Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
FACULTY | ENGINEERING | ||||
DEPARTMENT | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDY | UNDERGRADUATE | ||||
SEMESTER OF STUDY | 7o | ||||
COURSE TITLE | Chemical Engineering Laboratory II | ||||
| COURSEWORK BREAKDOWN | TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS | ECTS Credits | |||
| Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Laboratory | 5 | ||||
| Projects | 0 | ||||
TOTAL | 5 | ||||
| COURSE TYPE | General background | ||||
| PREREQUISITES | - | ||||
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMS | Greek | ||||
| COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes | ||||
MODULE WEB PAGE (URL) | https://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/CHEMENG218/ | ||||
2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | |
| Upon successful completion of the course, students should acquire the following knowledge, abilities and skills: • They will present in detail the basic concepts of reactor operation and applications in heterogeneous processes. • They will practice analytical thinking. • They will be able to solve complex problems in the classroom and elsewhere. • They will be able to connect the acquired knowledge with other disciplines – interdisciplinarity. • They will be able to know in depth ways of production, storage and utilization of hydrogen. • They will be able to know in depth ways of capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide. • They will acquire knowledge about the utilization of residual biomass for the production of useful products. • They will become familiar with environmental catalysis and pollutant removal. • They will be able to explain the contribution of heterogeneous processes in the chemical industry, in the removal of pollutants, in the upgrading of traditional fuels, as well as in the development of environmentally friendly fuels and processes. | |
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| Acquisition and analysis of data and information, using the necessary tools. Adaptation to new situations. Decision making. Autonomous work. Teamwork. |
3. COURSE CONTENTS
| Laboratory: Students will become familiar with all stages of catalytic processes. From the preparation of the catalyst and the acquisition of raw materials, up to the process of the catalytic reaction and the utilization of the final products. Below is the list of the laboratory exercises: • Catalysis in general – basic concepts of catalysis and catalysts – introduction to catalytic chemical reactors – instrumentation – instruments for analytical measurements. • Types of catalytic reactors – catalytic units – gas flows and transport phenomena – pressure drop – kinetics of catalytic reactions – activation energy. • Preparation of catalytic materials in the chemical laboratory – materials chemistry preparation methods – sol-gel chemistry – hydrothermal reactors. • Characterization of catalytic materials – characterization techniques – characterization instruments – physical adsorption techniques for the characterization of porosity in catalytic materials – chemisorption techniques for the calculation of catalytically active phase dispersion. • Adsorption of gases on sorbent materials – Sorbent materials – Types of sorbents – Breakthrough curves – Kinetics of adsorption - Thermodynamics of adsorption. • CO2 methanation – CO2 capture – Green hydrogen production – Power-to-gas technologies – Methanation reaction – Methanation catalysts – Combined capture and methanation of CO2 – Hydrogenation of CO2 to alcohols. • Oxidative coupling of methane – Natural gas and biogas upgrading – Higher hydrocarbons – oxidative coupling mechanism – oxidative coupling catalysts. • Ethane and CO2 reaction – Shale gas and ethane content – Ethylene and production methods – Ethylene production via CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane – Introduction to syngas – Syngas production via dry ethane reforming – Path-regulating catalysts. • Biogas reforming – Biogas: Composition and production methods – biogas reforming methods for hydrogen production – Synthesis gas and hydrogen separation – Dry reforming – Carbon deposition on catalytic surfaces. • Hydrogen production from biomass – Utilization of biomass and biomass by-products – glycerol and bio-oil – steam reforming of glycerol and bio-oil for hydrogen production – analysis of liquid products. • Selective deoxygenation of vegetable oils – Production of green diesel – Types of biomass – Mechanisms and catalysts for selective deoxygenation – Biomass pyrolysis. • Environmental catalysis – Removal of nitrogen oxides (deNOx) – Selective catalytic reduction of NOx using different reducing agents – CO and CH4 oxidation – Catalysts in environmental catalysis. |
4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT
| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face-to-face | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | Use of information and communication technology (ICT) during teaching and communication with students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ASSESSMENT METHODS | The overall grade of the course results from the grade of the Final Examination (FE) and the Laboratory Reports (LR), and is given by the following formula: 0.8*(FE) + 0.2*(LR) = FINAL GRADE |
5. RESOURCES
Suggested bibliography : |
| 1. Μηχανική χημικών αντιδράσεων και σχεδιασμός αντιδραστήρων, Scott H. Fogler, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, 2018 2. Μηχανική Χημικών Διεργασιών, Ο. Levenspiel, Εκδόσεις ΚΩΣΤΑΡΑΚΗ ΕΥΡΥΔΙΚΗ, 2011 3. Μηχανική Χημικών Διεργασιών, J.M. Smith, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, 1997 |
Related academic journals: |
| 1. Chemical Engineering Journal 2. Journal of Catalysis 3. ACS Catalysis 4. Applied Catalysis A: General 5. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental |