ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 12 Interactive Classroom: 14 Total: 27
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
- Acquisition of skills in the identification of ionic liquids: formulation and nomenclature.
- Critical analysis of their advantageous properties with respect to traditional solvents.
- Knowledge of the main processes based on ionic liquids and their degree of development.
- Training in the use of knowledge for the design and simulation of processes (using computer tools) based on the use of ionic liquids.
Unit 1. Introduction.
Green chemistry and green engineering. Sustainability: sustainable development goals. Ionic liquids: definition, attractiveness, origins, historical evolution.
Unit 2. Ionic liquids: types, properties and production.
Cations and anions in ionic liquids. Types of ionic liquids. "Designer solvents". Physical, chemical, and biological properties. Databases. Production of ionic liquids.
Unit 3. Electrochemistry with ionic liquids.
Energy storage. Electrochemistry and batteries.
Unit 4. Ionic liquids as solvents (and catalysts) in reactions.
Organic reactions with ionic liquids. Catalysis and biocatalysis.
Unit 5. Ionic liquids in separation processes.
Distillation. Absorption. Extraction. Aqueous two-phase systems. Liquid membranes. Dissolution and fractionation of biomass.
Unit 6. Materials based on ionic liquid technology.
Synthesis of materials. Nanotechnology. Surface technology.
Unit 7. Bio-ionic liquids.
Ionic liquids designed according to the biological property. Antimicrobial activity. Pharmaceutical compounds, and others.
Basic bibliography:
- M. Freemantle. An Introduction to Ionic Liquids. RCS Publishing, Cambridge (UK), 2010. ISBN 978-1-84755-161-0.
- M. B. Shiflett (Ed.). Commercial Applications of Ionic Liquids. Springer, Cham (Switzerland), 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-35244-8.
Complementary bibliography (electronic resources):
- S. T. Handy (Ed.). Ionic liquids-Classes and properties. InTech, Croatia, 2011. ISBN 978-953-307-634-8.
- S. T. Handy (Ed.). Applications of Ionic Liquids in Science and Technology. InTech, Croatia, 2011. ISBN 978-953-307-605-8.
- J. I. Kadokawa (Ed.). Ionic liquids-New aspects for the future. InTech, Croatia, 2013. ISBN 978-953-51-0937-2.
- A. Kokorin (Ed.). Ionic Liquids: Applications and Perspectives. InTech, Croatia, 2011. ISBN 978-953-307-248-7.
- A. Kokorin (Ed.). Ionic Liquids: Theory, Properties, New Approaches. InTech, Croatia, 2011. ISBN 978-953-307-349-1.
Knowledge
(CN01) To possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development or application of ideas, often in a research context.
Competence
(CP02) To conceptualise engineering models, to apply innovative problem-solving methods and appropriate computer applications for the design, simulation, optimisation, and control of processes and systems.
(CP03) To design products, processes, systems, and services of the chemical industry, as well as the optimisation of others already developed, taking as a technological basis the different areas of chemical engineering, including processes and transport phenomena, separation operations, and engineering of chemical, nuclear, electrochemical, and biochemical reactions.
Skill
(HD01) To have the ability to solve problems that are unfamiliar, incompletely defined, and have competing specifications, considering possible solving methods, including the most innovative, selecting the most appropriate, and to be able to correct the implementation, evaluating different design solutions.
(HD02) To adapt to structural changes in society caused by factors or phenomena or economic, energetic or natural type, in order to solve the derived problems and provide technological solutions with a high commitment to sustainability.
During the development of the course, different teaching methodologies will be used, seeking to achieve the highest performance in the teaching-learning process. There will be oral presentations in which the basic contents of the proposed programme will be presented (CN01). Despite following the structure of a master class, the aim is to get the students continuously involved, trying to encourage their active participation in class. These presentations will be complemented by seminars with interactive participation between student and teacher for the discussion of topics after the corresponding reading (HD01, HD02), presentation of poster communication (CN01, CP03), development of activities with computer tools (CP02, CP03, HD01), etc. There will be a task to be carried out in reduced groups, consisting of an oral presentation of a process based on ionic liquids and its simulation.
The laboratory hours will be carried out in the computer classroom with the use of the Aspen-Hysys simulator.
The USC Virtual Learning Environment will be used as a teaching support tool.
Temporary development of activities in the classroom seminars:
- Session 1. Introduction. Ionic liquids: types.
- Sessions 2 and 3. Ionic liquids: properties and production.
- Session 4. Electrochemistry with ionic liquids.
- Sessions 5 and 5. Ionic liquids as solvents (and catalysts) in reactions. Preparation and presentation of a poster on ionic liquids and reactions.
- Sessions 7 and 8. Ionic liquids in separation processes. Guided tour of the laboratories of the research group GI-1616 of the USC.
- Sessions 9 and 10. Materials based on ionic liquid technology. Ionic bio-liquids.
Temporary development of activities in the computer rooms:
- Session 1. Simulation with Aspen-Hysys of an extraction column with ionic liquid.
- Session 2. Simulation with Aspen-Hysys of an extractive distillation column (ionic liquid as entrainer).
- Session 3. Simulation with Aspen-Hysys of an absorption refrigeration cycle (ionic liquid as absorbent).
Connection between competences and assessment of activities:
- Exam: CN01
- Simulation and presentation of a process based on ionic liquids: CP02, CP03, HD01.
- Preparation and presentation of a poster. Classroom activities: CN01, CP03, HD01, HD02.
Students' learning will be monitored by means of activities, assignments, or problem solving, either individually or in groups. Students will also take an exam with theoretical-practical questions that will allow the final grade to be individualised.
Assessment:
1. Exam: 30%.
2. Assignments:
- Activities: 30%.
- Simulation and presentation: 30%.
- Tutorial/Teacher's report: 10%.
The assessment system is the same for both opportunities (the marks for the activities are maintained for the second opportunity).
For cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will be applied.
A total of 75 hours (3 ECTS) is estimated, which is divided between 29 h in a face-to-face mode and 46 h of autonomous work by the student. The distribution of face-to-face hours according to the type of activity will be as follows:
- Lectures: 12 h
- Interactive seminar teaching / technical visit: 8 h
- Interactive teaching in the laboratory / computer room: 6 h
- Tutoring in small groups: 1 h
- Exam and revision: 2 h
The language of instruction will be Spanish.
Ana Maria Soto Campos
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816760
- ana.soto [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Hector Rodriguez Martinez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816804
- hector.rodriguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
| Wednesday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Classroom A6 |
| Thursday | |||
| 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Classroom A6 |
| 05.22.2025 10:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Classroom A6 |
| 05.22.2025 10:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom A6 |
| 05.22.2025 10:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 | Classroom A6 |
| 07.04.2025 10:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 | Classroom A6 |
| 07.04.2025 10:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Classroom A6 |
| 07.04.2025 10:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom A6 |