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Technologies and Chemical Processes

Objectives

The students  have to learn how to  formulate and solve material and  energy  balances  on chemical processes systems.The  basic concepts of thermodinamics, unit operations, kinetics and process dinamics are introduced.Some technologies and  processes used in chemical industry (case studies) are analised and discussed.

General characterization

Code

10573

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Maria Margarida Canas Mendes de Almeida Cardoso, Sónia Alexandra Correia Carabineiro

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 106

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

 Elementary Principles of Chemical  Processes, Richard Felder, Ronald W.Rousseau, John Wiley &Son (2000)

Teaching method

In the theoretical and practical classes the successive topics of the course programme will be explained and discussed. The presentation of the subject is accompanied by the presentation of practical examples allowing the consolidation of knowledge and encouraging the critical participation of students. After the introduction of the concepts, several practical problems are solved whose solution requires the application of the knowledge learned. The learning is complemented by the presentation of a seminar on an industrial chemical process.

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Evaluation

  • 2 tests and a seminar
  • the final grade is = 0,8 tests grade +0

Evaluation method

Evaluation

  • 2 tests and a seminar
  • the final grade is given by 35% 1º test (miniminum grade 9,5) +45% 2º test +20% seminar
  • In the 2nd test and in the seminar there is no minimum score

  • The seminars are mandatory for those who do continuous evaluation.

  • Students who choose to take only the exam can also take a seminar, with a score of 0.8+0.2 for the exame

Subject matter

1-Engineering Problem analysis.

Introduction to engineering calculations.Processes and process varibles.

2- Material  Balances

Fundamentals of material balances on reactive and non reactive processes. Balances on multiple unit processes.

3- Energy  Balances

Energy and  energy balances. Balances on non reactive processes. balances on reactive  processes

4 -Case Studies

Refining processes( Destillation, catalytic cracking and reforming). Synthesis of methanol. Fisher Tropsh Process. Steam  reforming of natural gas