Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The module adds to the knowledge obtained in:
• Fundamental Chemical Engineering and Thermodynamics
• Inorganic and Organic Chemistry

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

This course provides a solid foundation in separation process engineering, focusing on the principles of mass transfer and their application in key industrial operations such as distillation, absorption, and extraction. Students will learn to evaluate whether and how mixtures can be separated, select appropriate methods, and perform basic design and calculation tasks for common separation processes.

 

Emphasis is placed on both theoretical understanding and practical skills. The course also covers the use of simulation software to model separation. By the end of the course, students will be able to describe, model, and analyze separation processes and propose effective engineering solutions for complex mixtures.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

• Account for the fundamentals of mass transfer including the two-film-theory
• Account for theory and design of industrial separation processes, especially staged equilibrium processes as distillation, absorption and extraction
• Account for selection of separation pathways for multicomponent mixtures
• Account for the function of equipment used in chemical separation processes
• Account for the application of process simulation in separation processes

Skills

• Evaluate if a given chemical mixture can be separated and which methods could be applicable
• Suggest product purification strategies
• Apply mass and energy balances to common separation processes
• Perform basic calculations and design of common separation processes
• Model common separation processes using simulation software

Competences

• Describe, model and solve problems in separation process engineering

Type of instruction

• Lectures, workshops and theoretical exercises

Extent and expected workload

150 hours

Exam

Exams

Name of exam	Separation processes
Type of exam	Written or oral exam
ECTS	5
Permitted aids	With certain aids: Please see the examination schedule.
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