KE2130 Renewable Fuel Production Processes 7.5 credits

• Educational level

  Second cycle

• Academic level (A-D)

  D

• Subject area

  Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  

• Grade scale

  A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• Course page on KTH Social

Learning outcomes

The general aim of the course is to develop the students’ skill in analysing and in a creative way solving problems related to process chemistry. The starting point for the course is the raw materials, including renewables as well as fossil materials, and it then continues via the process system to products and side products, energy use and the placing of the process in the regional and global surroundings.

After completion of the course the student should be able to:

• Identify important chemical and chemical engineering process steps in industrial applications for production of renewable fuels.
• Analyse and find solutions to chemical process problems when regarding product formulation, conversion and optimisation of different parameters with relevance for the production of renewable fuels.
• Suggest relevant process schemes.
• Decide what type of reactor is the most suitable for a certain process.
• Identify and judge different opportunities for process integration when producing renewable fuels.
• Evaluate strategies for development of new technologies and/or products taking into account environmental and process safety issues in the production of renewable fuels.
• Compare and judge different raw materials for production of a certain fuel, considering environmental and safety issues.
• Compare, in particular, fossil and renewable raw materials taking into account the different process systems needed for production of a specified fuel.

Course main content

The course deals with methods for analyses of industrial chemical processes. Industrial chemical processes include traditional inorganic or petrochemical processes for production of bulk chemicals, processes for production of pharmaceutical and fine chemicals as well as new types of processes in the technical front line, such as environmentally friendly utilization of the fuels. The lectures, the exercises as well as visits to industrial companies deal with the problems above.

The course includes a project assignment in which the students in groups investigates different process systems and present their work orally and as a written report.

Eligibility

Admission requirements for independent students:
75 university credits (hp) in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 university credits (hp) in mathematics and 6 university credits (hp) in computer science or corresponding. Documented proficiency in English corresponding to English B.

Admission requirements for programme students at KTH:
At least 150 credits from grades 1, 2 and 3 of which at least 110 credits from years 1 and 2, and bachelor's work must be completed, within a programme that includes:
75 university credits (hp) in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 university credits (hp) in mathematics and 6 university credits (hp) in computer science or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Three years of study at the Degree Programme in Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH, or equivalent

Literature

Chemical Process Technology, J.A. Moulijn, M. Makkee and A. van Diepen, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, New York, Wenheim, Brisbane, Singapore, Toronto, 2001.

Additional material.

Examination

• PRO1 - Project, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

Examination (TEN1; 4,5 credits) 
Project work (PRO1; 3,0 credits)

Offered by

CHE/Chemical Engineering and Technology

Examiner

Carina Lagergren <carinal@kth.se>

Supplementary information

Will replace 3C1621

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 11.
Examination information valid from: Spring 08.