Study Programmes 2016-2017
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| Introduction to chemical engineering and industrial processes | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 25h Pr, 20h Proj. | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Marie-Noëlle Dumont, Nathalie Job, Dominique Toye | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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Learning unit contents :
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| The course is composed of two parts:
- Part 1 : Introduction to industrial processes
- Part 2 : Chemical kinetics
The 1st part introduces the fundamental principles relative to the analysis of mass, energy and momentum balances in industrial processes. The second part of the concerns the study of reaction kinetics. It aims at developing the link between chemical reactions and their rate equation. It contents the following concepts:
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| Part I : Introduction to industrial processes
At the end of the course, the students will be able to: - understand and exploit the fundamental principles relative to the analysis of balances in industrial processes - use the general resolution methodology to resolve mass balance problems linked to industrial processes of increasing complexity Exercise sessions will help the students to develop more transverse skills as team-working, use of numerical methods and software tools to resolve problems. Part II : Kinetics At the end of the course, the sudents will be able to: - determine the reaction rate equation from a given reaction mechanism, and vice-versa. - calculate kinetics and thermodynamics parameters (activation energy, adsorption enthalpy and entropy) from kinetics data. Knowledge acquisition will be made possible via exercise session and through the realization of a personal project (teams of 2 students) concerning the analysis of a recent scientific article about reaction kinetics. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| The "Chimie" (CHIM0603-1) and "Élements de thermodynamique" (CHIM0286-1) courses (or courses with similar contents) should have been attended during previous years (or they should be attended the same year) | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Part I: Introduction to industrial processes
The course is based "ex-cathedra" lectures and practical courses (10 hours + 10 hours). Optional "questions & answers" sessions are proposed during the spring term Partie II : Kinetics The course comprises "ex-cathedra" lectures (theory, 20h) and exercise sessions (problem solving, 15 h). One personal project (groups of 2 students) will be realized: analysis of a recent scientific article, published in an international journal (in English) about the mechanism of a reactin and the determination of the reaction rate equation. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to face | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Copies of the theoretical course slides and of the exercises will be available on eCampus at the begining of the spring term for both parts.
reference book (Kinetics) : M. Boudart - Kinetics of chemical processes |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination in June. The individual works realized are taken into account.
Part I : Introduction to industrial processes (40% of the final mark) Personnal work in small group (mass balance on a complete process - 70% of the mark of Part I) and resolution of a problem (30% of the final mark of Part I). Part II : Kinetics (60% of the final mark) Personnal work (written report and oral discussion with the supervisor) - 40% of the final mark of Part II. Oral examination (Exercices similar to those prepared in classes and sub-questions related to theory) - 60% of the final mark of Part II. Note that the dates at which the reports must be sent to the supervisor are fixed from the beginning. Any postponement of the reports handing leads to penalties. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is organized during the spring term.
Language : French. |
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Contacts :
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| Part I : Introduction to industrial processes
Prof. Dominique TOYE Tel : 04/366.35.09 Dominique.Toye@ulg.ac.be Dr Ir Marie-Noëlle DUMONT Tel : 04/366.35.23 MN.Dumont@ulg.ac.be Part II : Kinetics Prof. Nathalie JOB Tel : 04/366.35.37 Nathalie.Job@ulg.ac.be(MN.Dumont@ulg.ac.be ) Dr Ir Sigrid DOUVEN Tel : 04/366.90.18 S.Douven@ulg.ac.be(MN.Dumont@ulg.ac.be) |
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