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Contents
PREFACE xv
1 MOLEBALANCES 1
1.1 Definition of the Rate of Reaction, -rA 2
1.2 The General Mole Balance Equation 6
1.3 BatchReactors 8
1.4 Continuous-Flow Reactors 10
1.4.1 Continuous-Stirred Tank Reactor 10
1.4.2 Tubular Reactor 11
1.4.3 Packed-Bed Reactor 14
1.5 Industrial Reactors 16
Summary 25
Questions and Problems 25
CD-ROM Material 31
Supplementary Reading 31
2 CONVERSION AND REACTOR SIZING 33
2.1 Definition of Conversion 33
2.2 Design Equations 34
2.2.1 Batch Systems 34
2.2.2 Flow Systems 37
2.3 Applications of the Design Equations for Continuous-Flow
Reactors 40
2.4 Reactors in Series 48
2.5 Some Further Definitions 56
Summary 59
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