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TKP4150 - Industrial Chemistry and Refining

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment
Grade: Letters

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Coursework 20/100
Home exam 80/100 4 hours

Course content

Feedstocks, Norwegian oil and gas production, energy from fossil fuels. Oil refining, oil products, refinery design and selected processes, catalytic reforming and isomerization, hydrotreating and hydrocracking, catalytic cracking, treatment of heavy oils, environmental concerns, new fuels. Examples of basic, intermediate and end products from petrochemistry. Natural gas and LPG as feedstock, synthesis gas production, preparation and use of hydrogen, methanol synthesis, Fischer –Tropsch, ammonia synthesis. Production of light olefins by steam-cracking, dehydrogenation and other routes, use of light olefins. Brief introduction to biomass as the feedstock for biofuels and chemicals, carbon caprure and utilization (CCU)

Learning outcome

At the end of the course the students should be able to:
- Describe basic chemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, catalysis, reactor technology and process design and layout for key processes in oil refining, gas conversion and petrochemistry.
- Describe the value chains from typical raw materials to key intermediates.
- Be aware of issues linked with sustainability of processes and products.
- Know about biomass as an alternative feedstock.
- Describe and justify the links between the basic chemical issues (the chemical reactions, heat of reaction, kinetics, catalysis) and the process and reactor design (handling of reactants and products, heat of reaction, equilibrium limitations, recirculation).
- Find and understand and reproduce information of products and processes.

Learning methods and activities

The course is given as a combination of lectures, exercises, self-study and project work including student presentations.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

Portfolio assessment is the basis for the grade in the course. The portfolio includes a final written exam (80%) and 2 exercises (20%). The results for the parts are given in %-scores, while the entire portfolio is assigned a letter grade.
If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.
For a re-take of an examination, all assessments during the course must be re-taken.

Course materials

J.A. Moulijn, M. Makkee, A. van Diepen: Chemical Process Technology, 2nd edition, Wiley 2013, and articles and handouts.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
SIK2057 7.5
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2020

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Technological subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Chemical Engineering

Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Spring ORD Coursework 20/100
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Home exam 80/100

Release
2020-05-19

Submission
2020-05-19


09:00


13:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer UTS Coursework 20/100
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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