Course syllabus adopted 2025-02-24 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameInledande kemiteknik
- CodeKBT370
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTKTKE
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyEngineering Chemistry
- ThemeMTS 3 c
- DepartmentCHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 43114
- Maximum participants135
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0125 Project 3.5 c Grading: UG | 3.5 c | ||||||
| 0225 Examination 4 c Grading: TH | 4 c |
In programmes
Examiner
Merima Hasani- Professor, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
The course General chemistry 1 or equivalent.Aim
- To provide insight in the principles of chemical engineering, its task and role in the processing industry, as well as its possibilities and challenges in a sustainable development.- To provide an introduction to how industrial processes are built up out of functional units considering a sustainable development
- To provide fundamental knowledge needed to interpret development and trends in the processing industry.
- To provide exercise in group work and presentation technique.
- To provide a knowledge and motivation/inspiration for continued studies and work within chemical engineering
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
After the completed course, the student should be able to:Describe the role of the chemical engineering in the processing industry and its possibilities and challenges related to a sustainable development
Account for the main steps in the most important processes based on the fundamental understanding of how the industrial processes are composed of functional units
Set up simple mass and energy balances for different processes/production steps /unit operations
Describe on a general level how the processing industry is structured with examples of historical development of some key technology concept
Discuss the sustainability principles for chemical engineering with regard to e.g. choice of energy source and raw material, circularity, efficiency indicators and environmental and health effects
Work and interact in groups as well as present the work of the group orally and in writing.
Content
The course is structured around a series of lectures, demonstration labs, exercises, group projects and a study visit, introducing future engineers (through reflection, discussions, group exercises and work on projects) to the basic principles and tasks of chemical engineering. While the demonstration labs aim at elucidating the connection between chemistry and chemical engineering and deepen the understanding of unit operations, mass and energy balances, the main purpose of the study visit and the projects is to convey a deeper understanding of the chemical engineering on a large industrial scale. The projects cover a broad range of industrial sectors and are supposed to provide the first industrial contacts as well as insight and engagement in challenges of sustainable development calling for chemical engineering.Following units of the course cooperate to provide a broad and engaging introduction to the topic of chemical engineering:
1. What is chemical engineering?
Two initial lectures of the course introduce the students to the purpose, principles, role and tools of chemical engineering, including the connection between chemistry and chemical engineering and current (and future) challenges of the sustainable development. The projects are introduced with a clear focus on future development in the society/industry. The projects will run in parallel with other activities throughout the course. Mass balances, energy balances, flow-sheeting and sustainability principles are introduced to be further treated in the coming parts of the course.
2. The toolbox of chemical engineering
Here, the understanding of unit operations, flow-sheeting, mass and energy balances is deepened through combination of lectures, exercises and the ongoing project work. Sustainability principles are treated with the focus on raw materials, energy sources, circularity, and green chemistry.
3. Chemical engineering in lab scale
This unit provides an insight in the connection between chemistry and chemical engineering through focus on lab scale processes and methods to study these. The learning is centered around three demonstration labs exemplifying different unit operations and laying ground for discussions and simple calculations of mass and energy balances.
4. Chemical engineering in industrial scale
With the understanding of unit operations, mass and energy balances, flow-sheeting and sustainability principles established, the focus in this unit is turned toward the industry. The lectures treat processes, development and challenges in selected industrial sectors, such as food, forest, steel and mining industry. The exercises address examples of flow-sheeting, mass and energy balances connected to the treated sectors. The projects will be finalized and presented in this module expanding the range of addressed processes/challenges and bringing in an additional industrial perspective on current development and challenges..
Organisation
The course is organized around 8 lectures, three demonstration labs, 8 exercises, one study visit and a group project that will be supervised by a selected teachers representing different application areas of chemical engineering and providing industrial contacts.Examination including compulsory elements
The theoretical part of the course is examined through a written exam.The demonstration labs and the study visit are examined through attendance and assignments.
Examination of the projects includes a written report and an oral presentation of the project, as well as a review of another groups report.
The final grade will be set when the written exam, demonstration labs, study visit and the project are passed.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.