Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS │September 2017

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Name : Separation Process II

Course Code : CDB 2063
Semester : September 2017
Teaching Method : Lecture, Active learning, and Problem Based Learning
Assesment : Coursework (50%) and Final Exam (50%)

INSTRUCTORS

Lecturer: Assistant:
Dr Nurul Ekmi Binti Rabat Mr David Patrick
Chemical Engineering Department, Block P
Block 5, Room No. 05-03-32. Tel.: 0134775476
Tel.: 05-3687612
Email: [email protected]

COURSE SYPNOPSIS

This course covers the theories, concepts, and application of separation processes. This includes mass
transfer, separation techniques, and the design criteria of processes such as adsorption, evaporation, drying,
crystallization, membrane processes, and mechanical-physical separation processes.

COURSE OUTCOMES

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. apply the principle of mass transfer in separation processes.
2. explain the separation techniques based on vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-liquid, and gas-gas
system.
3. evaluate and identify a suitable separation technique to separate vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-
liquid, and gas-gas components based on factors involving feed, products, property differences
among chemical components, and characteristics of different separation processes.
4. analyze the performance of a separation process based on separation principles and mathematical
calculations.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Geankoplis C. J., Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles (includes unit operations) ,
4th Edition (2003), Prentice Hall.
2. McCabe W.M., Smith J.C., Harriot P., Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 7th Edition (2014), McGraw-Hill.
3. Seader J.D., Henley E.J., Separation Process Principles, 2nd Edition (2005), John Wiley.
4. Perry R.H. and Green D. W., Perry’s Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 8th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2008.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Lecture and Tutorial (Undergraduate Program Academic guide)

1. Attendance to ALL LECTURES AND TUTORIALS are COMPULSORY. Written permission should be submitted course
lecturer at least 3 days before the actual date if you are unable to attend any of the lectures or tutorials.
2. In the case of emergency, evidence (medical certificate or death certificate) should be given to the course lecturer
within 3 days of returning to campus.
3. You will be barred from taking the final exam IF your attendance is less than 90% as per the university regulation.
4. You MUST BE PUNCTUAL to all lectures and tutorials.
5. Plagiarism in any form is forbidden, and will be awarded ZERO marks.
6. Replacement for test and quizzes will not be entertained for absenteeism without solid reason.

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ASSESSMENTS

Assessment Marks (%)

Integrated Project 10
Test 1 15
Test 2 15
Quizzes: Online/in class 3
Quiz: Adjunct Lecture 2
Assignment 3
Reflection 2
Final Exam 50
TOTAL 100

ASSESSMENT, CLO AND PO MAPPING

Programme Outcomes (POs)

PO1: Apply knowledge PO2: Identify, PO3: Design solutions for
of mathematics, formulate, research complex chemical
science, engineering literature and analyse engineering problems and
fundamentals and an complex chemical design systems, components
Course Learning Outcome engineering engineering problems or processes that meet
(CLO) specialisation to the reaching substantiated specified needs with
solution of complex conclusions using first appropriate consideration for
chemical engineering principles of public health and safety,
problems. mathematics, natural cultural, societal, and
sciences and engineering environmental consideration
sciences.
Test 2 (5%)
Quizzes (3%)
To apply the principle of mass transfer
CLO1 in separation processes.
Assignment (3%)
Final Exam (10%)

To explain the separation techniques Integrated Project (5%)

CLO2 based on vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid, Final Exam (10%)
solid-liquid, and gas-gas system.
To evaluate and identify a suitable
separation technique to separate vapor-
liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-liquid, and Quiz : AL (2%)
gas-gas components based on factors Test 1 (10%)
CLO3 Reflection (2%)
involving feed, products, property Final Exam (15%)
differences among chemical
components, and characteristics of
different separation processes.
To analyze the performance of a Integrated Project (5%)
separation process based on separation Test 1 (5%)
CLO4 principles and mathematical Test 2 (10%)
calculations. Final Exam (15%)

TIMETABLE

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COURSE TOPICS AND SCHEDULE

Week Chapter Detail

1 Introduction to various principles of - Crystallization
(11 – 15 Sep) separation processes covered in - Adsorption
Separation Process II - Ion exchange
- Membrane
- Evaporation
- Drying
- Mechanical-physical separation
2 Crystallization - Crystallization and types of crystals
(18 – 22 Sept) - Equilibrium solubility in crystallization – solubility chart
Bootcamp 19 Sept - Crystallization theory

Crystallization - Equipment for crystallization

3 Adsorption - Physical properties of adsorbent

(25 – 29 Sept) - Equilibrium relation (Brunauer type of adsorption
isotherm, BET, Freundlich isotherm, Langmuir
isotherm etc)

Adsorption - Batch adsorption

Design of fixed bed adsorption column
4 Adsorption - Application of adsorption processes in industry
(2 – 6 Oct)
Ion Exchange - Introduction
- Equilibrium relation
- Concentration profile
- Design of scale up
5 Membrane separation processes
(9 – 13 Oct) - Classification of membrane processes
- Liquid permeation membrane processes (dialysis)

6 Membrane separation processes - Gas permeation membrane processes

(16 – 20 Oct) - Flow model:
o Complete mixing model
o Cross flow model

Membrane separation processes - Flow model:

o Co current and Counter current flow model

7 Membrane separation processes - Reverse osmosis

(23 – 27 Oct) - Microfiltration
- Ultrafiltration

Membrane separation processes - Application of membrane processes in industry

8 Evaporation - Evaporation theory – processing factors

(30 oct– 3 Nov) - Types of evaporators and operation method

9 Evaporation - Calculation method – Single effect evaporator

(6 – 10 Nov) - Calculation method – Multiple effect evaporator
10 Drying of process materials - Vapour compression
(13- 17 Nov) - Vapour pressure of water and humidity
- Equilibrium moisture content of material
- Constant rate drying period
11 Drying of process materials - Falling rate drying period
(20 – 24 Nov)
- Filtration in solid – liquid separation

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12 Mechanical-Physical Separation - Settling and sedimentation

(27 Nov-1 Dec) Process - Classification of mechanical-physical separation
processes

13 Mechanical-Physical Separation - Centrifugal separation processes

(4 – 8 Dec) Process Application of centrifugal separator in industry

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