ECTS - Petrochemical Engineering
Petrochemical Engineering (CEAC470) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Petrochemical Engineering | CEAC470 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To familiarize students with petrochemical processes to describe existing and innovative emerging technologies for the production of synthesis gas, olefins, aromatics and their derivatives including industrial polyolefins and polyesters. To apply fundamental chemical engineering knowledge to industrial processes, such as steam reforming, steam cracking and catalytic reforming etc. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to petroleum refining and petrochemical industries, steam cracking and olefins production, emerging technologies for olefin production, catalytic reforming and aromatics (BTX) production, C8 aromatics, aromatics from pyrolysis gasoline and other sources, steam reforming and related processes. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Industries | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | Steam Cracking and Olefins Production | Lecture Notes |
| 3 | Steam Cracking and Olefins Production | Lecture Notes |
| 4 | Catalytic Reforming and Aromatics (BTX) Production | Lecture Notes |
| 5 | Catalytic Reforming and Aromatics (BTX) Production | Lecture Notes |
| 6 | Midterm-I | |
| 7 | C8 aromatics -Separation -Isomerisation -Hydrodealkylation and disproportination Aromatics from pyrolysis gasoline and other sources Aromatics production from lower alkanes (Z-forming) | Lecture Notes |
| 8 | C8 aromatics -Separation -Isomerisation -Hydrodealkylation and disproportination Aromatics from pyrolysis gasoline and other sources Aromatics production from lower alkanes (Z-forming) | Lecture Notes |
| 9 | Steam Reforming and related processes | Lecture Notes |
| 10 | Steam Reforming and related processes | Lecture Notes |
| 11 | Ethylene Derivatives Propylene Derivatives C4 olefins derivatives | Lecture Notes |
| 12 | Ethylene Derivatives Propylene Derivatives C4 olefins derivatives | Lecture Notes |
| 13 | Project Presentations-1 | |
| 14 | Benzene derivatives Toluene and Xylene derivatives | Lecture Notes |
| 15 | Project Presentations-2 | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAMINATION |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. A. Chauvel and Gilles Lefebvre, Petrochemical Processes: Technical and Economic Characteristics, Vol.1: Synthesis Gas Derivatives and Major Hydrocarbons; Vol.2: Major Oxygenated, Chlorinated and Nitrated Derivatives, IFP Publications, Gulf Publishing C |
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| 2. Peter Wiseman, Petrochemicals, UMIST Series in Science and technology, John Wiley & Sons (1986). | |
| 3. The Chemistry of Methane, Ethylene,Propylene, C4 Olefins,Benzene, Toluene Xylenes, Workshop Notes, CHEM SYSTEMS (1999). | |
| 4. Bilsen Beşergil, Hampetrolden Petrokimyasallara: El Kitabı, Tükelmat A.Ş.,İzmir (2007). | |
| 5. James H. Gary, Glenn E.Handwerk & Mark J.Kaiser, Petroleum Refining: Technology and Economics, Fifth Edn., CRC Press (2007). | |
| 6. T. Alsahaf and M. Fahim, Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining, Elsevier (2010) |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 8 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to access, analyze and evaluate the knowledge needed for the solution of advanced chemical engineering and applied chemistry problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to self-renewal by following scientific and technological developments within the philosophy of lifelong learning. | X | ||||
| 3 | An understanding of social, environmental, and the global impacts of the practices and innovations brought by chemistry and chemical engineering. | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to perform original research and development activities and to convert the achieved results to publications, patents and technology. | X | ||||
| 5 | An ability to apply advanced mathematics, science and engineering knowledge to advanced engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 6 | An ability to design and conduct scientific and technological experiments in lab- and pilot-scale, and to analyze and interpret their results. | X | ||||
| 7 | Skills in design of a system, part of a system or a process with desired properties and to implement industry. | X | ||||
| 8 | Ability to perform independent research. | X | ||||
| 9 | Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and to work as a part of a team. | X | ||||
| 10 | An understanding of the professional and occupational responsibilities. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 158 | ||