Course: Chemical Technology

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Course title Chemical Technology
Course code KCH/9CHT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šrámová Alena, Mgr.
  • Sirotek Vladimír, PaedDr. CSc.
Course content
1st lecture Basic concepts and general characteristics of chemical production. Overview of the sectors with chemical focus. Raw material basis. Choice of optimal production conditions. 2nd lecture Influence of the chemical efficiency. Catalytic processes. Processes and equipment of chemical technology. Hydrodynamic processes, heat transfer. 3rd lecture Diffusion processes, production of cold, mechanical processes. Fluid technology. 4th lecture Construction materials in the chemical industry. Corrosion. Water technology, drinking treatment, sewage water and service watter treatment. Silicates technology, production of mortar, ceramics, glass. Metallurgy, iron, steel, aluminum, copper. 5th lecture General issues of inorganic production. Production and purification of technical gases (hydrogen, oxygen, fuel and synthesis gases). Sulfur industry, sulfur, sulfuric acid. Nitrogen industry, ammonia production, nitric acid, urea, hydrogen cyanide. 6th lecture Sodium chloride processing, production of chlorine, caustic soda, soda and hydrochloric acid. Pigments production. Production of commercial fertilizers. Special and low-tonnage inorganic production. Raw materials for organic technologies. 7th lecture Production of fuels and chemicals from coal. Production of coke and fuel gases. Chemistry C1. Oil processing, production of fuels and lubricants. 8th lecture Basic petrochemical production, production of unsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons. 9th lecture Secondary petrochemicals, utilization of ethylene, propylene, C4 hydrocarbons, acetylene, aromatic hydrocarbons. LAO. 10th lecture Production of basic organic compounds. Production of semi-products for the production of macromolecular materials and consumer products of organic technology. 11th lecture Overview of macromolecular substances line. Synthetic fibers. Elastomers. Coatings. Production of pulp and cellulose fibers. 12th lecture General characteristics of biochemical and food industries. Saccharides technology, production of sugar and starch. Fermentation industry, production of beer, wine, alcohol, yeast, vinegar, citric acid, antibiotics. Technology of fats, proteins. Preserving industry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Discussion
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe basic principles and main parts of the system of general chemistry, physical chemistry and organic chemistry
characterize the essence of biochemical processes
Skills
to apply new chemical knowledge from periodical literature
to apply chemical symbolism and chemical nomenclature
to apply the computational apparatus of basic chemical disciplines
to apply basic information technologies
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe the main technologies and their products in the field of inorganic technology
characterize the basic concepts, processes and devices of chemical technologies
to describe the main technologies and their products in the field of food and biochemical technologies
to describe the main technologies and their products in the field of organic matter technology including fuel technologies
Skills
to analyze the economic connections of chemical productions and their environmental impacts
to elementarise the professionally demanding issues of production into a simplified form appropriate to school education
to evaluate developmental trends and perspectives of technologies based on chemical processes
apply up-to-date information on chemical production from available information sources
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Discussion
Seminar
assessment methods
Combined exam
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Průmyslová anorganická chemie : Důležité suroviny a meziprodukty. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1991. ISBN 80-03-00638-4.
  • DUCHÁČEK, V. POLYMERY: Výroba, vlastnosti, zpracování, použití. VŠCHT, Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7080-788-0.
  • Hovorka F. Technologie chemických látek. VŠCHT, Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7080-588-6.
  • JANDOVÁ, J., HONG, V. N., DVOŘÁK, P. Metody výroby neželezných kovů a zpracování odpadů. VŠCHT, Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7592-026-3.
  • KIZLINK J. Odpady ? sběr, zpracování, zužitkování, zneškodnění, legislativa. Brno: CERM, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7204-884-7.
  • KIZLINK J. Technologie chemických látek a jejich využití. Brno, VUTIUM, 2011. ISBN 978-80-2144-046-3.
  • Kraitr, Milan. Chemický průmysl v České republice. Plzeň : Pedagogická fakulta Západočeské univerzity, 1999. ISBN 80-7082-535-9.
  • Neiser, J.; a kol. Obecná chemická technologie. Praha: SPN, 1981.
  • Neiser, J.; a kol. Základy chemických výrob. Praha: SPN, 1987.
  • Veselý V.,Mostecký J. a kol. Petrochémia. Alfa Bratislava, 1989.
  • Weissermel, Klaus; Arpe, Hans-Jürgen. Průmyslová organická chemie : Důležité suroviny a meziprodukty. 1. vyd. Praha : SNTL, 1984.


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