1. General information
Course:
APPLIED CHEMICAL KINETICS
Code:
57713
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
344 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
1 - FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Group(s):
21
Year:
2
Duration:
C2
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
YOLANDA DIAZ DE MERA MORALES
- Group(s):
21
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Marie Curie, segunda planta, despacho 2.05
QUÍMICA FÍSICA
926052872
yolanda.diaz@uclm.es
Lecturer:
ALBERTO NOTARIO MOLINA
- Group(s):
21
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Marie Curie, primera planta
QUÍMICA FÍSICA
6347
alberto.notario@uclm.es
Monday 10-13 h. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10-11h
2. Pre-Requisites
Those established in general for the Degree
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
It is essential that the student acquire a solid knowledge of the bases of chemical kinetics and its application to Chemical Engineering. The subject intends that the student deepens the understanding of these concepts, completes them and acquires the necessary skills for their application to the practical cases that will be presented both in their professional future and when studying other subjects of the study plan. Specifically, this subject will address the description of the concepts of formal kinetics, the learning of the different mathematical methods that exist to solve the kinetic equations, the factors that influence the rate of the reaction, knowing the different types of chemical reactors used in industry, address the study of catalyzed reactions and the different types of catalysis in reactions of industrial interest, etc. Applied Chemical Kinetics is a compulsory subject that will be taught in the second semester of the second year
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB02 | Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area. |
| E24 | Knowledge and / or ability to handle chemical analysis equipment and property characterization, and the basic instruments of a chemical laboratory. |
| E25 | Knowledge about integration of processes and operations |
| E31 | Ability to manage information sources in chemical engineering. Properly handle the terminology of the profession in Spanish and English in the oral and written records |
| G03 | Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of Chemical Engineering. |
| G20 | Ability to learn and work autonomously |
| G21 | Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to practice |
| G22 | Creativity and initiative |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Being able to simulate the concentration profiles of the species involved in a reacting chemical system. | |
| To have the ability to autonomously work in a laboratory and skills in handling experimental techniques to obtain thermodynamic properties and the monitoring of kinetic processes. | |
| To have knowledge and ability to manage bibliographic sources of thermodynamic and kinetic nature. | |
| Have knowledge of the fundamentals of chemical kinetics and its application to Chemical Engineering. | |
| Being able to integrate the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of a chemical process. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Introduction. Stoichiometric analysis of chemical reactions
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Unit 1.1: Necessity and importance of stoichiometry in chemical processes: definition of stoichiometric model. Stoichiometric analysis in complex reactions: determination of key species, relationship between key and non-key species, determination of stoichiometric equations that represent the system.
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Unit 2: Rate of chemical reactions. Elementary and complex reactions
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Unit 2.1: Different ways to express reaction rate. Factors that affect the rate of reaction: pressure, temperature and composition. Elementary and complex reactions: mechanisms of complex reactions. Steady-state and rate-determining step approximation. Influence of temperature: Theory of collisions and transition state theory
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Unit 3: Rate equations in constant volume batch reactors
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Unit 3.1: Integrated rate laws in simple reactions of order 1, 2, order n. Half-life, Powell and isolation method to obtain the reaction order. Integrated rates in complex reactions: irreversible in series and in parallel. reversible reactions. differential method.
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Unit 4: Rate equations in variable volume batch reactors
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Unit 4.1: Definition of relative volume variation. Kinetic equation for variable volume batch reactors. Differential method of analysis. Integral method: zero order reactions, 1st order reactions and 2nd order reactions.
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Unit 5: Kinetic equations in steady state flow reactors
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Unit 5.1: Introduction. Time and spatial rate. Continuous stirred tank reactor. Plug flow reactor. Integrated rate equations for flow reactors.
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Unit 6: Homogeneous catalysis
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Unit 6.1: Introduction to catalysis. Specific and general acid-base homogeneous catalysis.
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Unit 7: Heterogeneous catalysis
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Unit 7.1: Reaction rate in heterogeneous processes. Adsorption isotherms. Heterogeneous catalysis mechanisms
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, REMARKS
Laboratory practices
Practice 1. Kinetics of hydration of acetic anhydride by a colorimetric method
Practice 2. Kinetics of hydrolysis of tert-butyl iodide by conductivity measurements
Practice 3. Simulation of kinetics
Practice 4. Glucose mutarotation kinetics by polarimetry
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB02 E31 G03 G20 G21 G22 | 1.36 | 34 | N | N | ||
| Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | 1.96 | 49 | N | N | |||
| Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] | Workshops and Seminars | CB02 E31 G03 G20 G21 G22 | 0.32 | 8 | Y | N | ||
| Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | 0.52 | 13 | N | N | |||
| Laboratory practice or sessions [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | CB02 E24 E25 E31 G03 G20 G21 G22 | 0.6 | 15 | Y | Y | ||
| Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | 0.88 | 22 | N | N | |||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | 0.12 | 3 | Y | Y | |||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | 0.24 | 6 | N | N | |||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 25.00% | 25.00% | |
| Final test | 60.00% | 60.00% | |
| Laboratory sessions | 15.00% | 15.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:1. Exam with questions and problems about the contents taught (60%).
2. Continuous evaluation on learning based on practical cases, problems, questionnaires, etc... especially in the seminars (25%).
3. Continuous evaluation of the work in the laboratory, including the proper preparation of the results sheets (15%).
To make the average, a minimum of 4/10 in each of the 3 parts will be required. To pass the course, the overall average must be equal to or greater than 5/10. -
Non-continuous evaluation:Those students who report that they cannot follow the continuous assessment (and meet the established requirements), must do a final test where all the skills corresponding to the continuous assessment and the final exam (85% of the grade) will be evaluated.
The remaining 15% corresponds to laboratory practices.
To make the average it is required to obtain a minimum of 4/10 in each of these 2 parts. To pass the course, the overall average must be equal to or greater than 5/10.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
1. Examination of all the contents taught, including questions, cases and problems similar to those raised during the development of the course, including the seminars (85%).
2. Evaluation of the work in the laboratory including the preparation of the results sheets (15%). The lab note is kept for everyone. For those who have not passed a 4/10 in the ordinary call, this call will have an evaluation section of the corresponding competences that could be carried out in the laboratory.
To make the average it is required to obtain a minimum of 4/10 in each of these 2 parts. To pass the course, the overall average must be equal to or greater than 5/10.
- There is no obligation to repeat the laboratory in the following course. In that case, the laboratory grade will be 4/10. If someone wants to repeat it, they can do it and the grade will be the one obtained in this case.
2. Evaluation of the work in the laboratory including the preparation of the results sheets (15%). The lab note is kept for everyone. For those who have not passed a 4/10 in the ordinary call, this call will have an evaluation section of the corresponding competences that could be carried out in the laboratory.
To make the average it is required to obtain a minimum of 4/10 in each of these 2 parts. To pass the course, the overall average must be equal to or greater than 5/10.
- There is no obligation to repeat the laboratory in the following course. In that case, the laboratory grade will be 4/10. If someone wants to repeat it, they can do it and the grade will be the one obtained in this case.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Similar to the first resit
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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| Hours | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources