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Scheda programma d'esame
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY I
SANDRA VITOLO
Academic year2016/17
CourseCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Code542II
Credits9
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
CHIMICA INDUSTRIALE IING-IND/27LEZIONI90
SANDRA VITOLO unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The aim of the course is to deepen the study of the main industrial production processes with particular reference to the specific use of the materials studied. During the course, the student will address the study of a particular process of production with the aim of analyzing the appropriate process strategies and related economic considerations.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and be able to discuss the reading matter thoughtfully and with propriety of expression. With the oral presentation, to be made to the teacher and the other students, the student must demonstrate the ability to approach a circumscribed research problem, and organise an effective exposition of the results

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • individual study
  • Bibliography search

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
Syllabus
The technologies of water treatment Treatment of natural waters. Physical and chemical treatments. Wastewater treatment. The production of hydrogen. Properties and uses. The hydrogen as an energy source. Production technologies. Electrolysis and electrolytic cells. SMR technology, non-catalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbons, coal gasification. New technologies. Treatment and storage of hydrogen. The ammonia synthesis Thermodynamics and kinetics. Processes for the production of ammonia. Kellogg process, Haber-Bosch, Fauser, Claude. Catalysts. Reactors for the production of ammonia. Industrial plants. The production of nitric acid Production processes: Birkeland-Eide, Ostwald. Reactors for the production of nitric acid. Concentrated nitric acid and concentrated directly. The industry of chemical fertilizers Nitrogen fertilizer, phosphate and potassium. The production of urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, calcium cyanamide. The industry of sulfur compounds Sulfur, sulfur dioxide. Production of sulfuric acid. Process of lead and process chambers in contact. The industry of sodium compounds Sodium chloride. Production of sodium carbonate. Solvay process. Electrolytic production of chlorine and caustic soda. Cells amalgam, diaphragm and membrane. Economic strategies. Considerations of the industrial economy in the preparation of new plants and in the different sectors of production.
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