Development and application of the theory of chemical kinetics, including collision, transition state, and surface reactivity approaches. Theory and analysis of reaction in heterogeneous phases.

Researchers at Rice University have developed a new method for performing chemical reactions using water instead of toxic ...

Current research is focused on improving fundamental understanding of the process and optimal design of solar-thermal chemical reactors/receivers. Projects include CFD modeling of multi-tubular ...

Prereq., undergraduate course in chemical reactor design/kinetics. View a syllabus here. CHEN 5420 (3). Physical Chemistry and Fluid Mechanics of Interfaces Covers thermodynamics of interfaces and ...

X-energy, controlled by billionaire Kam Ghaffarian, rakes in another $200 million to become the best-funded startup ...

Design of chemical and process plants applying the principles of unit operations, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and economics. Mechanical design and selection of chemical process equipment.

and using Earth itself as a reactor is the kind of thinking needed to accelerate the long-term journey to sustainable chemical production, Manthiram adds. While the company focuses on scale-up ...

This achievement takes the reactor into its operational phase, bringing us closer to clean and limitless energy using nuclear fusion.

Chemical reactions make new chemicals. Atoms are rearranged during a chemical reaction, but the number of atoms does not change. A catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction.