CH3303 Chemical Process Industries Syllabus:
CH3303 Chemical Process Industries Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To impart knowledge on various aspects of production engineering and make the student understand the practical methods of production in a chemical factory.
UNIT I SULFUR, SULFURIC ACID AND CEMENT
Sulfur, Raw materials Sources, Mining and production of Sulfur – Sulfuric acid, Methods of production of Sulfuric acid – Contact process – Chamber process. Cement – properties of Cement – Methods of production – Overall factors for Cement industry.
UNIT II FERTILIZER INDUSTRY
Major Components of Fertilizer industries – Nitrogen industries, ammonia, nitric acid, urea – Phosphorus industries, Phosphoric acid, Single Super Phosphate, DAP, MAP and NPK – Potassium chloride, Potassium Sulphate – Liquid Fertilizers – Bio Fertilizers.
UNIT III PULP, PAPER, SUGAR AND STARCH INDUSTRIES
Pulp – Methods of production – Comparison of pulping processes. Paper – types of paper products, Raw materials, Methods of production. Sugar – Methods of production – by products of the Sugar industry – Starch – Methods of production, Starch derivations.
UNIT IV PETROLEUM AND PETRO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
Petroleum – Chemical Composition, Classification of crude petroleum, Petroleum Refinery products – Petroleum Conversion processes – Pyrolysis and Cracking, Reforming Polymerization, isomerization and Alkylation – petrochemicals – methanol, chloro methanol, Acetylene and ethylene, Isopropanol, Acrylonitrile, Butadiane – Chemicals from Aromatics – Benzene, Toluene and Xylene.
UNIT V FUEL AND INDUSTRIAL GASES
Fuel Gases – Natural gas, Liquefied natural gas, Synthesis Gas – Industrial gases – Carbon dioxide, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen – Argon.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course, the students will be able to
CO1 : Understand the various unit operations and processes with their symbols
CO2 : Understand the various chemical reactions involved in the process
CO3 : Students will know to draw the process Flow sheet and understand the major engineering problems encountered in the processes.
CO4 : To learn manufacturing processes of organic and Inorganic Chemicals and its applications.
CO5 : Students will understand the role of chemical Engineering in the process plants
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Dryden, C.E, Outlines of Chemical technology, II Ed., Affiliate East West press, 2003.
2. Moulin, J.A., M. Makkee, and Diepen, A.V., Chemical Process Technology, Wiley, Second edition 2013.
REFERENCE:
1. Austin, G.T., Shreve’s “Chemical Process Industries”, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2017.
2. Srikumar Koyikkal, “Chemical Process Technology and Simulation”, PHI Learning Ltd