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 Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: Characterize, classify and quantify mass and energy fluxes in industrial processes to recognise process inefficiencies and opportunities for resource recovery and valorisation. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to: * develop and evaluate strategies to minimise waste in process industries (including reactors, separation and utility systems) for resource conservation/ waste minimisation * quantify and assess the material and energy resource efficiency of industrial processes and their impact in terms of their emissions (energy and waste streams) * identify potential for resource recovery and valorisation from Industrial process streams * define processes and process boundaries from microscale (single industrial) to macroscale (global), including the emissions these processes are causing. Skills: * the ability to integrate prior knowledge and understanding with that at advanced level, and to apply this to a range of scenarios, to critically analyse, evaluate, interpret and report on information from a range of sources and to solve complex / novel problems systematically and creatively (F,A) * the ability to effectively communicate efficiency opportunities to key stakeholders (F,A) * the ability to select/design technology, processes and systems based on sound evaluation of criteria (T,F,A) * the effective use of IT to collect, analyse and present information (F,A) * the ability to use appropriate modelling and design tools (T,F,A) * the ability to work with, and critically analyse, information that may be uncertain or incomplete and to quantify the effect of this on problem solving, design and decision (T,F,A) * the ability to quantify the material and energy resource efficiency of processes and their impact in terms of their emissions (T,F,A) Content: * definition and fate analysis of waste * advanced mass and energy balances * waste minimisation concepts and strategies * identification and calculation of waste in reactors, separation & utility systems * introduction to waste separation and valorisation technologies * identifying process limiting factors and design methodologies to minimise waste * legal definition of waste, waste legislative framework and case law approach to the interpretation of legislation * opportunities and challenges with industrial eco-cities. |
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CE50217 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Chemical Engineering
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