CHE6881 Advanced reaction engineering
Faculty of Engineering
CHE6881 Advanced reaction engineering is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
The unit will develop a higher level understanding of reaction kinetics, catalysis and reactor design, including:
- isothermal and non-isothermal reactor design - steady and unsteady states
- runaway reactions, reactor safety and reactive hazards
- heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis and biocatalysis
- diffusion effects in catalytic reactions
- residence time distribution
- non-ideal reactor design and operation
- density functional theory in catalysis
- reactor design strategy for different industries including CO2 utilization
- advanced reactor concepts for graphene production
- use of metal organic frameworks in energy applications including catalysis
- use of Gold as catalyst
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse and apply isothermal and non-isothermal kinetics
- 2
Analyse the importance of catalysis in heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis and biocatalysis systems
- 3
Design and analyse reactor systems using numerical methods and commercial software Aspen Plus
- 4
Synthesize advanced reactor designs for selective industrial applications
- 5
Critiquing contemporary journal articles in conventional industrial catalysis and emerging catalysis
Workload and teaching
3 hours lectures including presentations from industry, 2 hours practicals/simulation work/familiarisation with instruments used for catalyst characterisation and 7 hours of private study/group work per week.
Where it fits
CHE6881 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Sankar Bhattacharya
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Mark Banaszak Holl
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CHE6881?
CHE6881 has no prerequisites.
When is CHE6881 offered?
In 2020, CHE6881 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Which majors and minors include CHE6881?
CHE6881 is part of Engineering PhD program.