Course - Industrial Chemistry and Refining - TKP4150
TKP4150 - Industrial Chemistry and Refining
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | A |
Course content
The course deals with the industrial production of fuels and chemicals from fossil and renewable feedstocks. Topics include: Norwegian oil and gas production, energy from fossil fuels. Oil refining, oil products, refinery design and selected processes (catalytic reforming and isomerization, hydrotreating and hydrocracking, catalytic cracking, treatment of heavy oils, environmental concerns, new fuels). Examples of basic, intermediate and end products from petrochemistry. Natural gas and LPG as feedstock, synthesis gas production, preparation and use of hydrogen, methanol synthesis, Fischer-Tropsch, ammonia synthesis. Production of light olefins by steam-cracking, dehydrogenation and other routes, use of light olefins. Introduction to biomass as the feedstock for biofuels and chemicals, and carbon capture and utilization (CCU) and routes to e-fuels (electrofuels).
Learning outcome
At the end of the course the students should be able to: - Describe basic chemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, catalysis, reactor technology and process design and layout for key processes in oil refining, gas conversion and petrochemistry. - Describe the value chains from typical raw materials to key intermediates. - Be aware of issues linked with sustainability of processes and products. - Know about biomass and CO2 combined with renewable energy as alternative feedstocks. - Describe and justify the links between the basic chemical issues (the chemical reactions, heat of reaction, kinetics, catalysis) and the process and reactor design (handling of reactants and products, heat of reaction, equilibrium limitations, recirculation). - Find and understand and reproduce information of products and processes.
Learning methods and activities
The course is given as a combination of self-study, lectures, and exercises in the form of project reports including student presentations.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
The final examination is the basis for the grade in the course. The exercises must be approved in order to take the exam. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic chemistry and mathematics, and course TKP4155 Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis or similar knowledge.
Course materials
J.A. Moulijn, M. Makkee, A. van Diepen: Chemical Process Technology, 2nd edition, Wiley 2013, and articles and handouts.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIK2057 | 7.5 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Technological subjects
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Chemical Engineering
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Spring ORD School exam 100/100 A INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Summer UTS School exam 100/100 A INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"