Industrial Chemistry Processes

To provide students with an overview of chemical technology, the structure of production processes, the factors that influence their development, operating variables and socioeconomic and strategic variables.

Detailed study of industrial chemistry processes: description, flow diagram, units, operation and control. Process simulation.

EXPOSITORY CLASSES:

BLOCK I.- ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES.
Lesson 1-The production structure of the chemical industry. Dynamics of raw materials, products and energy markets: global trends. Product curves. Technological evolution curves.
Lesson 2- Evolution of the development of a process. Exploratory phase. Chemical transformation. Separation. Recirculation. Energy efficiency and utilities. Pilot phase. Scale-up. Demonstration phase. Commercial operation.

BLOCK II.- INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES.
Lesson 3- Refinery platform and basic chemical products.
Lesson 4-Biorefinery platform. Integrated refinery-biorefinery processes.
Lesson 5-Polymer-biopolymer production platform.
Lesson 6- New products based on life sciences.

INTERACTIVE SEMINAR CLASSES
Team work: Design of an industrial chemistry process. Advice to students on the tasks.
Individual work: Case studies, technological innovations.

INTERACTIVE CLASSES-GROUP TUTORING
Professional ethics. Lawful industrial practice. Non-export of risk. Commitment to resource conservation. Debate.

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER CLASSROOM CLASSES:
Simulation of chemical processes using the AspenHysys simulator and similarly effective tools.

Basic bibliography:
- Moulijn, J.A.; Makkee, M.; Van Diepen, A.E. Chemical Process Technology,2nd Ed. Wiley (2013). ISBN 9781444320251

Complementary bibliography:
- Lluch Urpí, J. L.; Tecnología y margen de refino del petróleo, Díaz de Santos, Madrid (2008). ISBN 978-84-7978-875-9
- Turton, R.; Bailie, R. C.; Whiting, W. B.; Shaeiwitz, J. A. Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Processes, 2nd Ed. Prentice Hall, New Jersey (2003). ISBN 978--0-13--512966-1

Specific Competences
CI.9 Basic knowledge of production and manufacturing systems.
CQ.1.6. Knowledge on valorization and transformation of raw materials and energy resources.
CQ.2.1. Capacity for the analysis and design of processes and products.
CQ.2.2. Ability to simulate and optimize processes and products.

General competences
CG.4 Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of industrial chemical engineering.
CG.7 Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.

Transversal competences
CT.2. Capacity of analysis and synthesis.
CT.3. Ability to organize and plan
CT.4 Skills for the use and development of computer applications CT.5.
CT.5 Ability to manage information
CT.7 Decision-making
CT.13 Ability to apply knowledge in practice

Expository teaching: Master class with audiovisual support (slides and videos).
Development of competences:
CI.9 Basic knowledge of production and manufacturing systems.
CQ.1.6. Knowledge on valorization and transformation of raw materials and energy resources. and energy resources.
CQ.2.1. Capacity for the analysis and design of processes and products.
CG.7 Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions. technical solutions

Interactive teaching: seminars and group tutoring.
Case studies. Team work.
Development of competences:
CI.9 Basic knowledge of production and manufacturing systems.
CQ.1.6. Knowledge on valorization and transformation of raw materials and energy resources.
CQ.2.1. Ability to analyze and design processes and products.
CG.4 Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning, and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field. knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of industrial chemical engineering.
CG.7 Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
CT.2. Capacity of analysis and synthesis.
CT.3. Ability to organize and plan
CT.5 Ability to manage information
CT.7 Decision-making
CT.13 Ability to apply knowledge in practice.

Interactive teaching: Computer classroom.
Development of competences:
CQ.2.2. Ability to simulate and optimize processes and products
CG.4 Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of industrial chemical engineering. knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of industrial chemical engineering.
CT.4 Skills for the use and development of computer applications.

Students will be able to participate in complementary activities of curricular improvement organized in the Center or by the Center (workshops, competitions, conferences, etc.), depending on availability and compatibility with other academic obligations.

In the event that the Center organizes and develops a field practice, students will do such practice as determined by the Center.

The evaluation will consist of:
1. Expository evaluation, seminars and group tutoring: 70 % of the overall grade.
2. Computer classroom: 30 % of the overall grade.


EXPOSITIVE. SEMINARS. GROUP TUTORIAL.
-Team work. Virtual Campus will be used to submit the assignments. 20 % of the overall grade.
-Individual activities carried out in the seminars. Virtual Campus will be used to submit the assignments. 15 % of the overall grade.
-Group tutorial (debate). Face-to-face. 10 % of the grade.
-Teacher's reports. Proactivity of the students and activity reports of the different tools used: 5%.
-Questionnaire-exam. 20 % of the global qualification.

To add up the grade, the student must obtain at least 30% of the grade in this section, otherwise, this section does not add up in the overall grade.

In case of failure at the first opportunity, the student must take a questionnaire of the whole content of the expository part of the seminar and group tutoring for the second opportunity. In this case, the continuous evaluation will account for 40% of the overall evaluation and the recovery questionnaire will account for 60% of that grade.

COMPUTER CLASSROOM
The evaluation will be carried out following the individual work, being elaborated a report on the part of the teacher and from the files sent to the Virtual Campus.

*Competency-based assessment

-The competencies assessed by tasks and tests are as follows
CI.9 Basic knowledge of production and manufacturing systems.
CQ.1.6. Knowledge on valorization and transformation of raw materials and energy resources.
CQ.2.1. Ability to analyze and design processes and products.
CG.4 Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning, and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field. knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of industrial chemical engineering.
CG.7 Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
CT.2. Capacity of analysis and synthesis.
CT.3. Ability to organize and plan
CT.4 Skills for the use and development of computer applications CT.5.
CT.5 Ability to manage information
CT.7 Decision-making
CT.13 Ability to apply knowledge in practice.

-The competences assessed in the Computer Classroom are:
CQ.2.2 Ability to simulate and optimize processes and products.
CG.4 Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning, and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of industrial chemical engineering.
CT.4 Skills for the use and development of computer applications.

Activity: Classroom Hours (h) - Personal Work Hours (h)

Lectures: 15 h - 23 h
Seminars: 7 h - 10 h
Computer Classroom: 15 h - 8 h
Group Tutoring: 1 h - 4 h
Individualized tutorials: 1 h- 2 h
Tests and revision: 5 h - 21,5 h
Total: 44 h- 68,5 h

It is recommended to keep up with the coursework.
Continuous evaluation means gradual development over time: it is not admissible to hand in late work.

LANGUAGE. Teaching will be given in Spanish/Galician.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. As for the bibliography, although a specific edition is referenced, any edition is valid.