Handbook of Chemical Reactors

Wladimir Reschetilowski was Professor of Technical Chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden. He was the lead author of the teaching profile “Technical Chemistry” at scientific universities as well as various textbooks.

• Historical outline of the origins and development of chemical reaction engineering.- Tasks, requirements and methods of chemical reaction engineering.- Basic terms and definitions of chemical reaction engineering.- Physical-chemical and physical principles of chemical reaction engineering.- General material and heat balances as the basis for reactor calculation.- Basics of modeling, design and operation of chemical reactors.- Kinetic modeling in chemical reaction engineering.- Design of experiments in chemical reaction engineering.- Dynamics and stability behavior of chemical reactors.- Safety of chemical reactors.- Control and regulation of chemical reactors.- Mixing and stirring technology in chemical reactors.- Scale-up of chemical reactors.- Basics of sustainable process development.- Energetic principles of technical reaction control.- Economic principles of technical reaction control.- Reactors for single-phase reactions.- Reactors for fluid-solid reactions: fixed bed reactors.- Reactors for fluid-solid reactions: fluidized bed reactors.- Reactors for Fluid-solid reactions: loop reactor (chemical looping reactor).- Reactors for fluid-solid reactions: rotary kilns.- Reactors for fluid-solid reactions: pulsation reactors.- Reactors for fluid-fluid reactions: loop reactors.- Reactors for fluid-fluid reactions: jet nozzle reactors.- Reactors for three-phase reactions: trickle bed reactors.- Reactors for three-phase reactions: suspension reactors.- Reactors for three-phase reactions: monolith reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical processes: biochemical reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical processes: polymerization reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical processes: electrochemical reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical processes: photochemical reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical processes: plasma chemical reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical processes: microwave reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical Processes: Tribochemical reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical processes: membrane reactors.- Reactors for special technical-chemical processes: microstructure reactors.- Special laboratory reactors: high-throughput reaction technology.- Special laboratory reactors: spiral tube reactor.- Special laboratory reactors: TAP reactor.- Special laboratory reactors: 3D-printed reactors.- Special laboratory reactors: Lab-on-a-Chip.