Selected Processes of Chemical Industry

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Course objectives

Qualifying students for the adoption and application of the fundamental principles of chemical processes in technological processes of inorganic and organic industry with special emphasis on techno-economic and environmental aspects.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Enrolled in or passed the cours Exercises in Selected Processes of Chemical Industry

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

After passing the course the student will be able to:
1. Classify and apply the basic principles of chemical processes in technological processes of inorganic and organic industry.
2. To explain the process and apply methods for the preparation of process water.
3. Categorize energy sources for inorganic processes and describe the processes of combustion of solid fuels.
4. Describe catalytic processes and influential factors in production processes basic inorganic chemical industry (ammonia, sulfuric acid, nitric acid).
5. Explain the basic processes (hydration, sintering) and the influential factors in the production of ceramic materials.
6. Distinguish metallurgical, electrothermical and electrochemical processes in relation to the implementation of the process, equipment, quality assurance, the possibility of using secondary raw materials and by-products of inorganic processes.
7. Compute important parameters for the phases of the production process.
8. Explain the basic processes (primary and secondary) of the processing of petroleum.
9. Distinguish and explain processes for production of components for organic synthesis (alkanes, alkenes, acetylene, aromatic hydrocarbons, synthesis gas) from the petrochemical sources (natural gas, petroleum).
10. Describe technological processes in organic synthesis.
11. Explain the processes of polymerisation.

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1st week: Introduction. Elementary principles of chemical processes.
2nd week: Water in the technological processes. The precipitation agents, ion exchangers and membranes in the waters-treatment process (basic processes and reactions, equipment and process control).
3rd week: Energy sources for inorganic processes. Fuels and burning processes of solid fuels. Gas generator.
4th week: The most important examples of catalytic processes of the basic inorganic chemical industry (synthesis of ammonia, production of nitric and sulphuric acids). The written knowledge tests (I Colloquium).
5th week: The high-temperatures reaction in the solid state and sintering processes in the production of ceramic materials.
6th week: Forming processes of dispersion systems with water. Clay-water system.
7th week: Hydration processes and hardening of mineral binders.
8th week: Metallurgical and electrothermical processes. Electrochemical industrial processes, electrolyses of aqueous solutions and melting salts. The written knowledge tests (II Colloquium).
9th week: Primary and secondary processes of the processing of petroleum.
10th week: Processes for production of components for organic synthesis (alkanes, alkenes, acetylene, aromatic hydrocarbons, synthesis gas) from the petrochemical sources (natural gas, petroleum).
11th week: Alternative (no conventional) methods for raw materials production for organic synthesis.
12th week: Technological processes in organic synthesis according the criteria of similar chemical reactions (thermodynamics and kinetics, catalysts). The written knowledge tests (III Colloquium).
13th week: The production of fine chemicals. The processes of hydrogenation and dehydrogenation, hydroformilation and oxidation reactions.
14th week: The production of fine chemicals. The processes of alkylation, esterification and nitration.
15th week: The production of fine chemicals. The processes of sulfonation and sulphating, hydrolysis and polymerisation. The written knowledge tests
(IV Colloquium).
SEMINARS:
During the semester are processed numerical examples (tasks) from lectures and the flow diagram presentation of selected technological processes (physical and chemical base processes, equipment and environmental impact), which together with lectures seems a whole.

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