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Semester 2 for option 2 - Chemical & Environmental Process Engineering
Analysis and Simulation of Chemical Processes
CHE4009 - 5 ECTS1. Computer implementation of numerical methods Introduction to MATLAB ; Application of MATLAB in analysis and simulation of transient and steady state catalysis, mass and heat transfer processes. 2. Chemical engineering dynamics and systems of partial differential equations Heat transfer coupled to mass transfer and chemical reactions with nonlinear kinetics ; Multi-phase systems connected through heterogeneous reactions or phase-equilibria ; The Navier-Stokes and continuity equations, Introduction to FEMLAB ; _ Solving systems of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) in 1D, 2D and 3D geometry. 3. Process simulation with Aspen
Advanced Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
CHE4011 - 5 ECTSPart 1 Catalyst synthesis 1.1 Introduction to catalysts as complex nanomaterials 1.2 Preparation of supported catalysts by impregnation and precipitation 1.3 Precise distribution of active components by controlling surface chemical reactions 1.4 Precipitation of zeolites and mesoporous solids using organic templates.
Part 2 Catalyst Case studies Examples of the application of heterogeneous catalysts in clean organic synthesis and in environmental protection will be given, five case studies will be selected from the following list : ammonia synthesis, automotive exhaust three-way catalysts, hydrogen production for fuel cells, catalysis using microporous and mesoporpous solids, selective hydrogenation.
Part 3 ’Engineering for catalysis 3.1 Review of catalytic reactor design, computational methods for reactor analysis 3.2 Catalyst deactivation, design for catalyst deactivation
Part 4 Multiphase reactors 4.1 Introduction, application of multiphase reactors in industry 4.2 Mass transfer in multiphase reactors, reactor types 4.3 Design considerations for multiphase reactors.
Part 5 Advanced reactor design 5.1 Batch Reactors : the isothermal batch reactor ; the non-isothermal batch reactor ; semibatch reactor modelling ; optimal batch operation time. 5.2 Plug Flow Reactors : the continuity, energy and momentum equations ; kinetic analysis of non-isothermal data ; design of tubular reactors with plug flow. 5.3 The Perfectly Mixed Flow Reactor : mass and energy balances ; design for optimum selectivity in complex reactions ; polymerisation reactions
Biological Process Engineering
CHE3008 - 5 ECTS1. Introduction : overview of biotechnology and the general role of microorganisms relevant to the biological processing of substrate biomaterials.
2. Cell Structure and Function : basic microbiology.
3. Bioprocessing of solid waste materials from the Agri-Food Industry : (a) Bioreactor Design in Biotechnology/Bioprocessing ; (b) Laboratory and Scale-up Processing of : (i) marine crustacean shell waste ; (ii) whole eggshell waste ; (iii) hatchery eggshell waste ; all for production of added-value biomaterials including : chitin/chitosan ; collagens ; lysozyme ; and their commercial applications.
4. Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering : (a) Enzyme Kinetics andImmobilization (b) Metabolism (c) Cell Growth Kinetics (d) Stoichiometry (e) Bioreactor Operation (f) Bioreactor Selection, Scale-up, Operation, and Control
5. Recovery and Purification of Products
Environmental Engineering, Safety and Management
CHE4005 – 5 ECTSPart 1. Waste and Water Treatment 1.1 Historical development of the chemical industry and environmental awareness. 1.2 Major environmental accidents. 1.3 The main issues of waste disposal, recycling, clean technology and waste minimization. 1.4 Solid, liquid and gaseous effluents. 1.5 Treatment technologies. 1.6 Water pre-treatment. 1.7 Unit operations of coagulation, flocculation, filtration and sedimentation. 1.8 Post treatment of waste water : primary, secondary and tertiary treatment.
Part 2. Safety Management
Part 3. Waste Minimisation and Loss Prevention
Part 4. Reedbed Technology
Design Project
CHE3014 - 10 ECTSCOURSEWORK : Review Process Integration Aspen Simulation of Heat and Mass Balances Costing Process Control Chemical Engineering Design Mechanical Design Site Selection Critical Path Pollution Control Safety
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