Recommended prerequisite for participation in
the module
The module adds to the knowledge obtained in:
Chemical and Bio Industrial Products II
Fundamental Chemical Engineering and Thermodynamics
Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who have passed the module should be able to
- Account for models for non-ideal gasses
- Explain theoretical and empirical models for phase equilibrium
of pure species
- Account for mixtures, including partial properties, chemical
potentials, fugacity, activity, coefficient of activity and must
know models for phase equilibrium in mixtures
- Explain the theory and design of industrial separation
processes, especially staged equilibrium processes as distillation,
absorption and extraction
- Explain the functioning of separation process equipment used in
chemical equilibrium processes
Skills
- Differentiate between ideal and non-ideal gasses and to use
simple models of non-ideal gasses
- Write equation for thermodynamic equilibrium in ideal and in
non-ideal mixtures and solutions
- Evaluate if a given chemical mixture can be separated and which
methods could be applicable
- Use thermodynamic data to dimension simple equilibrium
processes
- Write and use mass, energy and equilibrium relations to find
the required number of equilibrium stages for a given separation of
a binary mixture
Competences
- Describe, model and solve problems in separation process
engineering
Type of instruction
Lectures and theoretical exercises
Extent and expected workload
150 hours
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Chemical Thermodynamics and Separation Process
Engineering |
Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |