Aims: To carry out an integrated design of a chemical/biochemical process plant. To update legislative requirements particularly with regard to rapidly developing areas such as the environment and the use of genetically modified organisms. To provide information on the properties and uses of materials.
Learning Outcomes:
To enable students to demonstrate that they are capable of developing an integral systems approach to chemical engineering and of applying the principles of chemical and/or biochemical engineering to the design of a process; that they have creative and critical skills, and are able to make choices and decisions in areas of uncertainty; that they can work together in a team, and also alone; that they can communicate effectively the results of their work in the form of written reports that include drawings.
Skills:
Analysis, synthesis, problem solving, teamworking, industrial awareness (facilitated, assessed).
Content:
Environmental legislation. Control of liquid discharges and air emissions. Integrated pollution control (IPC). Environmental assessments and statements. Regulations governing the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Biosafety and containment of GMOs. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) with respect to bioprocess plant. Selection of materials for chemical and bioprocess plant. Preparation of a preliminary technical and economic appraisal of a process where safety and environmental issues form an integral part of process screening. Preparation of an outline process flowsheet. Market survey, Review of alternatives. Physical and chemical property data. Creation and synthesis of flowsheet. Safety and operability. Environmental issues. Capital and operating costs. Unit specification sheets, Flowsheets, Engineering drawings and sketches. Executive summary. Demonstration of viability. Individual unit design. Application of rigorous methods. Mechanical design. Outline of control and P & I diagrams.
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