This second edition presents updated key concepts and exercises in chemical reaction engineering. While retaining the foundational structure of the first edition, this graduate textbook offers 2 new chapters devoted to polymerization reactions and reactors, and to bioreactors, and provides a complete and more suitable overview of the field for students and researchers of Chemical Reaction Engineering Sciences.

The Preface of this edition has been rewritten to justify the changes conducted since the first edition. The subsequent chapters introduce students to the concepts behind the successful design and operation of chemical reactors, with an emphasis on qualitative arguments, simple design methods, graphical procedures, and frequent comparison of capabilities of the major reactor types. These chapters were updated and/or enriched with new exercises, and particular attention was given to the following topics:

The authors conducted a comprehensive revision of all the MATLAB code exercises to ensure they aligned with current learning objectives and described in detail the mathematical strategy adopted, particularly for the more complex problems.

With expanded content, practical exercises, and new chapters, this textbook equips students and professionals alike with the knowledge and tools to excel in chemical and industrial engineering.

Offers the reader a modern approach to reactor description and modelling. Using the widely applied numerical language MATLAB, it provides the reader with categorized groups of general code for a wide variety of chemical reactors. Being designed as a tool for researchers and professionals, the code can easily be extended and adapted by the reader to their own specific problems.

This second edition presents updated key concepts and exercises in chemical reaction engineering. While retaining the foundational structure of the first edition, this graduate textbook offers 2 new chapters devoted to polymerization reactions and reactors, and to bioreactors, and provides a complete and more suitable overview of the field for students and researchers of Chemical Reaction Engineering Sciences.

The Preface of this edition has been rewritten to justify the changes conducted since the first edition. The subsequent chapters introduce students to the concepts behind the successful design and operation of chemical reactors, with an emphasis on qualitative arguments, simple design methods, graphical procedures, and frequent comparison of capabilities of the major reactor types. These chapters were updated and/or enriched with new exercises, and particular attention was given to the following topics:

The authors conducted a comprehensive revision of all the MATLAB code exercises to ensure they aligned with current learning objectives and described in detail the mathematical strategy adopted, particularly for the more complex problems.

With expanded content, practical exercises, and new chapters, this textbook equips students and professionals alike with the knowledge and tools to excel in chemical and industrial engineering.

Offers the reader a modern approach to reactor description and modelling. Using the widely applied numerical language MATLAB, it provides the reader with categorized groups of general code for a wide variety of chemical reactors. Being designed as a tool for researchers and professionals, the code can easily be extended and adapted by the reader to their own specific problems.