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28019 Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering

Danish title: 


Kemisk og bioteknologisk produktion

Language:


Point (ECTS )


5

Course type:   

B.Eng.


Schedule:

E3A and January and Spring

 

Scope and form:

Classes, visits to companies, team work (Projects)

Duration of Course:

13 weeks + 3 weeks + 13 weeks

Date of examination:

E5B,   F5A 

Type of assessment:

Exam duration:

Aid:

Evaluation:

Previous Course:

28013/28017

Not applicable together with:


General course objectives:

Through the analysis of a particular chemical and biochemical productions, to give the students an introduction to the nature, structure and methods of the chemical engineering profession.


Learning objectives:

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
  • Draw process flow sheets
  • Describe chemical and bio processes
  • Set up and solve mass balances
  • Set up and solve energy balances
  • Calculate equilibrium composition
  • Use the terms conversion and fractional conversion in calculations
  • Calculate the consumption of chemicals used for water treatment
  • Use kinetic expressions for process calculations
  • Solve projects in groups
  • Take environmental and industrial hygiene issues in consideration in project work in relation to industry

Content:

Introduction to the chemical and biochemicalprocess industries. Flowsheets for setting up material and energy balances. Mass and energy balances for continuous and batchwise processes and operations. Systems with recycle. Introduction to chemical equilibrium and chemical and biochemical kinetics. Elementary energy balances.


Course literature:

Johnsson, J.E: Indføring i Procesteknik - kemi- og bioteknologi (Polyteknisk Boghandel)


Remarks:

The course is taught in both 13 weeks periods and in January.


Responsible:

Karsten Clement, 227, 219, (+45) 4525 2980,  

Department:

28 Department of Chemical Engineering

Registration Sign up:

At CampusNet

Keywords:

Mass balances, Energy balances, Chemical and biochemical produktion, Engineering
Last updated: June 6, 2012

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