Page 9 - The engineering of chemical reactions

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Hydrogen Oxidation 414
Chain Branching Reactions 416
Alkane Oxidation 418
Thermal Ignition 420
Thermal and Chemical Autocatalysis 422
Premixed Flames 422
Diffusion Flames 424
Energy Generation 425
Combustion of Liquids and Solids 426
Solid and Liquid Explosives 437
Explosions and Detonations 433
Reactor Safety 434
Summary 436

11 POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS AND REACTORS 443

Ideal Addition Polymerization 445
Polyolefins 452
Free-Radical Polymerization 454
Catalytic Polymerization 457
Condensation Polymerization 460
Fisher Tropsch Polymerization 465
Polymerization Reactors 467
Forming Polymers 468
Integrated Polymer Processing 469
Crystallization 469

12 MULTIPHASE REACTORS 476

Types of Multiphase Reactors 476
Mass Transfer Reactors 478
Mass Balance Equations 478
lnterfacial Surface Area 481
Mass Transfer between Phases 4 8 1
Multiphase Reactor Equations 483
Equilibrium between Phases 484
Membrane Reactors 484
Falling Film Reactor 488
Bubble Column Reactors 493
Falling Film Catalytic Wall Reactor 499
Trickle Bed Reactor 501
Multiphase Reactors with Catalysts 502
Other Multiphase Reactors 503
Analysis of Multiphase Reactors 506
Reactor-Separation Integration 507
Catalytic Distillation 508