Chemical Reactor Engineering - M409018
Title: Inženýrství chemických reaktorů
Form of teaching: lecture+practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Chemical Engineering (409)
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Actual: from 2026 to 2027
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:4
E-Credits: summer s.:4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Repeated enrollment: - / - / - / 9
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. Ing. Grof Zdeněk Ph.D.
Ing. Lindner Jiří Ph.D.
prof. Ing. Kočí Petr Ph.D.
Interchangeability : AM409018, N409076
Is interchangeable with: AM409018
Examination dates   
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Annotation -
The course focuses on the engineering description of the basic types of chemical reactors (i.e. batch, semi-batch, continuous-flow, and tubular reactors), including selected modern reactor technologies (photochemical reactors and bioreactors, membrane reactors, and microreactors). The description covers material and energy balances for individual reactor types, reaction equilibria and kinetics, including a discussion of reaction mechanisms, adsorption of reactants on catalyst surfaces, and external and internal mass transfer in porous catalyst particles. The course builds upon the knowledge acquired in the courses Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry.
Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
Course completion requirements -

Student must pass a written test and an oral examination.

Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
Literature -

Obligatory:

  • Fogler H. Scott. Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 5th Edition. : Prentice Hall / Pearson Education, 2016, s. ISBN 978-0-13-388751-8.
  • Kočí Petr a kol.. Chemické inženýrství I. : VŠCHT Praha, 2019, s. ISBN 978-80-7592-049-2.

Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

Course Credit (Pass Requirement): A written test focusing on the solution of calculation-based problems will be held on the dates scheduled during the examination period. To obtain course credit, students must achieve a minimum score of 25 out of 50 points. Students are allowed two retakes.

Oral Examination: Obtaining course credit is a prerequisite for taking the oral examination. Students will be examined on two topics selected from the course syllabus. Each question is worth 50 points. To pass the examination, students must achieve a minimum score of 20 points for each question.

Final Grade: The total number of points obtained in the written test and oral examination determines the final grade according to the following scale.

Total No. of points / Grade

0 - 74 / F

75 - 89 / E

90 - 104 / D

105 - 119 / C

120 - 134 / B

135 - 150 / A

Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
Syllabus -

1. Introduction, reaction stoichiometry, reaction kinetics and equilibrium, equilibrium conversion as a function of temperature and pressure.

2. Material balances in batch and continuous-flow reactors.

3. Material balances in tubular flow reactors: plug-flow reactors, packed-bed catalytic reactors, and reactors with axial dispersion.

4. Energy balances and enthalpy balances in different types of reactors.

5. Multiple steady states in reactors involving exothermic reactions; reactor cooling and heating.

6. Strategies for optimizing the course of reversible reactions. Selectivity and optimization of product yield.

7. Chemical reaction mechanisms and the pseudo-steady-state approximation.

8. Evaluation of reaction kinetics from experimental data.

9. Enzymatic reactions. Bioreactors.

10. Elementary steps of reactions on heterogeneous catalysts: adsorption, surface reaction, and desorption. Derivation of the overall rate expression.

11. External and internal mass transfer in heterogeneous catalytic reactors. Effectiveness factor.

12. Residence time distributions in reactors. Non-ideal reactors; models of maximum segregation and maximum mixedness.

13. Membrane, photochemical, and electrochemical reactors; microreactors and lab-on-a-chip systems.

Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
Learning resources -

https://e-learning.vscht.cz/

https://webbook.nist.gov/

Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
Learning outcomes -

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Develop mathematical models describing processes taking place in conventional types of chemical reactors, including bioreactors.
  • Discuss the effects of various operating parameters (e.g. residence time and temperature) on reactor performance and efficiency (i.e. conversion or selectivity), and use mathematical models to determine optimal reactor operating conditions.
  • Understand and quantitatively describe internal and external mass transfer phenomena and adsorption processes in heterogeneous catalytic systems.
Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
Registration requirements -

Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering I.

Physical Chemistry I.

Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 1.5 42
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 1 28
Účast na seminářích 0.5 14
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