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Introduction to Chemical Engineering Kinetics & Reactor Design

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This book does a thorough job of spanning topics from theoretical issues to more practical reactor design, but does neither one very well. In general, it is hard to read. Fogler does a better job with reactor design.

A good book, with excellent didactic approach; but getting dated.
The book needs a good revision "asap". The kinetics revision (chap. 1 a 4) is somewhat poor.
The reactive chemical systems (chap. 5, 6) are well approached; the liquid phase reaction (chap. 7) is a little too long.
The chapters about reactor are very good (chap. 8 to 11).
Hill's treatment of heterogeneous reator (chapter 12) is superb. Best among all reactor analysis books that I know.
However, chapter 13 and the appendices are useless.
The book requires new examples and better figures and tables, as well as, much better list of exercises. In general, new computational calculations (example, data sheets) must be included in the book.

I had the same problem as A. Wariso: The textbook above is listed as hardcover, but the book that was delivered to me was a paperback. Look elsewhere if you want a hardcover copy of this text.

I am a grad student and am retaking kinetics to review for qualifiers. The class I'm currently in uses the Hill book (this book). I have to admit I find it very lackluster. The writing style is more suited to an academic paper than an introductory text and the examples are often woefully incomplete.

I used Fogler for my undergrad course and find it a MUCH better book for introductory courses. The only place that Hill surpases Fogler is in that Hill spends more time on Kinetics by themselves while Fogler wraps Kinetics into reactor design. Still, the nature of the writing and poorly worked examples more or less negate whatever benefit this would entail.

This book manages to present a powerful insight into chemical kinetics, giving the reader the knowledge necessary to fully understand chemical reactor design. However, it also presents tools useful to everyone who works with kinetics/reactor design I recommend it both to undegraduate and graduate students.

I think this is one of the better chemical engineering textbooks that I've read.

I found the text very clear and concise.

I paid $130 for this book that was described as a HARDCOVER, even in the title. However, when I received the book it the mail, it was in fact a paperback book. I was not pleased with this, but I had no other option but to keep it because I needed the book at the time. I attempted to review the book upon receipt, but I didn't have the option to on the website at that time.

you advertised a hard cover book and thats what I thought I paid for but then they sent me a soft cover book. where is the honesty. I will think twice before making a purchase next time.