Start
Dec 09, 2010 - 16:00
End
Dec 09, 2010 - 17:30
Venue
Creativity Hall (Room No 118)
Event Type
Speaker
Dr. H. Scott Fogler Vennema And Thurnau Distinguished Professor Department Of Chemical Engineering The University Of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan
Title
Fused Chemical Reactions: From The Pharmacokinetics Of Acute Toxicology To Wax Removal In Sub-Sea Oil Pipelines.
Abstract : Fused chemical reactions are reactions that are delayed from taking place for a specified time after initiation. Three examples of fused reactions will be discussed the first being a runaway reaction that results in an explosion. The next example concerns the pharmacokinetics of the Siamese cobra _Naja Siamenis_ envenomation. The interactions of the venom and antivenom in the body and on receptor sites are shown to be analogous gas-solid catalytic reaction mechanism. Here the chemical fuse length is the time between the bite and the time in which three-fourths of the receptor sites are blocked and death occurs. Finally in the last example we explore the potential solution to a one billion dollar problem using fused chemical reactions to remove wax in sub-sea pipelines will be discussed.