651-2028/01 – Chemical Technologies (CHT)
Gurantor department | Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes | Credits | 6 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Petr Stavárek, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Petr Stavárek, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2022/2023 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Goals of subject:
– to understand the chemical nature of the production of basic chemicals
– to be able to apply the rules of chemical equilibrium and kinetics
– to understand the choice and function of reactors and process apparatus and the energy demands of their operation
– to consider environmental threads and benefits of various procedures
Gained knowledge:
– introduction to basic mass production of chemical industry
– introduction to qualitative behaviour of chemical reactors including heterogeneous catalytic ones
Gained experience:
– ability to comprehensively balance the technology of a larger scale
– ability to analyze the technological production scheme
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Productions of basic reactive chemical materials, inorganic acids, alkalines, oxidating and reducing reagents.
Large-volume final products. Used chemical reactions and auxiliary processes and equipment. Organic substances, processing and chemical use of fossil fuels. Qualified production.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
BÜCHNER W., SCHLIEBS R., WINTER G., BÜCHEL K.H. Průmyslová anorganická chemie. Praha:SNTL. 1991.
WEISSERMEL K., ARPE H.-J. Průmyslová organická chemie. Praha:SNTL, 1984
PAŠEK, J., SEIFERT, R. Surovinová základna výroby organických látek. Praha: VŠCHT, 1991.
DUCHÁČEK V.: Polymery - výroba, vlastnosti, zpracování, použití.[online]; Praha:VŠCHT, 2006. http://vydavatelstvi.vscht.cz/ (accessed March 17, 2018).
BLAŽEK J., RÁBL V. Základy zpracování a využití ropy.[online]; VŠCHT Praha:VŠCHT, 2006. http://vydavatelstvi.vscht.cz/(accessed March 17, 2018).
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit test and oral exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Passing the tests.
Take excursions and submit an excursion report.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Large-scale production of chemicals. Reagents, end products. Qualified chemistry.
2. Gas separation. Air, oxygen, nitrogen. Hydrogen; sources, production, use.
3. Bound nitrogen. Ammonia, nitric acid. Reaction equilibrium and kinetics.
4. Sources of sulfur compounds. Sulfuric acid, sulfane, desulphurization of flue gases.
5. Phosphorus. Phosphoric acid, mineral fertilizers. Electrothermal production.
6. Compounds of chlorine and sodium compound. Electrolytic production.
7. Iron and steel. Reduction and oxidation processes in metallurgy.
8. Silicate industry. Glass, ceramics. Mortars.
9. Water. Treatment of drinking and industrial water. Sewage treatment.
10. Carbon and carbonaceous fuels. Coal processing. Oil and natural gas.
11. Petrochemical production. Use of hydrocarbons. C1-C4 chemistry.
12. Polymers. Macromolecular substances, polymerization, polymer processing.
13. Cellulose and paper. Biotechnology.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction