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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech - BioTechnology SCHA1211 Principles and calculations in Chemical Engineering Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BIO AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

SCHA1211
PRINCIPLES AND CALCULATIONS IN CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 * 0 3 100

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 9 Hrs.
Introduction to chemical engineering sciences and its role in the design & analysis of biological processes, overview of unit
operations and processes in the chemical industry. Unit operations, schematic representations of unit operations,
Fermentation Process (Ethanol), Agrochemical (Urea), Pharmaceutical (Penicilin). Unit process- alkylation, aromatization,
calcination, chlorination, Trans-esterification.

UNIT 2 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS CALCULATIONS 9 Hrs.
Introduction to chemical engineering, concepts of units and conversion factors, fundamental and derived units, basic
chemical calculations, mole, mass, molecular weight, introduction to dimensional analysis, dimensionless numbers,
dimensional analysis.

UNIT 3 MATERIAL BALANCES WITHOUT CHEMICAL REACTIONS 9 Hrs.
Material balance without chemical reaction – Distillation, Evaporation, Crystallization, Absorption, Drying, membrane
operations and Mixing.

UNIT 4 MATERIAL BALANCES WITH CHEMICAL REACTIONS 9 Hrs.
Material Balance with chemical reaction-limiting reactant, excess reactant, conversion and selectivity. Recycle, purge and
bypass operations.

UNIT 5 ENERGY BALANCE AND COMBUSTION 9 Hrs.
Introduction to thermophysics and thermo chemistry, heat capacities of solid, liquid and gases at constant pressure and
volume, evaluation of enthalpy, standard heat of reaction, standard heat of combustion and standard heat of formation.
Max.45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Understanding the flow sheets of any process and symbols in unit operations and processes.
CO2 - Learn the basic definitions, units, unit systems
CO3 - Analyzing and converting the values from one-unit system to other unit system.
CO4 - Understanding the material balance calculations for with and without reaction.
CO5 - Understanding the energy balance calculations for various reactions.
CO6 - Material and Energy balance calculations for combined process equipments.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Bhatt B.I., Shuchen B. Thakore, Stoichiometry, Tata McGraw Hill Education, 2010
2. David H.Himmelblau, Basic principles and calculations in chemical engineering, 8th Edition, Eastern Economy, 2011.
3. Anantharaman N., Meera Sheriffa Begum K.M., Mass Transfer Theory and Practice, 1st Edition, PHI, 2011.
4. Stefaan J.R.Simons, Concepts of chemical engineering for chemists, 2nd Edition, RSC Publishers, Royal society of
chemistry, 2007.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
Part A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks
Part B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks