Essentials of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2nd Edition

Index

A

Accumulation in bioreactors, 399

Acetaldehyde

decomposition of, 350

from ethanol, 316

pyrolysis of, 409

Acetic anhydride production, 584–592

adiabatic operation, 584–587

co-current heat exchange, 589–590

constant heat exchange fluid temperature, 587–589

countercurrent heat exchange, 590–592

Acetylation reactions, 237

Activation energies

barrier height, 88

and bond strength, 94–95

determination, 92–95

in rate laws, 78

and reaction coordinates, 86

Active intermediates, 350–351

chain reactions in, 359

CRE web site material, 404–407

enzymatic reactions, 359–362

first-order rate law, 354–355

mechanism searches in, 355–359

PSSH in, 352–354

questions and problems, 407–417

summary, 403–404

supplementary reading, 417–418

Active sites

in catalysts, ...