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Prepared by: Checked by:

Name: NORULAKMAL NOR HADI Name: AZYYATI JOHARI

Position: SENIOR LECTURER Position: PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Approved by:

Name: NADIA ISA

Position: HEAD OF SECTION

BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY IN

PROGRAM
PROCESS

COURSE CODE CKB 20104

COURSE NAME REACTION ENGINEERING

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1. Name of Course Reaction Engineering

2. Course Code: CKB 20104

3. Names of Academic Kelly Yong Tau Len

Staff: Mohd Razealy Anuar
4. Rationale for inclusion of the course in the program:

This course is aimed at providing students with the understanding of basic principles
and fundamentals in chemical reaction kinetics, types of reactor and its design
characteristics, and heterogeneous reactions. This knowledge is vital since students will
use these fundamentals in applications of chemical engineering technology.
5. Semester and Semester 4 Batch to be Intake Jan. 2014 to
Year Offered Year 2 Affected Intake Sept. 2016
6. Total Student Learning Total guided and
Time (SLT): Face to face (F2F): 110 hours independent
160 hours learning (Non F2F)
L= Lecture L T P O
T=Tutorial
P=Practical 28 20 56 6 50 hours
O=Others
7. Credit Value: 4 Credits

8. Prerequisite: Nil

9. Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this subjects, students should be able to:

1. Design chemical reactors for isothermal and non-isothermal processes. (C5, P3)
2. Solve problems related to chemical reactions based on the fundamental concepts.
(C4)
3. Follow procedures accurately and conduct experiments safely. (P3)
10. Transferable skills

Skills Development of the skills Skills assessments

1. Teamwork Students are required to Peer evaluation
work in team during practical
sessions.

2. Participation & Written and verbal Rubric – Lecturer’s

Communication skills communication skills – via evaluation
practical reports and mini
project.

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11. Teaching and Learning Strategy

Teaching and learning will be via lecture, tutorial and practical. Students will also be
required to do their own self-study either through guided questions or mini project.

12. Synopsis

This course covers the introduction to reaction engineering basic concepts such as mole
balance, conversion, reactor sizing, rate laws and stoichiometry. In addition, students
will be exposed to theories and knowledge in isothermal and non isothermal reactor
design, collection and analysis of rate data. The topic also covers multiple reaction
conditions and heterogeneous reaction.

13. Mode of Delivery

Lecture, tutorial and practical.

14. Assessment Methods and Types

Test 20 %
Mini project 20 %
Practical 20 %
Final Examination 40 %
Total 100%
15. Mapping of the Course to the Program Aims

Course Name PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO4 PEO5

Reaction Engineering √ √
16. Mapping of the course to the Program Learning Outcomes

P P P P P P P P P P P P TEACHING ASSESSMEN
L L L L L L L L L L L L METHODO T
O O O O O O O O O O O O LOGY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1
0 1 2
CLO1 √ √ Lecture, Test, Final
practical, Examination,
tutorial Mini project
CLO2 √ Lecture, Test, Final
tutorial Examination
CLO3 √ Lecture, Practical
practical reports

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17. Content outline of the course and the student learning time per topic

F2F Non
Topic SLT
L T P O F2F
1 1.0 Mole Balance 2 2 4

1.1 Definition of Reaction Rate

1.2 The General Mole Balance
1.3 Types of Reactor In Industry

2 2.0 Conversion and Reactor Sizing 2 2 2 6

2.1 Definition of Conversion

2.2 Design Equation For Batch and
Flow Systems
2.3 Reaction in Series
2.4 Space Velocity and Space Time

3 3.0 Rate Laws and Stoichiometry 4 4 4 12

3.1 Concept of Reaction Rate

3.2 Reaction Order
3.3 Elementary Reaction and
Molecularity
3.4 Reaction With Phase Change

4 4.0 Isothermal Reactor Design 6 4 5 15

4.1 Design Structure For Isothermal

Reactor
4.2 Design For Multiple Reactor
Systems
4.3 Pressure Drop in Reactor
4.4 Reversible Reactions

5 5.0 Collection and Analysis of 4 4 4 12

Rate Data

5.1 Differential and Integral Method

For Batch Data
5.2 Method of Initial Rates
5.3 Method of Half-Lives

6 6.0 Non-Isothermal Reactor 6 4 5 15

Design

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6.1 The Energy Balance

6.2 Algorithms For Non-Isothermal
Reactor Design
6.3 Equilibrium Conversion
6.4 Multiple Steady-State
7 7.0 Multiple Reaction 2 2 2 6

7.1 Condition For Maximizing Yields

and Selectivity in Parallel
Reaction
7.2 Condition For Maximizing Yields
and Selectivity in Series Reaction

8 8.0 Heterogeneous Reactions 2 2 4

8.1 Catalyst Definition and Properties

8.2 Steps in a Catalytic Reaction
8.3 Porous Catalyst Particle
8.5 Experiment Method to Finding
Rates
8.6 Packed Bed Catalytic Reactor

List of experiments:

Practical Briefing 3 3

Practical Preparation 3 1 4
Exp 1: Batch Reactor 6 1 7

Practical Preparation 3 1 4
Exp 2: Continuous Stirred Tank 6 1 7
Reactor

Practical Preparation 3 1 4
Exp 3: Plug Flow Reactor 6 1 7

Practical Preparation 3 1 4
Exp 4: Reactor Test Rig 3 1 4

Written Test (3 hours) 3 3 6

Mini Project 20 7 27
Final Exam (3 hours) 3 6 9
TOTAL Student Learning Time (h) 28 20 56 6 50 160

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18. Main Reference:

1. Fogler, H.S. (2016). Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 5th Edition.

Prentice Hall.

Additional Reference:

1. Levenspiel, O. (1998). Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd Edition. John Wiley &
Sons Ltd.
2. Holland, C.D. (1989). Fundamental of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2nd Edition.
Prentice Hall.
3. Davis, M.E. (2012). Fundamental of Chemical Reaction Engineering. Dover
Publication Inc.

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