Reaction Engineering Principles

This textbook begins by covering the basic building blocks of chemical reaction engineering—stoichiometry, kinetics, and thermodynamics—before venturing into the world of reactors. The design and performance evaluation of reactors are conveniently grouped into chapters based on an increasing degree of difficulty. Accordingly, isothermal reactors—batch and ideal flow types—are addressed first, followed by non-isothermal reactor operation, non-ideal flow in reactors, and some special reactor types. For better comprehension, detailed derivations, problem solving steps, worked examples, graphics, and practice exercises are included.