2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE5305M Chemical Process Technology

15 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr B Nguyen
Email: b.nguyen@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Module replaces

CAPE5310M Chemical Process Technology and Design

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

- Fundamentals of the chemical and process industries including the role of process engineers- Introduction to medium preparations, sterilizing liquid and gas medium- Basic principles of industrial process designs: batch and continuous processes - Basic principles of improving product concentration- Basic principles of engineering plant design: process evaluation and selection, process flow diagram, material and energy balances, unit operations, heat transfer, sources of raw materials, uses.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should:
- have an understanding of the basic concepts surrounding the chemical process industry including bio(pharmaceutical) technological processes, design and manufacturing;
- understand the fundamentals of science that underpin the development of bio engineering operations and plant design;
- be capable of demonstrating chemical process selection based on sound scientific and engineering data and arguments.

Learning outcomes
- Knowledge of research and development of chemical manufacture including bio product manufacture.
- Principles of mass/energy balances for complex processes with chemical reactions.
- Methodologies for designing batch and continuous bio process plants.
- Holistic understanding of chemical plant processes and technologies.

Skills outcomes
Knowledge on designing chemical plants.

Syllabus

- Biochemical process technology
- Medium preparation, sterilisation
- Principles of batch and continuous bio process reactor design
- Extracting products
- Process engineering calculations, thermodynamics, mass and energy balances and heat transfer in processes.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	2.00	22.00
Tutorial	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			117.00
Total Contact hours			33.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

66 hours reading of lecture materials and material from reading list (3 hours per lecture)
36 hours coursework preparation
15 hours basic research work, literature searching
122 hours for basic research supportive design project exercise.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through coursework exercises and tutorials.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 30/01/2020

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