Chemical and Biological Reaction Engineering Fundamentals

Chemical and biological reaction engineering is at the heart of producing modern medicines, clean energy, and advanced materials. Understanding how to model, analyze, and optimize these complex systems is essential for any aspiring chemical or biological engineer. This course guides you from foundational kinetic principles to the design of sophisticated reactors and biological systems using clear, step-by-step written explanations. You will start with core thermodynamic and kinetic definitions before progressing to complex, real-world engineering scenarios. What you'll learn: Understand fundamental reaction kinetics, rate laws, and temperature dependence in chemical systems; Design and analyze ideal reactor types including batch, continuous stirred-tank, and plug flow reactors; Apply mass and energy balances to non-isothermal reactor systems for safe operation; Analyze biological reaction pathways, enzyme kinetics, and bioreactor configurations; Evaluate catalyst performance and transport limitations in heterogeneous reaction systems; Practice modeling complex multi-reaction networks using modern numerical approaches. The course begins with essential terminology and governing equations, then guides you through practical design problems, and concludes with modern biological system modeling. Designed specifically for beginners and engineering students, this text-only course requires no prior advanced reactor design experience. Start building your foundational engineering skills today.