411-401 Separation Processes 2

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Satisfactory completion of: 421-303 Mathematics for Engineers 3.1, 411-301 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, 411-302 Transport Phenomena 2, 411-303 Fluids/Solids Processing, 411-306 Separation Processes 1

Corequisites

None

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objectives of this subject are to gain an overview of the types of separation processes available and be familiar with the concepts of adsorption and ion exchange, multicomponent distillation, simultaneous mass and heat transfer, membrane separation processes and mass transfer with chemical reaction.

Topics covered include: Multicomponent distillation, including short cut and rigorous techniques for the prediction of column performance. Azeotropic and extractive distillation. Solvent extraction including the effect of axial dispersion. Adsorption and ion exchange - types of adsorbants, fixed bed adsorber models, isothermal equilibrium design, granule model, non-equilibrium operation. Mass transfer with chemical reaction, homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions, application to equipment performance and design. Application of simultaneous heat and mass transfer to separation processes. Membrane separation processes and separation processes used in biotechnology

Assessment

One examination not exceeding three-hours at the end of semester one