The classic reference, now expanded and updated Chemical Reactor Design, Optimization, and Scaleup is the authoritative sourcebook on chemical reactors. This new Second Edition consolidates the latest information on current optimization and scaleup methodologies, numerical methods, and biochemical and polymer reactions. It provides the comprehensive tools and information to help readers design and specify chemical reactors confidently, with state-of-the-art skills. This authoritative guide: * Covers the fundamentals and principles of chemical reactor design, along with advanced topics and applications * Presents techniques for dealing with varying physical properties in reactors of all types and purposes * Includes a completely new chapter on meso-, micro-, and nano-scale