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| CHIM0094-2 | Technology of industrial chemistry
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Angélique Léonard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| At first, this course deals with the structure and the characteristics of the chemical sector at the Belgian and European level. Secondly, a description of the major processes of the chemical industry is realized, going from petrochemistry to recent processes using the biomass as raw material.
The course is structured in 8 chapters.
- Structure of the chemical industry
- Raw materials and energy
- The oil refining
- The petrochemistry
- The major organic chemicals
- The major mineral chemicals
- Use of biomass
- The concept "green chemistry"
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will be able:
- to know the major characteristics of the Belgian, European and World chemical industry
- to discuss the resources in raw materials and in energy used by the chemical sector
- to explain how are industrially obtained the main products in the chemical sector via the traditional processes based on oil resources or more recent processes based on the biomass
- to explain and illustrate the concept of green chemistry |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Bachelor degree including a course of basic chemistry. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is based on 'ex-cathedra' lectures and one visit of an industrial site. Some lectures will be given by specialists coming both from academia and industry:
- Oil refining and petrochemistry: Mr Jacques Legrand, Total Professeurs Associés - October 21
- Chlor-alkali process: Mrs Ines Hurtado, Solvay - October 28
- Ammonia production: Prof. Georges Heyen
A specific lesson will be devoted to the description of the equipments encountered in chemical industries.
Visit of Prayon - Engis: November 25 (whole day).
Each student has also to make an individual work. It consists in collecting information about a chemical product or a chemical/pharmaceutical company. In the case of a product, the written report must namely include: product uses, producers, market, economical information, ... For a company, the report must mention: structure of the company, geographical positioning, development strategy, production and uses, ...
Maximum recommended length: 20 pages. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face lectures. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slides used during the lectures may be downloaded from eCampus. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The written work is a part of the evaluation and must be returned before December 24.
Weight: 30 % among which 1/3 for the from (structure, orthograph, ...) and 2/3 for the content.
A written exam is organized in January and September. It contains 4 opened questions on the contents of the theoretical course (weight: 70 %). |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is organised on Friday morning during the first quadrimester (9h - 12h30).
16/09/2011 S.32 (B5b)
23/09/2011 S.32 (B5b)
30/09/2011 S.30 (B5b)
07/10/2011 S.32 (B5b)
14/10/2011 S.32 (B5b)
21/10/2011 A.2 (B7a)
28/10/2011 S.30 (B5b)
04/11/2011 R.46 (B6a) |
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Angélique LEONARD
Génie chimique - Procédés et développement durable
Institut de Physique, B5a, Bureau 1/51
Tél. 04/366.44.36
A.Leonard@ulg.ac.be |
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