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Reactor Technology CKD 20002: Chemical Kinetics
Reactor Technology CKD 20002: Chemical Kinetics
CHAPTER 1
CHEMICAL KINETICS
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
CKD 20002 1.1 The rate of reaction
Objectives
Upon the completion of this chapter,
students are able to:
Introduction Introduction
• Chemical kinetics is the study of reaction
rates in a chemical reaction Reaction?
• Important aspects in chemical reaction Occurs when a chemical species
The rate at which chemical reactions take place, lost its chemical identity and a
mechanism and rate limiting steps that control new compound forms
the reaction process
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isomerization
Combination Isomerization
Rate of Reaction
The reaction rate is the rate at which a
species loses its chemical identity per
unit volume
Rate of Reaction
Can be expressed either as
1. The rate of disappearance of a
reactant
or
2. The rate of formation of a product
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A B A B
• For reactants, the rate of disappearance is • For reactants, the rate of formation is a
a positive (+) number. negative (-) number because they are
disappearing and not being formed.
• For products, the rate of disappearance is
a negative (-) number because they are being • For products, the rate of formation is a
formed and not disappearing. positive (+) number.
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rB 10mol / dm3 .s
Rate Law
• The rate law or reaction rate
equation is an equation that tells us
how fast the reaction proceeds and
Rate Law how the reaction depends on the
concentration of the chemicals
species involved.
• It is an equation which links the
reaction rate with concentrations or
pressures of reactants and constant
parameter
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Arrhenius equation
Ea Ea
• At temperature T2,
k Ae RT k ( T2 ) Ae
RT2
where
Ea = activation energy (J/mol) • Taking the ratio to obtain,
R = gas constant (8.314 J/mol.K) Ea 1 1
T = temperature (K)
R T1 T2
A = frequency factor k 2 ( T2 ) k1( T1 )e
• Unit of k and A depends on overall reaction
order
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Ea 1
ln k(T ) ln A Slope = -Ea/R
R T ln k
1/T
EXERCISE 1
Reaction Order
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• Plot • Plot
m=–k C A0
ln
CA
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rate of reaction
collide. If they collide, with enough
energy then they will react.
• The minimum amount of kinetic
(movement) energy that two particles need
if they are going to react when they collide
is called the activation energy.
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Concentration Temperature
• Molecules must collide in order to react • When we increase the reaction
• More concentrated the reactants, the temperature, the particles move more
greater the no. of molecules in any given quickly. This has two effects:
volume 1) More collisions take place
• Therefore, the greater the no. of molecular 2) When a collision occurs, there is
collision that result in greater successful more chance that the collision will lead to a
reaction reaction, because the amount of energy is
more likely to be greater than the min
amount of energy needed (activation
energy, Ea)
Temperature Temperature
• At a lower temperature, no. of collisions • At a higher temperature, the no of
is lower because the particles are moving collisions is greater because the particles
more slowly. are moving more quickly.
• When a collision occurs, there is less • When a collision occurs, there is more
chance of a reaction taking place because chance of a reaction taking place because
the movement energy in the the movement energy in the particles is
greater.
particles is less.
• The higher the temperature, the higher the
average kinetic energy.
K.E = ½ mv2
Temperature Pressure
• Temperature is a measure of the average • If the substances involved
kinetic energy of the molecules. in the reaction are gases,
• When average kinetic energy is pressure will have an
equivalent to activation energy, much effect on reaction rate.
greater fraction of the molecules • Gases are readily
successfully react when they collide. compressible, so pressure
acts as a kind of
"concentration" for gases.
• Boyle's law that the
pressure as the volume
of a gas
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Catalysts Catalysts
• A catalyst is a substance that speeds up • How does a catalyst work?
a reaction without being used up itself 1) A catalyst provides a surface on which
• Example: the reaction can take place.
This increases no. of collisions between
• This reaction only occurs very slowly particles of substances that are reacting.
unless we add the compound 2) A catalyst lowers the activation energy
manganese oxide that acts as a catalyst This means that the particles can react
for this reaction. When the catalyst is with less energy than they needed before
added the reaction speeds up greatly but the catalyst was added. If we lower the
the manganese oxide never runs out. amount of energy needed for particles to
react, then more particles can react.
Catalysts
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