Information Package / Course Catalogue
Reaction Kinetics
Course Code: FE222
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Understanding the reactions in foods, reaction orders and rate constants and evaluate its importance in food engineering

Course Content

Main topics in reaction kinetics, reaction orders, rate constants and their dependence on temperature, chemical equilibrium, and enzymes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Fatih Mehmet YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the term reaction rates and its importance in food engineering
2.To learn the reaction rates and its calculations and to understand and evaluate term half life and its importancein food engineering
3.To learn enzmye activity, activator and inhibitor and their mechanisms
4.To understand the rate constant term and its relation with temperature
5.To understand microbial systems and its rates. Growth- death rates and its relation to food engineering.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Villota, R., & Hawkes, J. G. (2018). Reaction kinetics in food systems. In Handbook of food engineering
2.Earle, R. L., & Earle, M. (2007). Fundamentals of food reaction technology. Royal Society of Chemistry.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Principles of chemical kinetics, reaction rate, concepts of molecularity and reaction order
Week 2 - Theoretical
Methods of measuring reaction rate, variables affecting reaction rate
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reaction mechanism, elementary reactions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Zero-order reactions, first-order reactions
Week 5 - Theoretical
Second-order reactions
Week 6 - Theoretical
Determination of half-lives and problem solving
Week 7 - Theoretical
Classification of complex reactions
Week 8 - Theoretical
Chemical equilibrium
Week 9 - Theoretical
Relationship between reaction rate and temperature, kinetic theory and Arrhenius equation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Biocatalysts and enzyme kinetics theory, derivation and calculation of Michaelis-Menten equation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Enzyme activation and inhibition models, competitive inhibition
Week 12 - Theoretical
Non-competitive and uncompetitive inhibition
Week 13 - Theoretical
Microbial growth kinetics and Monod equation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Thermal death rates and sterilization
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Midterm Examination1224
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
OÇ-2
5
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
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4
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4
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1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
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4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026