CHIM9247-1 : Industrial chemical processes engineering

Study Programmes 2016-2017

CHIM9247-1

Industrial chemical processes engineering

Duration :

12h Th, 12h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in agriculture and bio-industries (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Aurore Richel

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

- Description of the chemical industry: main supply chains and key processing industries - Introduction to chemical catalysis: homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, main industrial applications - Methodology for the study of processes in the chemical industry: functional analysis and value analysis of a chemical process, thermodynamic feasibility and kinetic approach, spatial organization of industrial patterns, notion of flow sheet, scheme of simple and complex structure processes, material balances and yield calculation -Evaluation of chemical hazards in the processes

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

Integrate unit operations of chemistry in a global and applicable process
After completing the course the student is expected to
be able to calculate yields and mass balance-sheet, to conceive experiences in order to attain these objectives, to manage a team project , to restitute its work and analyse it.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

-- BI0003-1 - Food and agro-food engineering -- BIOL 2017-6- Biological Chemistry (2nd part)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Problem-based learning (24h)

Recommended or required readings :

Miscelaneous

Assessment methods and criteria :

Oral examination (100%)

Work placement(s) :

Organizational remarks :

Contacts :

Prof. Aurore Richel University of Liege Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Unit of Biological and Industrial Chemistry a.richel@ulg.ac.be +32 81 622633

Items online :

Notes de cours
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