Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195169255 ISBN 13: 9780195169256

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Thoroughly revised and updated in this second edition, The Engineering of Chemical Reactions focuses explicitly on developing the skills necessary to design a chemical reactor for any application, including chemical production, materials processing, and environmental modeling. This edition also features two new chapters on biological and environmental reaction engineering that provide an exciting introduction to these increasingly important areas of today's chemical engineering market.

Streamlined to enhance the logical flow of the subject, The Engineering of Chemical Reactions, 2/e, is easy for instructors to navigate and students to follow. Using real reactions from chemical engineering, the first seven chapters cover such fundamentals as multiple reactions, energy management, and catalytic processes. The final five chapters explore more advanced topics including environmental, polymer, solids processing, biological, and combustion reactions. Practical, real-world examples throughout the text consider reactor and process choices in ways that encourage students to think creatively and build on previous knowledge.

The Engineering of Chemical Reactions, 2/e, is ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses in chemical reactor engineering, chemical reactor design, and kinetics.

About the Author:

Lanny D. Schmidt is Regents Professor in the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department at the University of Minnesota and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. His research focuses on various aspects of the chemistry and engineering of chemical reactions in situations with technological applications. He is the author of more than 300 papers published in academic journals and the recipient of numerous industry awards.

Review:

"Covers the basic concepts thoroughly and concisely."--H. Henry Lamb, North Carolina State University

"An excellent text. It moves away from the traditional reactor design books to bring students closer to the industrial practice of chemical reactor engineering."--Ralph W. Pike, Louisiana State University

"Chapters are well-written, easy to read, and easy to follow. Problems are appropriate. A well-balanced text for undergraduate kinetics."--Trung van Nguyen, University of Kansas

"An excellent text which combines well formulated modeling and kinetics to describe chemical processes. It will be very useful in an introductory undergraduate course."--Jack Hudson, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

"Excellent approach to teaching reaction engineering!"--Jeffrey D. Carbeck, Princeton University

"The author has struck an excellent balance between theory and application. The book shows a good exposition of the catalytic processes which are in common use today."--Mark G. White, Georgia Institute of Technology