DEPARTMENT OF

CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
B R O C H U R E
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 ABOUT
CONTENT There are two programs under this
department
• About 1. Chemical Engineering
2. Petrochemical Engineering
• Introduction Similar courses are offered for the first two
years after which the core and electives
• Courses & courses for each programme are introduced.
Concepts introduced at the various courses at
Applicatons each stage are relevant in the subsequent
years. Ideas are built upon with avenues for
• Electives students to apply knowledge and skills
obtained.

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 NOTE
UNDERSTANDING
COURSE CODES
Course codes ending
The number indicates with odd digits are 1st-
the year the course is semester courses while
taken (i.e.. 1st ,2nd ,3rd or codes ending with even
4th ) digits are 2nd-semester
courses

A ‘5’ indicates a
core course while a
‘6’ indicates it is an
elective

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 QUESTIONS

WHY? • Why study all these courses?

HOW? • How are they applied in industry?

WHAT? • What do the courses entail?

 THE PROPERTIES OF
THESE MATERIALS ARE
R AW M AT E R I A L S
EXPLAINED USING

Organic (found in CONCEPTS FROM

nature): ORGANIC AND

INORGANIC
o Crude oil CHEMISTRY.

.o Natural gas
o Coal
o Biomass

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

CHE153 CHE151
• DESCRIBES THE MOLECULAR • STUDIES THE ATOM’S
COMPOSITION, NOMENCLATURE AND STRUCTURE AND CHEMISTRY
STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIC OF THE GROUPS IN THE
COMPOUNDS PERIODIC TABLE.

• EXPLAINS THE MECHANISM OF • CHEMICAL BONDING; BOND

FORMATION AND BREAKAGE OF STRENGTH; BOND ENERGY AND
BONDS 8
 ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION

• AUTOCAD
• Sectoring and • Representation of Deploy strategic
• SOLID EDGE
dimensioning sensors, measuring networks with
• VISIO
• Valves devices. compelling
• COCO
• Flowsheeting • ​ e-business needs​
• CHEMCAD​

PROCESS
CONTROL AND
INTRUMENTATI
ME 159 ON (SYMBOLS)
TECHNIC
AL
DRAWIN ENGINEERING
G DRAWING
CHE 258 SOFTWARE
DRAWING
FOR
ENGINEER
 PROCESS ENGINEERING SOFTWARE

Examples
• ASPEN Plus Examples Examples Examples Examples
• COCO • MATLAB • Comsol • GAMS • AutoCAD
simulator • Python • Ansys • Lindo • Visio
• Chemcad • Visual basic • gPROMS • Solid edge
• Superpro design •C
• Java OPTIMIZATIO
N SOFTWARE CAD
SOFTWAR
E
FLOWSHE
ET
SIMULATO CDF
SOFTWARE
RS PROGRAMMIN
G SOFTWARE
 • Reactors
• Heat exchanger
• Pumps and compressors
LET’S • Absorbers

EXPLORE •
•
Distillation column
Centrifuge
SOME • Valves

INDUSTRIAL • Storage vessels

EQUIPMENT

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 - DISTILLATION - CYCLONE

S E PA R ATO R S COLUMN

Various separators exist for different

mixtures be it;
• Solid-liquid
• Solid- gas

ABSORBER
• Liquid- gas
• Liquid- liquid
… or even a mixture of the three

-
- FLASH
- CENTRIFUG SEPARATOR
 • Pumps
P R E S S U R E
• Compressors
C H A N G I N G • Valves
E Q U I P M E N T

“DON’T COUNT THE YEARS,

COUNT THE MEMORIES.”

- UNKNOWN
DID YOU KNOW

THERE IS A ZEROTH LAW

OF THERMODYNAMICS?

CHE 253
THERMODYNAMICS
(I)
• HOW IS HEAT CONVERTED INTO
POWER
• HOW ARE THEY EVEN RELATED

1. FIRST LAW OF
THERMODYNAMICS
 Carnot cycle

Rankine cycle
2. THE SECOND LAW OF
THERMODYNAMICS
F R I E N D S
F O R E V E R

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 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Driving force

• Successful completion and finalization of our

innovative product

𝑑 (𝑐 𝐴) 𝑑 ( 𝑢𝑥 𝜌 )
𝐽 𝐴𝑧= − 𝐷 𝐴 qz 𝒅 ( 𝒄𝒑 𝝆 𝑻 ) 𝜏 𝑧𝑥 =− 𝜈
𝑑𝑧 =− α 𝑑𝑧
A 𝒅𝒛

MASS HEAT MOMENTUM

TRANSFER
TRANSFER TRANSFER FLUID TRANSPORT

• Newton’s law of viscosity

• Fick’s law • Fourier’s law
• Indicates how the viscosity of the fluid
• How mass diffusivity of the • Thermal conductivity of the affects flow
fluid occurs. fluid is considered here
• The driving force is the velocity
• The driving force is the • Heat is transferred due to gradient
concentration gradient temperature gradient
 CHE 251
CHEMICAL
PROCESS
C A LC ULAT IONS (I)
o AIDS IN THE ACCOUNTING OF INPUTS B O T H
AND OUTPUTS OF THE CHEMICAL PLANT. G E N E R AT I O N
A N D
C O N S U M P T I O N
O C C U R S
o ENERGY BALANCE
D U R I N G
C H E M I C A L
R E A C T I O N

T A K I N G A M A T E R I A L B A L A N C E
A R O U N D T H E R E A C T O R G E N E R A T I O N
I N P U T S T R E A M S  U R E A ( U ) A N D

 C O 2 G A S W A T E R

 N H 3 L I Q U I D
C O N S U M P T I O N
 ( A + C + W ) L I Q U I D
O U T P U T S T R E A M S • C O 2 G A S

• ( A + C + W ) G A S • N H 3 L I Q U I D

• ( U + A + C + W ) L I Q U I D
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CHEMICAL
PROCESS
C A LC ULAT IONS (II)

o DURING CHEMICAL REACTIONS ENERGY

C O N C E P T S T O
IS RELEASED OR ABSORBED (HEAT OF
B E E X P L O R E D
REACTION)

o THIS INFORMS HOW MUCH HEAT MUST BE  F U E L A N D

C O M B U S T I O N
ADDED OR REMOVED
 E N E R G Y
B A L A N C E

S H O U L D T H E S Y S T E M B E  H E S S ’ S L A W
 B A L A N C E S
A D I A B A T I C ?
F O R R E A C T I V E
O R
S Y S T E M S
I S O T H E R M A L ?
 H U M I D I T Y A N D
H U M I D I T Y
C H A R T S
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2. S E P A R A T I O N
THERMODYNAMICS (II) T H E R M O DY N A M I C S

 H e l p s To U n d e r s t a n d :
• How much can be transferred from one phase
to another
• Mixing of different phases.

 T h e t w o m a j o r f o c i :

1. F U G A C I T Y
ELECTIVES OFFERED

Chemical engineering Petrochemical engineering

• Silicate Technology (I) & (II) • CHE 363 Polymer Technology
• Polymer Technology • CHE 365 Fertilizer Technology
• Packaging Technology • CHE 366 Renewable Energy Resources
• Fertilizer Technology • CHE 370 Environmental Impact Assessment
• Renewable Energy Resources • CHE 461 Computer Optimization Methods
• Food Processing Technology • CHE 463 Electrochemical Technology
• Textiles Dyes & Dyeing Processes • CHE 464 Adsorption Separation Proc. Technology
• Environmental Impact Assessment • MSE 358 Engineering Properties of Polymers
• Computer Optimization Methods • ECONS 261 Introduction to Economics
• FREN 184 French for Scientists
 ORGANIC AND
PETROCHEMICAL
SYNTHESIS
PCE 357

o DIFFERENT RAW MATERIALS

EXIST

o DIFFERENT PATHWAYS ARE

AVAILABLE FOR CONVERTING
THESE RAW MATERIALS INTO
CONSUMER PRODUCTS

o REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF
REACTIONS STUDIED IN ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY

o HELPS TO DETERMINE THE

NECESSARY UNIT PROCESSES AND
UNIT OPERATIONS REQUIRED
 MECHANICAL
S E PA R AT I O N
PROCESSES
CHE 359

Processing of solid feeds

via:
o Grinding
o Separation based on physical
properties
Such as :
Size
Density
Weight
Affinity to water
 CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING CHE 352
&
KINETICS AND REACTION ENGINEERING PCE 350

The heart of the process

o Species loose their chemical identity
o Affected by pressure, temperature,
concentration, time, presence of other
species
o Design (sizing) of reactors
o Determining the reaction kinetics
o Exploring the effect of these factors on
the process

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 MATHEMATICAL
COURSES
 MATH 151 ALGEBRA
 MATH 152 CALCULUS WITH
ANALYSIS
 MATH 251 DIFFERENTIAL
EQUATIONS
 MATH 252 CALCULUS OF
SEVERAL VARIABLES
 CHE 357 EXPERIMENTAL DATA
ANALYSIS
 CHE 358 NUMERICAL METHODS
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MATHEMATICAL
COURSES
• Both engineering fields are governed
by different mathematical
equations.
• Math tools such as algebra, calculus
(single & multi variable) which can
be solved by analytical techniques.
(i.e MATH 151, MATH152, MATH
251 & MATH 252)
MATHEMATICAL
COURSES cont.
• However, some equations cannot be
solved using analytical techniques

• CHE 358 Numerical methods for

chemical engineers covers these
methods
• Uses more complex methods for solving
equations and are in built in some
software packages.
 EXPERIMENTAL WORK

PROJECT
1 ANALYSIS
CHEM 179
Qualitative and
CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL I
Quantitative experiments
SLIDE 2
in Organic, Inorganic,
Analytical and Physical
CHEM 280
2 Chemistry.
CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL II

PCE 353 Data generation for;

3PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING  engineering parameters
LABORATORY
(e.g. temperature,
pressure, viscosity)
 calibration, phase
CHE 353
4 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING distribution, material
LABORATORY I properties and reaction
kinetic parameters.
 Result analysis and
CHE457 interpretation
5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
LABORATORY II
 Analysis of
Experimental results
Project analysis slide 4
CHE257 o Volumetric analysis
ANALYTICAL o Instrumental methods
CHEMISTRY o Electroanalytical methods
o Spectro-analytical methods

ANALYTICAL
COURSES

CHE357 o Analysis of data and hypothesis

EXPERIMENTAL testing(statistics, probability,
DATA error analysis)
ANALYSIS o Curve fitting (correlation and
regression)
PROCESS ENGINEERING PROJECT I&II
CHE 355 &CHE 356
Chemical Engineering Only
Developing new processes using
alternate chemical pathways
• Literature review
• Methodology
• Laboratory experiment
• Data analysis
An oral defense session will be
conducted at the end of the project
Recall … raw materials
• Crude oil & Natural gas
• Usually exists in rock or found underground
• Their properties need to be studied to facilitate
extraction/production
Courses that cover the study of these properties and conditions for
production
PCE 361 Petroleum Fluid Properties
PETE 354 Petroleum Production Engineering
PETE 450 Natural Gas Engineering
 PCE 361
PROJECT
Petroleum ANALYSIS SLIDE 3
Fluid Properties

Five type of reservoir fluids

 Black oil
 Volatile oil
 Retrograde gas
 Wet gas
 Dry gas

The course covers

• the properties of these
fluids such as phase
behavior and PVT
properties
• How these properties are
obtained (i.e laboratory
data) or estimated (i.e
using correlations)
 PETE 354
PETROLEUM
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
&
PETE 450 NATURAL
GAS ENGINEERING
These courses demonstrate how the
extraction of the raw materials (crude • Calculation of bottom hole pressures
oil and natural gas) is carried out • Artificial lift methods
using pipeline networks and how they • Analysis of inflow performance,
ay are stored multiphase flow and well
performance.
• Nature of reservoir rocks • Surface Separation and Separator
design.
• Laboratory prediction of flowrates • Overview of offshore production
and pressure drops in these operations
production networks
 FINAL YEAR
PROJECT
PROJECT ANALYSIS SLIDE 3
o Process description and selection
o Flowsheet of process plant
o Mass and energy balances
DESIGN OF o Prospecting plant location
A
CHEMICAL o Equipment design
PROCESS o Plant safety
PLANT
o Process control
o Profitability analysis
 PROCESS CONTROL

PROJECT ANALYSIS SLIDE 3

CHE 455
PROCESS
CONTROL AND
INSTRUMENTATI
ONcan change
Disturbances
optimum process
conditions.
Restoration of the
process to optimal
conditions using control
devices can be achieved
by;
o Sensing
o Monitoring
o Computing
o Adjusting
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cont.
PROJECT ANALYSIS SLIDE 3

CHE 455
PROCESS
CONTROL AND
SIMULATION
• Operation of
the process
control devices
require
modelling to
achieve set
points.
 PROFITABLILITY
ANALYSIS
PROJECT ANALYSIS SLIDE 3

PLANT
DESIGN AND
ECONOMICS

• Process synthesis
• Analysis of design
alternatives, codes
and standards
• Process economics
 SAFETY AND
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROJECT ANALYSIS SLIDE
CHE 459 3

PCE 455
POLLUTION PCE 355
CONTROL IN FIRE AND
PETROCHEMICAL SAFETY
INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING
• Air pollution control • Causes and prevention
• Water pollution of fires and explosions
control • Handling of hazardous
• Solid waste disposal materials
• Pollution prevention
• Avenues for
pollutions control
 CORROSION IS PREVALENT IN
THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SINCE
MATERIALS CAN BE DEGRADED
BY CHEMICALS USED

THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF

CORROSION AND MAY HAVE
ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

PCE 457
CORROSION
ENGINEERING
CHE 461
COMPUTER
O P T I M I Z AT I O N
METHODS
WHAT IS MOST EFFICIENT WAY
TO DEIGN AND OPERATE
CHEMICAL PLANTS.TO OBTAIN
THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME?

OPTIMIZATION WILL

• INCREASE REVENUE, AND

• LOWER COSTS

STUDYING OPTIMIZATION
METHODS HELP STUDENTS
DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM
UNDER EVERY SITUATION
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