Academic Year/course:
2023/24
29925 - Separation Processes
Syllabus Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
29925 - Separation Processes
Faculty / School:
110 - Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura
Degree:
330 - Complementos de formación Máster/Doctorado
435 - Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
435 - Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering: 3
330 - Complementos de formación Máster/Doctorado: XX
Semester:
Second semester
Subject type:
435 - Compulsory
330 - ENG/Complementos de Formación
Module:
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1. General information
The student is expected to understand the fundamental concepts of separation operations and to know the calculation methods for the preliminary design of equipment where separation operations based on matter transfer are performed, which are very frequent in the Chemical Industry. Therefore, it provides you with key knowledge for the development of your future professional activity.
The above can be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda ( https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), such that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject can provide training and competence to contribute to some extent to the achievement of target 6.3 of Goal 6, objective 7.3 of Goal 7, objective 9.4 of Goal 9 and some objective of Goal 12.
2. Learning results
1- Understands the fundamental concepts of separation operations based on matter transfer.
2- Performs preliminary design of equipment for both stage-based and differential continuous contact-based separation operations differential continuous contact.
3- Select for each specific situation the appropriate separation operation and choose the type of equipment required.
3. Syllabus
Unit 1. Introduction to separation operations.
Unit 2. Contact between phases.
Unit 3. Distillation.
Unit 4. Absorption.
Unit 5. Liquid-liquid extraction.
Unit 6. Leaching.
Unit 7. Adsorption.
Unit 8. Membranes.
4. Academic activities
Master classes (40 hours). The theory of the topics will be taught and some model problems will be solved.
Problem solving classes and case studies (20 hours). Problems will be solved by the student supervised by the teacher.
Supervised group work (26.5 hours). Groups will be formed, preferably of three people, and will propose three activities that will be tutored and evaluated by the teachers so that there is feedback for the student.
Individual study (60 hours). Continuous individual study throughout the semester.
Final assessment (3.5 hours). Global test where theoretical and practical knowledge will be assessed.
5. Assessment system
Option 1: The asessment is global and includes:
- Delivery of two problems/practical cases proposed by the teacher to be solved preferably in groups of three people. (16% of the grade).
- Delivery of a problem proposed and solved by each group formed, and subsequent correction of the problem delivered by a different group (19% of the grade).
- Final test (65% of the grade): Test to be taken in the test that will consist of a theoretical part without didactic material and another practical part with didactic material (notes and books). Each part accounts for 50% of the grade of the test. A minimum score of 4 out of 10 onis required on both parts separately for averaging.
- When a deliverable is not completed, the percentage of the final grade for that deliverable will be added to the percentage of the final test.
The first two activities assess learning results 1 and 2. With the final test all learning results are assessed.
Option 2: Those students who do not follow the assessment of option 1, can choose to take the test of (100% of the final grade) of similar characteristics as the final test of option 1.