Chemical Engineering 101:
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Winter 2008
Instructor: Professor Frances H. Arnold
228 Spalding Lab, x4612
frances@cheme.caltech.edu
TA:
Martina
Nini Carbone
331 Spalding, x4553
martina@cheme.caltech.edu
Office Hours: Monday (9:00-10:30PM) & Thursday (2:30-3:30PM)
Location/Time: Spalding, room 106
Tuesday/Thursday 1:00-2:25 pm
Text:
The
Engineering of Chemical Reactions, 2nd Edition
Lanny D. Schmidt
Oxford University Press, 2004
Topics:
Stoichiometry, extent of reaction
Chemical kinetics
Biological kinetics
Homogeneous catalysis
Heterogeneous catalysis
Chemical reaction engineering: reactor design
Grading policy: Homework: 40%
Midterm exam: 25%
Final exam: 35%
Homework policy/honor code:
In
general and unless otherwise noted, if you run into difficulty with
homework, you may discuss it with others. The work, however, should be
substantially your own--you may not copy solutions from classmates or
previous years' homeworks or exams. When a specific collaboration
policy is given for an assignment, that given policy supersedes the
general policy just given. Credit will be subtracted from all work
handed in late, unless you have worked it out beforehand (with a good
excuse!) with Prof. Arnold.
All Homework is due Tuesdays (unless otherwise noted) by 5 pm in Martina Carbone's mailbox in Spalding.
No homework will be accepted after the solutions have been posted.
Additional Course Material
Lecture Examples 01/22/2008
Reading for Week 5 (Benkovic)
Reading for Week 5 (Wolfenden)
In Class Problem (Shmidt Prob. 4.9.3 pg 182)