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Introduction to Kinetics and Chemical Reactors
Design and operation of chemical reactors in a chemical industry profoundly inuence the
impact that the industry may have on the surrounding environment. Understanding dif-
ferent types of reactions and characterising their kinetic behaviour are important for opti-
mal design and operation of chemical reactors. This chapter outlines the basic principles
of chemical kinetics, methods of obtaining rate equations for different types of reactions,
principles of catalysis and kinetics of catalytic reactions. A brief introduction on the types
and classication of reactors is presented in this chapter ...