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Petrochemical Processes

Syllabus

· Introduction to petrochemical processes

1. Olefins production process

2. Synthesis gas production processes

3. Methanol production process

4. Ammonia and Urea production process

· Introduction to polymerization processes

1. Free-radical polymerization

2. Emulsion polymerization

· Introduction to computer aided design and simulation of petrochemical processes using Aspen Plus

1. Ordinary and azeotropic distillations and column internals

2. Simulation of processes having recycles

3. Ideal reactors

4. Selecting and tuning of thermodynamic models

5. Flowsheet optimization

6. User unit operation: Excel

7. User unit operation: Fortran

8. Flowsheet tuning (Data-Fit)

Marking Scheme

Reference Books

Chauvel, A. and Lefebvre, G., Petrochemical Processes, Volume I & II, Editions Technip, 1989.
Matar, S., and Hatch, L. F., Chemistry of Petrochemical Processes, 2^nd Edition, Gulf Publishing Company, 1994.

· Aspen Physical Property System: Physical Property Methods, Aspen Technology, Inc., 2013.

· Aspen Polymers: Polymer Characterization and Physical Properties, Aspen Technology, Inc., 2012.

· Aspen Polymers: Unit Operations and Reaction Models, Aspen Technology, Inc., 2013.

· Aspen Polymers: Examples & Applications, Aspen Technology, Inc., 2013.

Lectures

File Name	Format	Size
Introduction to Petrochemical Processes	Power point	3.3 MB
Azeotropic Distillation	Power point	1.6 MB
Column Internals	Power point	1.7 MB
Property methods	Power point	0.3 MB
Recycle	Power point	1.1 MB
Synthesis Gas	PDF	1.0 MB
Ideal Reactors	7-zip	0.3 MB
Methanol	PDF	1.3 MB
Ammonia and Urea	7-zip	2.1 MB
Flowsheet Optimization	7-zip	2.3 MB
Introduction to Polymerization	PDF	1.7 MB
Free Radical Polymerization	PDF	0.6 MB
Emulsion Polymerization	PDF	0.6 MB

Examples

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