The EduQuim tool has been structured in Moodle with the B-learning modality in order to carry out research in the teaching and learning of Chemistry in high school students. In this tool the theories of learning are implemented through animated lessons, mini-games, interactive exercises, formal evaluations, surveys, chats and forums, which gives it a dynamic, participatory and communicative nature with the students. In addition, an evaluation of the attitude and perception of the students and teachers in relation to the animated lesson, Matter, was carried out through surveys and interviews. The results showed very favorable opinions regarding clarity, understanding and explanations, both for students and teachers. The students suggested corrections to the sound and the characters.

In this work was done a fluid dynamic study in an experimental packed reactor using RTD exposing bimodal and modal behavior when it was varied the particle diameter and bed presenting flow channels, dead zones in the vessel and lateness of the material mixture in the equipment. Additionally, using flow pattern models was estimated the chemical conversion with greater approximation to the experimental value. This result could be use in the scaling stages of the process and minimize overdesigns.

The integration between catalytic chemistry and reaction engineering fields generate more efficient catalytic reactor designs whereby the conventional design strategies should be changed. This work evaluated the implications on preliminary fixed bed catalytic reactor design and its associated basic cost from bench-scale when it is considered the material balance at microscale under a deterministic model accompanied with heuristic considerations on equipment design showing that understanding chemical reaction engineering is key to design of more efficient and economical industrial processes (decrease in 50 % of equipment sizing and 40 % of the equipment cost for this study).

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