Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Volledige vakbeschrijving
Many daily used products contain materials produced in industrial chemical plants. ‘Chemical engineering’ studies the development, design, operation and improvement of these chemical plants, the chemical and physical processes and their safety, sustainability and economic feasibility.
This course will introduce students to the challenges of the modern chemical engineer, in which basic chemical and physical concepts, like material and energy balances, process design and typical unit operations, will be combined with discussions on sustainability/circularity and the business consequences.
The example of industrial fertiliser production, one of the most important chemical processes in modern societies, will be used to exercise with these topics complimentary to lectures and tutorials. By continually building on prior knowledge, you learn about designing chemical processes while developing a deeper understanding of chemical engineering fundamentals.
Doelstellingen van dit vak
"At the end of this course, you will be able to: - Explain fundamental concepts of chemistry, such as the difference between atoms, molecules and ions; difference between protons, electrons, neutrons; chemical bonding in molecules; different phases and phase transitions. - Understand different kinds of chemical reactions, determine stoichiometry and calculate with moles, particles and kilograms for chemical reactions. - Name hydrocarbons and make reaction equations. - Understand different aspects of designing a chemical production process and make process flow diagrams of a production process. - Identify opportunities to make current bulk chemical processes more sustainable by analysing the process with respect to non-sustainable aspects (fossil fuel, fossil feed stock, green house gas emission, overproduction of heat, byproduct/waste product). - Find developments in books, articles and the internet to increase sustainability and circularity and can choose those developments that might be applicable in a specific process based on its characteristics.
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