Kinetics and Mass Transfer
- Introduction to Materials Kinetics; Homogeneous Versus Heterogeneous Kinetics; Reaction Versus Diffusion
- Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions ( Parallel Reactions and Series Reactions, Reversible Reactions and Autocatalysis reactions); absolute rate theory and collision theory (Maxwell Boltzmann theory)
- Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions; Methods and techniques in the estimation of reaction degree and rate constant (integral and differential methods, isolation technique, half-life technique)
- Modelling of Adsorption; One-Parameter Isotherm; Two-Parameter Isotherm; Three-Parameter Isotherms
- Diffusion in Dilute Media; Steady Diffusion Across a Thin Film
- Unsteady Diffusion in a Semi-infinite medium
- Convection and Dilute Diffusion
- Theories of Mass Transfer; The Film Theory; Penetration Theory
- Surface-Renewal Theories; Theories for Solid-Fluid Interfaces
- APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS KINETICS
- Solid-Solid reactions (Jander Equation)
- Shrinking Core Models
- Shrinking Particle Models
- Fundamentals of Mass Transfer; Definition of a Mass Transfer Coefficient; Correlations of Mass Transfer Coefficients
- Mass Transfer Across Interfaces
- Nonisothermal Methods in Kinetics; TGA and DSC Methods;
- A Comprehensive Non-isothermal Kinetic Method; General Rate Law and a Comprehensive Method
- Kinetic Analysis by the Coats and Redfern Method; The Reich and Stivala Method; Differential Method
- mixed-control kinetic models
- Case Study: Chemical Vapor Deposition; Passive Oxidation, Active Gas Corrosion