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KAA102 Advanced separation technology lp4 VT20 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Contact details

  • examiner and lecturer: Anders Rasmuson (rasmuson@chalmers.se)
  • exercises: Elham Nejadmoghadam (elhamn@chalmers.se) and Gunnar Eriksson (gunnar.eriksson@chalmers.se)
  • laborations: Chonnipa Palasingh (chonnipa@chalmers.se)

Course purpose

The aim of this advanced course is to deepen and extend knowledge and understanding of separation processes. Some separation methods like distillation will be treated in greater detail than in undergraduate courses and some new separation methods like membrane operations and adsorption will be introduced. Multicomponent effects on equilibria and transport will be discussed.

Schedule

Detailed course schedule is given under Course Info.

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Course literature

Henley E.J., J.D. Seader and D. K. Roper: Separation Process Principles, third ed., Wiley 2011 (SH)

and handouts.

Course design

The course includes lectures, exercises, design project and laboratory work.

The areas treated in the course are:

1. Introduction; classification; choice of separation method; energy requirements.

2. Multicomponent transport and equilibria.

3. Multicomponent distillation/absorption.

4. Dynamic simulation.

5. Adsorption.

6. Membrane separation.

 

Content of Lectures/exercises are given in separate schedule.


Project exercise
P1 Multicomponent distillation


Laboratory work
L1 Dynamic simulation of a distillation column
(L2 Distillation in sieve tray column) cancelled
L3 Simulation of adsorption column
L4 Ultrafiltration

 

Learning objectives and syllabus

  • understand basic separation mechanisms, in particular multi-component effects
  • use computer tools to design and evaluate a separation process
  • be able to choose appropriate separation method

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

Study plan

Examination form

Written examination. Compulsory laboratory and project work.

The written examination can maximally give 60p, 50% i.e. 30p is required.

Permitted tools and books

Mathematical tables (e.g. TEFYMA or BETA).
Standard hand calculator (no preprogramming).

 

Note that the course includes 3 laborations and one project that are mandatory.

 

Course summary:

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