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The course Industrial Reactors builds upon the knowledge acquired in Chemical Reactor Engineering and focuses on the practical applications of chemical reactors in industrially relevant processes and large-scale commodity chemical production. In addition to technological aspects, particular emphasis is placed on process modelling and computer simulation.
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Students are required to pass a written test and successfully defend their project. Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
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Lectures, seminars, individual project work, including computer-based work, both guided and independent. Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
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1. Introduction. Major global chemical production processes ranked by production volume. Modular approach to the development of mathematical models of chemical reactors. 2. Oxidation in the energy sector - burners and furnaces, combustion of coal, natural gas, fuel oils, and heavy fuel oil (mazut). Flame temperature. 3. Catalytic reactors in the petrochemical industry - desulfurization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, cracking, isomerization, and partial oxidation. 4. Reactors for environmental protection. Honeycomb catalytic converters for the treatment of emissions from motor vehicles and power plants. 5. Natural gas reforming, low-pressure and high-pressure coal gasification, biomass gasification, synthesis gas. Conventional and alternative technologies for hydrogen production. 6. Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and methanol production from synthesis gas. 7. Polymerization reactors, high-pressure and catalytic reactors. 8. Industrial fermenters, baker's yeast production, ethanol production, and citric acid production. 9. Oxidation and reduction in large-scale inorganic chemical production - sulfuric acid and nitric acid production, SO2 oxidation, ammonia synthesis and oxidation. 10. Electrochemical reactors, fuel cells, and electrolyzers - hydrogen and ammonia as energy storage media. 11. Reactors for organic synthesis and the pharmaceutical industry. 12. Reactors for nanotechnology applications and nanoparticle production. 13. Photochemical reactors, titanium dioxide. Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
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https://e-learning.vscht.cz/ https://webbook.nist.gov/ Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
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Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
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Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering I Chemical Reactor Engineering Last update: Kočí Petr (04.11.2026)
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| Obhajoba individuálního projektu | 1 | 28 | ||
| Účast na přednáškách | 1 | 28 | ||
| Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi | 1 | 28 | ||
| Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování | 1 | 28 | ||
| Účast na seminářích | 1 | 28 | ||
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