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151-0926-00L 4 Credits BSC , MSC D-CHAB , D-MAVT

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Separation Process Technology

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. André Bardow

Note: The previous course title until FS22 "Separation Process Technology I".

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Abstract

This course provides the tools to design separation processes for ideal and non-ideal systems, based on vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid phase equilibria and mass transfer phenomena.

Objective

At the end of this course, the students will be able to: - summarize the thermodynamic basis of equilibrium-based separation processes; - apply thermodynamic principles to distillation, absorption, and extraction processes; - design different technologies for vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid separations; - solve separation tasks involving ideal and non-ideal systems.

Content

Methods for the non-empirical design of equilibrium stage separations for ideal and non-ideal systems, based on mass transfer phenomena and phase equilibrium. Topics: introduction to separation process technologies. Phase equilibria: vapor/liquid and liquid/liquid. Flash vaporization: binary and multicomponent. Equilibrium stages and multistage cascades. Continuous distillation: design methods for binary and multicomponent systems, column and equipment design, azeotropic distillation. Gas absorption and stripping. Liquid/liquid extraction. Co-current, counter-current, and cross-current operations.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Lecture slides and supplementary documentation will be available online. Reference to appropriate book chapters and scientific papers will be provided

Literature

Treybal "Mass-transfer operations" Seader/Henley "Separation process principles" Wankat "Equilibrium stage separations" Weiss/Militzer/Gramlich "Thermische Verfahrenstechnik"

General Information

Language: English
Levels: BSC , MSC
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: session examination
Mode: oral 30 minutes

Questions will be formulated in English, but students are free to choose the language (English or German) for the answers.Die Fragen werden auf englisch gestellt. Die Antworten dürfen auch auf deutsch erfolgen.

Course Components

Type	Title	Time & Place	Hours
lecture with exercise	Separation Process Technology	Thu 10:15-12:00 (ML F 38) Thu 14:15-16:00 (NO E 39) 12.08 Date 15:15-17:00 (NO E 11)	4 h weekly