2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering

Advanced Reaction Process Engineering

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Instructor(s): Teruoki Tago
Class Format: Lecture (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 1-2 Mon (S4-202(S422))
Class: -
Course Code: CAP.C424
Number of credits: 100
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 2Q
Syllabus updated: Mar 23, 2026
Language: English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course, Advanced Reaction Process Engineering, covers both the fundamentals and applications of reaction engineering in a systematic manner.
The aim of the course is to help students understand the basics of reactor design and the overall structure of chemical reaction processes, from the production of basic chemicals (chemical feedstocks) to fine chemicals using both fossil and renewable resources.
First, students learn about practical reactor operations, including semi-batch operation, reactor combinations, and recycle systems.
Next, the course focuses on major types of reactions—such as complex reactions, exothermic reactions, and heterogeneous catalytic reactions—and explains how to select and design suitable reactors for each case.

Course description and aims

By taking this course, students will acquire the following knowledge and abilities.
1) Role of chemical reaction engineering in chemical processes
2) Fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering and reactor typesshape
3) Concentration changes of reactants in a reactor
4) Selection of suitable reactors for various reaction systems and basic equations for reactor design
5) Reaction phenomena and catalyst degradation in porous solid catalysts

Keywords

Chemical reaction engineering, reaction rate analysis, diffusion and reaction, solid catalyst, effectiveness factor, catalyst deactivation phenomena

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purpose.
In every class, a summary of the previous lecture is given.
Towards the end of each class, students are required to solve exercise problems related to the material covered in the class.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Intoroduction to chemical reaction engineering Batch reactor design and its application	Understand the appropriate reactor types to produce chemicals Understand batch reactor and semi-batch reactors design
Class 2	CSTR (Continuous stirred tank reactor) design and its application	Understand application of CSTR and unsteady state operation
Class 3	PFR (Plug flow reactor) design and its application	Understand multi-tubular Reactor (PFR) and combination of Reactors (CSTR+PFR)
Class 4	Complex reaction	Understand reactor design for complex reactions.
Class 5	exothermic reaction	Understand reactor design for exothermic reactions.
Class 6	Solid catalytic reaction	Understand reactor design for solid catalytic reactions.
Class 7	Gas liquid reaction	Understand reactions occurring at the gas–liquid interface
Class 8	Knowledge retention and confirmation of understanding	Understand chemical reaction system.

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 60 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Course materials are provided during class

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Kenji Hashimoto. Hannou Kougaku. Tokyo: Baifukan. ISBN-10: 4563045187.
Octave Levenspiel. Chemical Reaction Engineering. Wiley, ISBN 9780471254249.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Exercise problems (50%), Final exam. (50%)

Related courses

CAP.G303 ： Reaction Engineering
CAP.T415 ： Elements of Chemical Systems Engineering I
CAP.T416 ： Elements of Chemical Systems Engineering II
CAP.C443 ： Advanced Reaction-Separation Process
CAP.C521 ： Chemical Engineering in Global Business

Prerequisites

None

Other

Score evaluation will be conducted by confirming the level of understanding principle, operation and actual application of Catalytic reaction engneering