CODE 90669 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DI PROCESSO 10375 (L-9) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/24 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: SVILUPPO DI PROCESSI E REATTORI CHIMICI AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The aim of the course is to enable the student to apply the basic concepts of chemical engineering (mass balances, kinetic laws, stoichiometry, energy balances, etc.) to the sizing of homogeneous chemical reactors. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Attendance and active participation in the proposed training activities will allow the student to: Write the mass balance equations for an ideal reactor Correctly sizing an ideal reactor note the kinetic law Determine the kinetic law of a chemical reaction from the analysis of laboratory tests Calculate the selectivity for the case of multiple reactions in ideal reactors Set up the energy balance equation in chemical reactors PREREQUISITES Although no preparatory qualifications are formally required, it is strongly recommended to follow the course only after passing the mathematical analysis exams. TEACHING METHODS The teaching includes frontal lessons in the classroom. 35 hours will be dedicated to the presentations of theoretical contents while 25 hours will be dedicated to the execution of exercises and numerical exercises. Transversal skills will be acquired through the execution of numerical exercises to be carried out in groups using commercial software packages. Students with certified DSA, disabilities or other special educational needs are advised to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods which, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Material balances. Definition of the reaction rate, the material balance for a chemical reactor. Definition of conversion degree, sizing of ideal chemical reactors. (15 hours) The kinetic laws. Stoichiometric tables for the various types of reactors. (10 hours) Chemical reactors in non-stationary regime. (5 hours) Determination of the kinetic law from laboratory data: integral, differential, initial velocity methods. (10 hours) Multiple reactions in chemical reactors (5 h) Non-isothermal reactors in stationary and dynamic regimes. (10 hours) Distribution of residence times in chemical reactors. Models for non-ideal chemical reactors. (5 hours) RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Scott Fogler "Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering" Prentice Hall internation Series Reference text Scott Fogler "Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering" Prentice Hall internation Series TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD RENZO DI FELICE Ricevimento: please write to renzo.difelice@unige.it for an appointment LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11918/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The final exam consists of an oral exam, generally consisting of three questions, on the topics developed during the course. Students who have successfully passed the numerical tests proposed during the semester of the course will be exempt from the final assessment test. ASSESSMENT METHODS Tests and the final exam aim to ascertain the student's knowledge regarding the sizing of an ideal chemical reactor. Both the correct formulation of the problem and the correctness of the numerical calculations will be evaluated.
