Chemical Engineering of Heterogeneous Reactions

This lecture covers the topic of two-site processes in chemical engineering, focusing on surface processes that require two adjacent sites. Examples include dissociative adsorption, associative desorption, and bimolecular reactions. The instructor explains the kinetics and rate equations for these processes, emphasizing the importance of understanding the surface reactions. The lecture also delves into finding rate equations and using tools like MATLAB to solve real tubular reactor equations for reactions of order 3. Students will learn about boundary value problems, ODE solvers, and the analytical and numerical solutions for different reaction orders.