Valid for: 2014/15
Decided by: Education Board C
Date of Decision: 2014-04-09
Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: K1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
Chemical engineers, with their insight into chemistry as well as
technology, can work in a whole range of different areas, e.g.
design of processes for production and purification of
pharmaceuticals, cost-effective and environmentally efficient
production of chemicals and fuels from renewable raw materials, the
development of energy efficient and sustainable methods to produce
biomaterials, etc.
The aim with this course is
• to give an introduction to how industrial processes are
constructed by unit operations
• to give an introduction to sustainable development in a
chemical engineering perspective
• to introduce project work and team-based learning.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
• be able to describe the design of an ordinary chemical
process orally and in a written report
• be able to discuss flow of mass and energy in an industrial
process from the perspective that material and energy are
indestructible.
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
• be able to describe an industrial process graphically by
creating a simplified process flow diagram
• be able to give a general account of the function of some basic
unit operations
• be able to write a plain report including source referencing
and a list of references.
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
• orally as well as in writing, be able to discuss the conditions of the process industry in terms of raw material/products/ by-product, resource and energy efficiency, and economy.
Industrial processes: Principles of chemical engineering. How
industrial processes are constructed from simpler units.
Sustainable development: Introduction to green chemistry, green
technology and ecocycle principles.. Industrial inflows and
outflows.
Tools: Information retrieval and use of library databases. Oral and
written communication.
Grading scale: UG
Assessment: Assignments. Written reports and oral presentation.
Parts
Code: 0114. Name: Process Design.
Credits: 1. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Hand-ins
Code: 0214. Name: Industrial Process.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Active participation in weekly project meetings. Plant visit. Report.
Code: 0314. Name: Sustainable Development.
Credits: 2,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Hand-ins. Oral examination.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: KKK060, KETA01
Course coordinator: Ann-Sofi Jönsson, ann-sofi.jonsson@chemeng.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.chemeng.lth.se/keta05?lang=en