Chemical Kinetics

- To know the foundations of chemical kinetics: velocity, order, mechanisms of reaction,…
- To know how to analyse the kinetics of reactions in the gas phase both at constant volume and at constant pressure
- To know how to analyse the kinetics of reactions in equilibrium, parallel reactions, chain-reactions, etc.
- To know how obtain the kinetical equation of homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions
- Know the foundations of the catalysis and its types
- Understand the foundations of electrochemical kinetics.
- Develop the necessary skills to solve distinct kinetical and electrochemical problems related to Chemical Engineering
- That the students gain practical skills in scientific investigation and are able to check experimentally the theoretical and experimental foundations of chemical and electrochemical kinetics.
- That the students develop habits of individual work and teamwork, useful to tackle the scientific solution of a problem both in the classroom or in his future professional activity.

Formal kinetics (basic concepts, determination of the rate law, experimental methods, reactions in gas phase at constant volume and at constant pressure, activation energy and theories of reaction kinetics). Complex reactions and reaction mechanisms. Chain reactions (mechanism, polymerization reactions and photochemical reactions). Catalysis: homogenous, enzymatic and heterogeneous. Electrochemical kinetics.

Laboratory Program: experimental kinetic study of chemical reactions.

Basic:
P. W. Atkins y J. de Paula, Atkins’ Physical Chemistry 11th edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2017. Versión española: Atkins Química Física, Ed. 8, Editorial Médica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, 2008.
Complementary:
• González Velasco, J.- R. et al., Cinética Química Aplicada, Editorial Síntesis, 1999
• Levenspiel, O., Ingeniería de las reacciones químicas, Wiley, Mexico 2004
• Hill, C. G., An introduction to chemical engineering kinetics & reactor design, 2ª edición, Wiley, 2014
• C. Trapp, M. Cady y C., Student's solutions manual to accompany Atkins' Physical Chemistry 11th edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2018.
• R. H. Petrucci, F. G. Herring, J. D. Madura e C. Bissonnette: Química General. Pearson Educación, S.A. 2017.
• Chang Raymond, Kenneth A. Goldsby, Química, 11ª Edicion, McGraw-Hill Interamericana, México, 2013

Basic competences
CB1 - Students should have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in an area of study that part of the basis of general secondary education, and is typically at a level that, whilst supported by advanced textbooks, includes some aspects involving knowledge of the forefront of their field of study.
CB2 - That the students can apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have competences typically demonstrated through devising and sustaining arguments and solving problems within their field of study.
CB3 - Students should have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical.
CB4 - That students can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
CB5 - Students should have developed those learning skills needed to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
General competences
CG4 – Capacity to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical thinking and to communicate and transmit knowledge and skills in the field of Industrial Engineering in their field of Industrial Chemistry.
CG5 - Knowledge to perform measurements, calculations, valuations, appraisals, surveys, studies, reports, work plans, and similar work.
Transversal competences
CT1: Capacity of analysis and synthesis.
CT2: Skill to use computer applications in the field of the Industrial Engineering.
CT4: Capacity to work in team.
CT10: Capacity to solve problems (already included in the general CG4).
CT11: Capacity to take decisions (already included in the general CG4).
CT13: Capacity to transmit knowledge (already included in the general CG4).
CT14: Show critical reasoning (already included in the general CG4).
Specific competences
CE26 - Knowledge of the fundamentals of chemical and electrochemical kinetics.

LECTURES:
Lesson that can have different formats (theory explained by the teacher, resolution of problems by the teacher or the students, examples, general guidelines of the matter, ...). The recommended text will be used as reference. For each topic, the supporting material employed by the teacher (transparencies, figures, notes, etc.) will be available to students in the virtual classroom of the subject. In addition, a list of exercises will be proposed in order for the students to apply their knowledge to solve problems.
SEMINARS:
Theoretical/practical class in which more complex applications, problems or exercises are proposed and solved, combining different theoretical topics already explained. The student participates actively in these classes. The seminar sessions will be used for control testing in order to be able to evaluate and monitor the level of student understanding.
TUTORIAL CLASSES:
The tutorial classes will be used as a preparation for the lab. They will be dedicated to the analysis of kinetic data using software tools as Excel.
LABORATORY LESSONS:
The laboratory lessons will consist in the development of a project on an industrial chemical process involving kinetic studies of one or several chemical reactions: measurement of precise experimental data, suitable data analysis in order to obtain the necessary kinetic parameters and use of the results to simulate the industrial process. It is the task of the students to prepare and to plan beforehand the experiments.

ATTENDANCE:
It is compulsory the assist to the laboratory lessons, except in case of an exceptional cause which has to be properly justified. The absence to these activities will have to be justified documentarily, accepting reasons of examination and of health, as well as those cases included in the university regulations.

EVALUATION OF THE STUDENTS OF FIRST ENROLMENT:
The qualification “aprobado” will be obtained for a final grade of 5 of 10. The final grade, both in first and in second opportunity, will be based on the evaluation of the following aspects:
• 25% of the final grade: continuous evaluation based on the controls and the delivery of exercises that will be performed in the tutorials and the seminars, on the partial examinations and the active participation in the lectures.
Evaluated competences: CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CG4 (CT10, CT11, CT13, CT14), CG5, CT2, CT4, CE26.
• 15% of the final grade: evaluation of the laboratory lessons based on the preparation of the students, the laboratory report and the continuous evaluation in the laboratory. It will be necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 4 of 10 in the laboratory lessons to pass the subject.
Evaluated competences: CB1, CB2, CG4 (CT10, CT11, CT13, CT14), CG5, CT1, CT2, CT4, CE26.
• 60% of the final grade: evaluation of the final exam of the subject (first or second opportunity) with conceptual questions and problems. It will be necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 4 of 10 in the exam to pass the subject.
Evaluated competences: CB1, CB2, CB5, CG4 (CT10, CT11, CT13, CT14), CG5, CT1, CE26.
EVALUATION OF THE STUDENTS OF SECOND OR HIGHER ENROLMENT:
The final grade will be obtained in the same way as that of the students of first enrolment.

On the student’s request, the previous evaluation of the laboratory lessons can be validated in case they have been passed (grade of 5 of 10) and in case that it has been obtained in the two academic years immediately previous to the current one. In this case, it is not compulsory to attend the corresponding laboratory lessons. Students must request the validation of laboratory lessons until the date indicated by the teacher.

If the student requests to be evaluated again in laboratory lessons he/she will have to fulfil the norms of the students of first enrolment and the new grade will be used for the calculation of the final qualification. In no case the grade of the final examination will be conserved.

Students who, due to belonging to the previous study plan, do not have the right to attend classes and / or have not passed the laboratory lessons, will pass additional tests to evaluate said contributions on the scheduled date of the final exam, which will have the same weights as for the rest of the students. In the first week of the course, these students can request the teacher to be evaluated according to the current study plan, provided that the health situation allows it.

This course involves 51 hours of attendance (plus 4 hours for the exams), so that students will invest about 95 additional hours of individual work, split between the home-study and deepening of the theory and the application of such content to the resolution of problems and the development of reports.
For each of the classroom activities the following times of personal work are estimated:
- Lectures: 28 h classroom, 50 h of individual personal work or in a group.
- Seminars: 6 h classroom, 12 h of individual personal work or in a group.
- Tutorial Classes: 2 h classroom, 8 of hours of personal work in a group.
- Laboratory lessons: 15 h laboratory, 5 h of individual personal work.
- Final examination: 4 h classroom, 20 h of individual personal work or in a group.

• It is important to keep the study of the subject “to the day”.
• The resolution of problems is fundamental for the learning of this subject.
• It is indispensable to prepare the laboratory lessons before entering in the laboratory.
• It is recommended to regularly consult the virtual classroom for the course, which will made available the teaching guide of the subject, lab scripts, problem sets and solutions, and other supplementary material to help students in their study (slides, web links, etc.). In addition, delivery activities and ongoing assessment will be managed through the virtual classroom.

The lessons are taught in Galician

In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the procedures contained in the "Regulations for evaluating student academic performance and reviewing grades" will be applied.