Description
Aims:
To provide a strong basis of physical chemistry that is applicable to the wider area of chemical engineering, in particular chemical reaction engineering and process design, with specific reference to applications relating to sustainable development.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module students should:
- have an understanding of the basic facts of atomic and molecular structure and their manifestation in properties of materials;
- have a knowledge of chemical thermodynamic definitions and concepts and be able to apply them in property estimation and phase equilibrium problems;
- have an understanding of chemical kinetics principles and concepts;
- be able to apply modelling and experimental techniques to estimate kinetic parameters of complex reaction systems
Synopsis:
- State of matter and molecular interaction
- Aspects of matter involving gases, liquids and solids
- State conversion
- Energy flow and entropy
- Atomic picture, molecular interaction and structure determination
- Chemical reaction kinetics and equilibrium
- Kinetics and mechanism of gas-phase reactions
- Kinetics and mechanism of catalytic reactions
- Material balances for reactors
- Theories of reaction rates
- Complex reactions
- Photochemistry
- Experimental methods
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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