NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALL! DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ‘COURSE PLAN - PART | Name of the a programme and | B.Tech (chemical Engineering) specialization hares pe eto ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION Eh CLPE2 No. of Credits 3 CLPOtB, cLPC2t Jan 2023 = E | coeeeee at Name of Faculty | Dr. M.MATHESWARAN | Department Engineering __| Official Email matheswaran@nitiedu | Telephone No. a Name of Course cosine Dr. M. Arivazhagan boars Official E- lo. 0431-2503101 | Course T) Syllabus (approved in BS) a Electrolytic processes; current-voltage relationships in electrolytic reactors; the limiting current plateau; mass & energy balance, and efficiency in electrochemical reactors; The estimation of mass transport coefficients at commonly occurring electrodes; The estimation of mass transport coefficients under enhanced convection conditions. Electrolytic reactors: plug low model of electrochemical reactors employing parallel plate reactor, Plug flow mode! under constant mass flux conditions; PFM analysis with electrolyte recycling PFM and real electrochemical reactors. General view of simple CSTER systems; CSTER in cascades; CSTER analysis of batch electrochemical reactors, CSTER analysis of semi-continuous electrochemical reactors. CSTER analysis of electrolyte recycling; Batch reactor combined with electrolyte recycling General aspects of thermal behaviour in electrochemical reactor; Thermal behaviour under CSTER conditions; The estimation of heat losses; the thermal behaviour under PFR conditions; Thermal behaviour of batch electrochemical reactors. General notions on optimization of electrochemical reactor ~elementary process optimization- IBL formula ~ optimization of electro refining process ~ Jaskula formula — ‘optimization of a general electrolytic process ~ The Beck formula. REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Scott K, “Electrochemical Reaction Engineering’, Plenum Press, New York, 1991 | 2° Goodridge F, Scot K, “Electrochemical Process Engineering", Plenum Press, New York, 1996. 3. T.Z-Fahidy, Principles of Electrochemical Reactor Analysis", Elsevier, 1985 4. Dil. Pickett, "Electrochemical Reactor Designs’, Elsevier Scientific Publishing ‘Company,New York, 1979. | COURSE OBJECTIVE: SiaesnaneanaGS-eC CLL! | aersanca| To familanz in the aspects Of cuvent -volage relationships & eelimaton of mass aneter Coat PERS GTR selena pedal |ro Course Outcomes Programme Outcomes (PO) _| 1. Understand Kinetics of single and multiple electrochemical reaction | 2,3 2. Understand Mass transport process in the electrochemical system | 4,2,3,4,8,11,12 3. Design of Electrochemical reactors 42,54,5,8.11,12 4, Analyze electrochemical design models, thermal behaviour of Feactors and electrochemical reactors. 12,3,48,8.11092 ae ‘COURSE OVERVIEW | Electrochemical reactors are constructed on the bases of electrochemical technologies. This ‘course focuses on the theoretical aspects of electrochemical reactions and exemplifies thelr applications. For the comprehensive understand of electrochemical processes, students acquire fundamental knowledge and concepts of electrochemistry. In addition, this course aims to students to understand constructions and principles of typical electrochemical reactor, and explain electrochemical phenomena, ‘COURSE TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES SNo. | WeekContact Topie ode of Dolvery Youre 1 lective processes 2 | Week 1 [Current -voitage relationships a 3 Limiting current plateau 4 ‘Mass & energy balance, ad efficiency S_] Week 2 [Estimation of mass transport coefiiens A Esimation of mass iansportcoefcens under enhanced convection conditions = Esliation of mass transport coeficenis under enhanced convection condtons | Week3 | Plug flow model of electrolytic reactors ug low modelo elecrochemical fe Reactors employing paral plate reactor __| hak Talk a ug flow model under constant mass fx conditions v7] Week [PFM anajsis wih electolve reeycing PFI and real electrochemical reactors 12 | Simple CSTER systems 3 | ISTER in cascades = STER analysis of bal sdtocherical WeekS | reactors 6 CSTER analysis of | semicontinuous electrochemical reactors 16 | Week6 | CSTER analysis of electrolyte recyclingNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPALLI 7 Batch reactor combined wih electrolyte | |recycing | 18 ‘Thermal behaviour under GSTER conditions| ig Estimation of heat losses gel 20 Thermal behaviour of batch electrochemical Week7 | reactors a Convective afusion equation end migration effects 2 Derivation of convecve fusion equation Theory 23 | Weeks | Electroneutralty conditons- supporing electrolyte effect 24 | Fundamental of Nernst ayer model Eo Estimation of rue iting current 26 | Weeks | General aspects of dispersion models z racer input signaVouput signal 28 ‘Axial dispersion in electrochemical reactors 22 | week 10 [Axial dispersion and reactor performance a ‘al dispersion analysis va. Tanksin-sries model a ‘Optimization of electrochemical reactor 32_| Week 11 [Elementary Process optimization 2 {BL formula 4 Optimization of electro refining process 35 | Weekt2 | Jaskua formula [38 ‘Optimization of @ general electoytic process 37_|__ Week 13 _| The Beck formula ‘COURSE ASSESSMENT METHODS (shall range from 4 0 6) % S.No. | Mode of Assessment | Week/Date Duration | weicktage 1 Layee test 51d week 1 hour a 2 Class test 6th week 5 15% 3 Ueyce test ‘oth week ‘hour 20% 4 Assignment THthweek : 15% Compensation OPA passport 13th week 1 hour 20% 6 | Endsemexamination” | 13th week 2hour 30% “mandatory; refer to guidelines on page 4 ‘COURSE EXIT SURVEY (mention the ways in which the feedback about the course shall be assessed)NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALL! Feedback is planned to be colected twice; during class committee meetings and one | Bathe end ofcourse as through onine questionnaire Juteble mapping of COS wth POS wil be made and attainment willbe calevlated_| [couRse POL (cu eompenaion exert oe pected) ‘COMPENSATION ASSESSMENT "> Attending all the assessments are MANDATORY for every student any students notable to attend any ofthe assessments (1 and 3 only) due to genuine reason, student is permited to attend the compensation assessment (CPA). ‘Atany case, CPA will not be considered as an improvement tes. | ATTENDANCE P POLICY (A unto attendance policy as speciied below shallbe folowed) | "> Atleast 75% attendance in each course is mandatory. > A maximum of 10% shall be allowed under On Duty (OD) category. > Students with less than 65% of attendance shall be prevented from writing the final assessment and shall be awarded 'V' grade. ‘ACADEMIC DISHONESTY & PLAGIARISM > Possessing a mobile phone, carrying bits of paper, taking to other students, copying ‘rom others during an assessment wil be treated as punishable dishonesty. Zero mark to be awarded for the offenders. For copying from another student, both > ‘students get the same penalty of zero mark. > The departmental discipinary committee incuding the course facully member, PAC chairperson and the HoD, as members shall very the facts ofthe malpractoe and award the punishment i the student is found gully. The report shall be submited to the Academic office, > The above policy against academic dishonesty shall be applicable for all the programmes [ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IF ANY The Course Coordinator is avaiable for consultation at times that are displayed on the coordinator’ office notice board. ‘Queries may also be emailed to the Course Coordinator directly at matheswaran@nit.edu RAL MU ae a (Or M, Matheswaran) (Or.T.Sivasankar) gyn | Course Faculty CC- Chairperson