BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Alangilan Campus, Batangas City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS

Chemical Engineering Department

SYLLABUS

Academic Year: 2004-2005 Semester: Second

Course Code: ChE 558 Room Number: EB 402
Course Description: Unit Operations III (Mass Transfer)
Schedule: Tuesday, 3:00 5:00 P.M.
Wednesday, 8:00 11:00 A.M.

Instructors Name: Engr. Mary Rose B. Flores

Engineering Faculty Room (2nd Floor) / Balance Room
Mobile Number: +63-920-673-4373
Residential Number: (043) 723-2129
Consultation Hours: Thursday, 1:00 5:00 P.M.

Philosophy

Unit Operations III is the third part of the three-part series of Chemical Engineering Unit
Operations namely: Momentum Transfer (Unit Operations I); Heat Transfer (Unit Operations II);
and Mass Transfer (Unit Operations III). Upon completion of this course, the students will be
able to fully understand the mass transport processes and equipments, design and
calculations. Moreover, students will be able to apply their knowledge on this subject to plant
design.

Audience

This course is intended for Fifth Year Chemical Engineering students who already
passed Unit Operations II.

Objectives

The class aims to have a thorough understanding of the principle and theories regarding
mass transfer. It has the following specific objectives:

To know the fundamental principles involved in mass transfer.

To adapt such knowledge to different industrial application to which it is applicable.
To become efficient in solving problems.

Course Requirements

Assignments
Exercises
Quizzes
Major Exams (4)

Methodology

The principles and concepts will be discussed and the students will practice it effectively
through analysis and calculations. This will be done through quizzes, exams, exercises and
assignments. The last requirement and take home quizzes shall be submitted on the specified
date and time otherwise, may be given 3 points deduction (percentage basis) for every day it
was late.
 There will be group work or problem sets for the group to work out which will be
submitted at the end of every session unless given consideration to submit it on the date
required by the instructor.

It is required for the students to have a lecture notebook where they can write their
lecture, and attach their assignments. It will be graded and will fall under exercise category.
This will be submitted prior to final examinations.

Some useful tables and charts might be required upon approval by the instructor when
necessary. No calculator, no exam. The type of examination will be of multiple choices and
problem solving and will be evaluated in accordance to the degree of each problem or item.

No special examinations will be given for students who are unexcused during major
exams. He/She will automatically get the lowest grade attained by the class with 5 points
deduction (percentage basis) on it. For them to be excused, the student should present an
excuse letter or medical certificate signed by a duly licensed medical practitioner.

No special quizzes will be given to students who are absent on the date of examination.

All requirements should be submitted on the following format:

Group No.: (If group work) Subject: ____________________________

Student No. :____________________ Requirement Type: ___________________
Section: ______________ Date: ____________ Score: __________________

Problem Statement:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Solution:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Do not forget to box your final answer and always round off to four decimal places. If the
requirement is a research work, replace Problem Statement with Research Topic and omit
Solution. Observe proper margins 1 on all sides. (Margin lines not necessary.)

CHEATING IS NOT ALLOWED ON ALL REQUIREMENTS!!!

The students are requested to submit their student number written on the upper right
corner of their classcard, and that will serve as the identification of the student. Instead of
placing the name, the student number should be written to all the requirements. Not following
such instruction will result to a 3 percentage reduction on the percentile of any requirement.

The student can expect on the course a team teaching and conventional teaching
strategy. There will be invited instructors that will teach for some time on the chosen subject
matter related to the course. Aside from the stated requirements, there will be research work
that might fall under the category of take home quiz, exercises or assignment. The student is
obliged to read the necessary books for the topic to be tackled before coming to class.

Grading System

The grade of the student will be based on the following requirements together with their
corresponding percentage:
Requirements Percentage
Quizzes 15
Exercises 5
Assignments 10
 Major Examinations 70

The major examinations will have equal percentage breakdown being 25% each. The
final grade is based on 50% passing. This will be transmuted equal to 75%. A removal exam
will be given to students whose final grade will fall on the range 70-74%. The coverage of the
examination will be from the first topic up to the last. Students whose final grade is below 70%
will automatically receive a grade of 5.0. If students passed the removal exam, a grade of 3.0
will be given otherwise, a grade of 5.0 will be given. When the student complied to the
preliminary examination only, he/she will be dropped to the course.

The grades will be based on the following equivalent numerical grades:

Percentage Numerical Grade

98-100 1.00
95-97 1.25
91-94 1.50
88-90 1.75
85-87 2.00
83-84 2.25
80-82 2.50
78-79 2.75
75-77 3.00

Textbooks

Geankoplis, Christi J. Transport Processes and Unit Operations 3rd edition, Singapore: Prentice
Hall International Inc., 1995.
McCabe, Warren L.; Julian C. Smith, and Peter Harriot, Unit Operations of Chemical
Engineering, 5th edition, New York: McGraw Hill Inc., 1993.

References

Badger, W.L., and Banchero, J.T. Introduction to Chemical Engineering New Yprk:Mc-Graw-Hill
Book Company, 1955.
Bird, R. Byron, et.al. Transport Phenomena 1994, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (Singapore).
Brown, George Granger, et.al. Unit Operations 1950, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (New York).
Henley, Ernest J., and J.D. Seader, Separation Process Principles John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,
1998.
Foust, Alan s. et.al. Principles in Unit Operations 2nd edition, Canada: John Wiley and Sons,
1980.
Treybal, R.E. Mass Transfer Operations 3rd ed. New York:McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1980.
Perry, Robert H. and Don W. Green, Perrys Chemical Engineers Handbook, 7th edition, USA:
McGraw Hill Co., Inc., 1997.

Class Schedule

WEEKS TOPIC OBJECTIVE READINGS

1 Overview of the course syllabus and To impart the importance of the M:17; H:3;
its explicit relation to the universitys subject in their profession. G:6
vision, mission and goals of the
college.
Introduction to Mass Transfer and Introduce mass transfer & its
Diffusion application.
2 Cases of Diffusion Discuss diffusion on all phases, M:17; H:3;
Molecular Diffusion in Liquids/ the basis for most mass transfer G:7
Biological Solutions and Gels/ Solids operations.
3 Unsteady State Diffusion/ Mass Discuss the subject matter and M:17; H:3;
Transfer Coefficients the application of correlations. G:7
4 Prelim Week
5 Wetted Wall Column Applications Impart the application of the M:17; H:3;
 Evaporation of a Liquid to a Gas subject matter on evaporation. G:7
WEEKS TOPIC OBJECTIVE READINGS
6 Absorption of Pure Gas by a Liquid Apply the principle of diffusion on M:17; H:3;
Interphase Mass Transfer gas absorption application. G:7
Two Film Theory
Gas Absorption
7 Packed Tower Apply gas absorption principle on M:18; H:6;
Single Multi-Stage Applications multi-stage applications. F:4; G:12
Plate Towers
8 Liquid Extraction (Stripping) Apply the principle of diffusion in M:18; H:6;
reverse to gas absorption principle F:4; G:12
9 Midterm Week
10 Leaching Apply the principle of diffusion for M:18; H:6;
Phase Relations liquid-liquid extraction, introduce F:4; G:12
the principle behind distillation.
11 Distillation Use the phase relation principle in M:18; H:6;
Flash Drum Distillation (Isothermal the operation of different F:4; G:12
Flash) distillation methods.
Adiabatic Distillation
12 Continuous Equilibrium or Flash Learn the application of a simple M:18; H:6;
Distillation distillation to a continuous one. F:4; G:12
Differential Distillation Learn another variety of distillation
13 McCabe Thiele Method Use a simple method in M:18; H:6;
Multi-Component Distillation calculation for distillation. F:4; G:12
14 Semi-final Week
15 Psychrometry Impart the tools or methods G:10
needed in gas-liquid contact
operations
16 Gas-Liquid Contact Operations Learn the subject evaluating each M:19; G:10
application.
17 Drying Learn the principle. Know how the M:24; F:18;
calculation is done. G:9
18 Final Week
Note: Transport Phenomena by Bird is not included in the cited pages of references. The letters correspond to the
initial of the authors surname while the number indicates the chapter, respectively.

Prepared by:
Noted by:

Engr. Mary Rose B. Flores

Instructor I Approved by: Engr. Erma B. Quinay
Head, ChE Department

Engr. Rogelio A. Antenor

Dean, CEAFA