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 2023 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CHE6881
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After CHE6881
No unit lists CHE6881 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Engineering PHD program or with permission from the Faculty of Engineering. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
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 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Assignment 1Threshold hurdle30%
- Assignment 2Threshold hurdle20%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle50%
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
- Lectures12 hours
- Practical activities36 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
Julian Ross, Heterogeneous Catalysis – Fundamentals and Applications, Elsevier, 2012
L Theodore, Chemical Reactor Analysis and Applications for the Practicing Engineer, Wiley, August 2012
Scott Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering , 4th edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA, 2005.
Technology resources
You must regularly check Moodle for announcements. You are allowed to bring to class a laptop or similar.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Sankar Bhattacharya
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Sankar Bhattacharya
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CHE6881?
CHE6881 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CHE6881 offered?
In 2023, CHE6881 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is CHE6881?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does CHE6881 have an exam?
No. CHE6881 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.