Offer 1 with catalog number 1016019BNR for all students in the 2nd semester
at
a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
- Semester
- 2nd semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Impossible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Om te kunnen inschrijven voor Chemical Process Technology geldt 1) voor bachelorstudenten ingenieurswetenschappen: de vereiste geslaagd te zijn voor Chemie: structuur en transformaties van de materie en ingeschreven of geslaagd te zijn voor Warmte- en stromingsleer: basisbegrippen, voor het technologieproject Leefmilieutechnologie en duurzame materialen en voor 1 van de 3 overige technologieprojecten, of 2) voor bachelorstudenten bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: de vereiste 110 SP behaald te hebben uit het programma bachelor in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen en ingeschreven of geslaagd te zijn voor 'Warmte- en stromingsleer: basisbegrippen' en geslaagd te zijn voor 'Chemie: bouw van de materie en chemische reacties II' of 3) moet men ingeschreven zijn voor Master IR: chemie en materialen of voor MA in Chemical and Materials Engineering of 4) moet men inschreven zijn in MA Chemie/Chemistry of in de Educatieve master in de wetenschappen en technologie: chemie.
- Taught in
- English
- Partnership Agreement
- Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- Department
and involved faculties/organizations
- Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry
Bio-Engineering Sciences
- Educational team
- Ken Broeckhoven
(course titular)
- Activities and contact hours
- 24 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
- Course Content
The use of mass and energy balances to construct and understand flow charts for industrial chemical processes is learned. The most important raw materials and energy sources for the (petro)chemical industry are discussed, with special attention to refining of crude oil (distillation, cracking processes, reforming). The method synthesis for different base chemical for organic synthesis reactions (e.g. ethane, ethyne, propane, methanol …) is discussed, as well as the production of industrial gases (synthesis gas, cryogenic distillation, PSA …). Subsequently, the different important branches in the chemical industry are reviewed: sulfur (sulfuric acid), nitrogen (ammonia, nitric acid), phosphorous (phosphoric acid, urea), fertilizers, soda, glass, cement, ceramics, detergents, paper and the nuclear industry. For the different processes also the economic, environmental and sustainability considerations are discussed.
Besides practical exercises and derivations of the mass and energy balances, ‘ASPEN+’ is used to develop and simulate practical industrial processes.
The first four hours of college will be used for language support, if requested by the students. A list translating the important concepts used in the course will be provided if requested.
- Course material
- Digital course material (Required) : Kopies presentatie (slides) + eigen notities, Canvas, Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, Buchner and others, 2de, VCH, 9783527298495, 2000
Handbook (Recommended) : Industrial Organic Chemistry, Arpe & Hawkins, 5de, VCH, 9783527320028, 2010
Handbook (Recommended) : Sheve's Chemical Process Industries, G.T.Austin, 5de, BIB, 9780071350112, 1999
Handbook (Recommended) : Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, R. M. Felder and R.W. Rousseau, 4de, J. Wiley, 9781118092392, 2016
Handbook (Recommended) : Chemical Process Technology, J.A. Moulijn and others, 2de, J. Wiley, 9781444320251, 2013
Handbook (Recommended) : Chemical technology 2, The most Important Industrial Chemical Processes, I.P. Mukhlyonov, 1979, Mir Publishers, 9780714714127, 1979
- Additional info
Handouts of powerpoint presentations on student platform (Canvas), supplemented with own notes .
Complementary study material (office Professor):
“Chemical Process Technology”; Jacob Moulijn,Michel Makkee, Annelies Van Diepen; J. Wiley, ISBN 0 47163062 4
I.P. Mukhlyonov, Chemical technology 2, The most Important Industrial Chemical Processes (Mir Publishers, 1979)
R.N. Shreve and G.T. Austin; Shreve’s Chemical Process Industry – 5th edition (McGraw-Hill, 1984)
J.A. Moulijn, M. Makkee, A.E. van Diepen; Chemical Process Technology (J. Wiley, 2001)
H. L. White; Introduction to Industrial Chemistry (J. Wiley, 1986)
R. M. Felder and R.W. Rousseau; Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes (J. Wiley, 2000)
K. Weissermel and H.J. Arpe; Industrial Organic Chemistry (VCH,4th Ed,2003)
W. Büchner, R. Schliébs, G. Winter and K. H. Bücjel, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry (VCH,1989)
- Learning Outcomes
-
Algemene competenties
The students receive a first introduction to chemical process technology and acquire knowledge about the different sectors in the chemical industry.
The students obtain insight into the interaction of the practical industrial chemistry with basic chemistry, physical chemistry, thermodynamics, catalysis, kinetics, thermal and fluid sciences and apply this knowledge to solve practical problems.
The students learn how to write down and solve material and energy balances for chemical processes, including the schematic representation of the process.
The students obtain insight in the economic, environmental and sustainability considerations required for the development of industrial chemical processes, including safety aspects, taking into account the continuously changing industrial and social context.
The students learn how to interpret flow diagrams of chemical processes.
The student become able to use a chemical process simulator (ASPEN+) to model and quantify simple practical problems.
The students learn how to apply their theoretical knowledge to understand complex chemical processes, using scientific principles.
- Grading
-
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 25% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- oral exam theory
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 75% of the final mark.
Note: Theoretical part (oral examination with open book preparation); 3 questions: 75%
Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- practical sessions
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 12.5% of the final mark.
Note: Practical sessions (Aspen + project): 12.5% (no exam – year assessment). Practical sessions have to be attended. Illegitimate absence leads to 0 for the session.
- theory exercices
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 12.5% of the final mark.
Note: Theory exercises (permanent evaluation 12.5%). Practical sessions have to be attended. Illegitimate absence leads to 0 for the session.
- Additional info regarding evaluation
Theoretical part (oral examination with written preparation): 2 main questions (3rd at request of student): 75%
Practical sessions:
- Aspen incl. project exercise: 12.5% (no exam – year assessment + report)
- Theoretical exercises incl. project exercise: 12.5% (permanent evaluation + report, no exam):
All practical sessions have to be attended. Illegitimate absence leads to 0 for the session.
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.