Advanced Separation Systems

Code:

PDERPQ002

Acronym:

SAS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Chemical Engineering

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1T

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EAERPQ	0	Syllabus 2010/11	1	-	6	80	162
PDERPQ	5	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2009/10	1	-	6	80	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1) Students should complete the unit course knowing the meaning and being able to write and use:
a) material balances, energy balances, momentum balances and kinetic equations;
b) thermodynamics of equilibrium and interfaces;
c) mathematical models and the correct use of available simulators.
2) Students should acquire the basic skills necessary to simulate separation processes using available simulators.
3) Students must finish the unit course, understanding the specificities and potentialities of each of the processes raised.
4) It is intended that students are aware of the current technologies corresponding to each process.
5) Students should have learned skills that allow them to conceptualize sequences of integrated processes.

Learning outcomes and competences

The syllabus of this unit course covers the main topics related to advanced separation systems, allowing the students to review previous knowledge, as well as to acquire new knowledge, useful for their activity as an engineering professional and/or researcher and enabling to learn further through autonomous research activities. The training will include the presentation of theoretical bases and examples of application, asking the students to study concepts and theoretical models, and the development of computational applications for solving practical exercises.
Topics covered include basic concepts and advanced concepts of separation systems, as well as the development of computational tools. Thus, it is provided a set of information relevant to the area, some of which, opening up research perspectives.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Basic concepts
1.1 Equations of conservation. Equilibrium laws in the interface (s), kinetic laws, constitutive equations, initial conditions and boundary conditions;
1.2 Contactors in co-current, counter-current and cross-flow.
2. Separation technologies
2.1 Adsorption: Adsorption in fixed bed. Theory of balance: Concepts of dispersive and compressive front. Stationary front. Cyclic adsorption processes. Ion exchange and chromatography.
2.2 Separation by membranes: Processes of synthesis and characterization of membranes. Filtration processes with membranes. Processes of gas permeation, steam permeation and pervaporation. Electromembrane processes.
2.3 Distillation, Extraction and Absorption: Use of simulators. Multicomponent distillation. Solvents, ionic liquids, supercritical.
2.4 Combined and hybrid processes: Synergistic combination of different separation processes.
3. Simultaneous processes of separation and reaction.

Mandatory literature

1 – Mulder, M; “Basic Principles of Membrane Technology”, Kluwer, Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2003.
2 – Wankat, P.; “Rate-Controlled Separations”, 1995.
3 – Wankat, P.; “Separation Process Engineering”, 2nd Edition, 2006.
4 – McCabe, W., Smith, J. and Harriott, P.; “Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering”, McGraw-Hill, 1993.
5 – Rousseau, R.; “Handbook of Separation Process Technology”, Wiley-IEEE, 1987.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching and assessment methods are designed for the students to acquire comprehensive knowledge of contents related to advanced separation systems, ensuring compliance with the objectives of the curricular unit. Thus, it is considered essential that the students have the opportunity to carry out practical work and the development of applications, having more deep contact with real problems.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Chemical engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	25,00
Exame	45,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	40,00
Total:	40,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable.

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical classes will be used to expose the main contents and the methodologies for solving problems. A fundamental component of learning will be the application of the techniques used in sevarel practical problems, for which students must implement appropriate computational solutions.
There are hours of contact with the tutorial orientation, to clarify the practical aspects of the use of the computational applications and the mathematical techniques in use.
Evaluation (CF):
Evaluation consisting of 3 components. Component 1: work and report on distillation and simulators - CF1 classification, weight 30%; component 2: report on combined and hybrid processes - CF2 classification, weighing 25%; component 3: exam with introductory concepts, selection and sequencing of separation, adsorption and membrane processes - classification CF3, with a weight of 45%.

CF=0.3CF1+0.25CF2+0.45CF3