anual and
Subm ission 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

REACTION
EXP 3: PLUG FLOW REACTOR (PFR) (EITHER ONE AS ASSIGNED)
A: Effect of Residence Time on the Reaction in a PFR
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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 Course REACTION ENGINEERING
Learning Reactant
Plan
&
Course
Syllabus Reaction
*Please
download Product
from VLE Oven
Temperature?
Baking Time?

Oven = Reactor

REACTION ENGINEERING REACTION ENGINEERING

The Haber-Bosch Ammonia Process directly combines nitrogen from the air with ❃The study of Reaction Engineering combines the
hydrogen under extremely high pressures and moderately high temperatures.
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
N2(g) + 3H2(g) à 2NH3(g) key to the economic success or failure of a
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 SYNOPSIS
„ This course covers the introduction to reaction
OBJECTIVES
engineering basic concepts such as mole balance,
conversion, reactor sizing, rate laws, and To acquire the basic principles and
stoichiometry.
„ In addition, students will be exposed to theories and
fundamentals in reaction kinetics,
knowledge in isothermal and non-isothermal reactor reactor design, types of reactor,
design, collection and analysis of rate data.
„ The topic also covers multiple reaction conditions and its applications
and heterogeneous reaction.

LEARNING OUTCOME TOPIC OUTLINE

1. State and apply the basic fundamentals and concepts related to CHAPTER 1: MOLE BALANCE
chemical reaction. 1.1 Definition of reaction rate
2. Discuss the types of reactors and its design characteristics. 1.2 The general mole balance
3. Analyze and apply the chemical reaction data to determine the 1.3 Types of reactor in industry
reaction rates.
4. Design chemical reactors for isothermal and non-isothermal condition. CHAPTER 2: CONVERSION & REACTOR SIZING
5. Solve problems related to multiple reaction operation. 2.1 Definition of conversion
6. Apply the design of chemical reactors for heterogeneous reaction. 2.2 Design equation for batch and flow systems
7. Handle chemical and apparatus safely and perform experiments. 2.3 Reactor in series
8. Observe, interpret, evaluate and analyze experimental data. 2.4 Space velocity and space time

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 TOPIC OUTLINE TOPIC OUTLINE
CHAPTER 3: RATE LAWS & STOICHIOMETRY CHAPTER 5: COLLECTION & ANALYSIS OF RATE DATA
3.1 Concept of reaction rate 5.1 Differential and integral method for batch data
3.2 Reaction order
5.2 Method of initial rates
3.3 Elementary reaction and molecularity
5.3 Method of half lives
3.4 Reaction with phase change

CHAPTER 4: ISOTHERMAL REACTOR DESIGN CHAPTER 6: NON-ISOTHERMAL REACTOR DESIGN

4.1 Design structure for isothermal reactor 6.1 The energy balance
4.2 Design for multiple reactor systems 6.2 Algorithms for non-isothermal reaction design
4.3 Pressure drop in reactor 6.3 Equilibrium conversion
4.4 Reversible reactions
6.4 Multiple steady-state

TOPIC OUTLINE TEXT BOOK CKB 20104

CHAPTER 7: MULTIPLE REACTION
7.1 Condition for maximizing yields and selectivity in parallel reactions Fogler., H.S.
7.2 Condition for maximizing yields and selectivity in series reaction
Elements of
CHAPTER 8: HETEROGENOUS REACTIONS
8.1 Catalyst definition & properties
Chemical Reaction
8.2 Steps in a catalytic reaction Engineering, 5th ed.
8.3 Porous catalyst particle Prentice Hall, 2016.
8.4 Experimental method to find rates
8.5 Packed bed catalytic reactor

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 ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
1. O. Levenspiel. Chemical Reaction Engineering,
3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
2. Holland C.D. Fundamental of Chemical Reaction
Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1989.
3. Smith J.M. Chemical Engineering Kinetics, Mc-
Graw Hill, 1981.
4. Hill C.G. Chemical Engineering Kinetics and
Reactor Design. John Wiley & Sons, 1977.

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