INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL & BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Basic Concepts of Process Technology (3 hrs) The composition and layout of common processes in the chemical, biotechnology and other related industries such as food and pharmaceutical processes, including the major process units and operations, and their functions. Engineering Terms and Measurements (3 hrs) Dimension and units; definition and measurement of process variables: temperature, pressure, flow rate and mixture composition; properties of materials: ideal gas law. Brief Overview of Separation Processes (3 hrs) General concepts and classification of separation processes (unit operations); common separation processes in chemical and bioprocess plants, e.g. evaporation, filtration, centrifugation, drying, absorption, distillation, extraction, and membrane processes. Material and Energy Balances (9 hrs) Laws of mass and energy conservation; Material balances for separation (unit operations), chemical and biochemical reaction processes, and other natural and industrial processes; product yield in biological processes and -- 1 of 2 -- oxygen balance in bioreactors. Thermodynamic properties of liquids and gases, enthalpy change in systems with and without phase transition, and heats of reaction; heat and enthalpy balances for physical and reactive processes. Fluid Properties and Flow (6 hrs) Basic characteristics of fluids: hydrostatic pressure, fluid viscosity and non- Newtonian fluid rheology, laminar and turbulent flow; fluid flow energy balances, friction losses. Principles of Heat Transfer (6 hrs) Basic means of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation; heat transfer in solids and fluids; heat transfer coefficients; common heat- transfer equipment (heat exchangers); heat transfer and energy balances in evaporation; heat transfer and temperature control in bioreactors.

目标

To provide the basic knowledge of the common processes and equipment in chemical, biotechnology and other related industries, and to introduce the basic principles of chemical and bioprocess engineering, with particular emphasis on the quantitative expression of process conditions and material properties, and the calculation of material and energy balances, and heat transfer.

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion Physics I (AP10005) / Physics for Chemical and Biological Sciences (AP10011); Calculus and Linear Algebra (AMA1007) / Introduction to Calculus (AMA1707) / ABCT1001 Quantitative Skills for Chemical and Life Sciences; Or their equivalents.

Teaching Pattern

Methodology 1. Lectures and tutorials. 2. Exercises, assignments and tests. 3. Questions, consultation and discussion. 4. T/L aids: power point slides, handouts, subject web, and reference books.