PC3401 Industrial Chemical Technology Syllabus:
PC3401 Industrial Chemical Technology Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course is aimed to Impart knowledge on
unit process and unit operations in chemical industry.
Manufacturing process flow drawing for the manufacturing chemical processes, its applications and major engineering problems encountered in the process
UNIT I CHLORO- ALKALI INDUSTRIES
Introduction to chemical processing; symbolic representation of different unit operations and unit processes to build a flow sheet ; Chlor – alkali Industries: Manufacture of Soda ash, Manufacture of caustic soda and chlorine – common salt.
UNIT II ACIDS
Sulphur and Sulphuric acid: Mining of sulphur and manufacture of sulphuric acid, Manufacture of hydrochloric acid. Phosphate rock, phosphoric acid.
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 CEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL GASES
Cement – properties of Cement – Methods of production – Fuel Gases – Producer gas, Water gas, Coke oven gas, Natural gas, Liquefied natural gas – Industrial gases – Carbon dioxide, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen.
UNIT V FERTILIZER INDUSTRY
Fertilizers: Nitrogen Fertilizers; Synthetic ammonia, nitric acid, Urea, Phosphorous Fertilizers: super phosphate and Triple Super phosphate
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On the completion of the course students are expected to
CO1: Understand various unit operations and processes with their symbols.
CO2: Understand various chemical reactions involved in the process
CO3: Understand manufacturing process involved
CO4: Know to draw the process flow sheet and understand the major engineering problems encountered in the processes
CO5: Learn manufacturing processes of organic and inorganic chemicals and its applications.
CO6: Understand the role of chemical engineering in the production
TEXT BOOKS:
1. M. Gopal Rao, Marshall Sittig Dryden’s Outlines of Chemical technology, III Ed., Affiliate East West press, 2018.
2. Austin G.T., “Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries”, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill International Book Company, Singapore, 2012.
REFERENCES:
1. Moulin, J.A., M. Makkee, and Diepen, A.V., Chemical Process Technology, Wiley, 2001.
2. Srikumar Koyikkal,”Chemical Process Technology and Simulation”,PHI Learning Ltd (2013).
3. Mark W.V. and Bhatia S.C., “Chemical Process Industries”, Volume-I and II, 2nd Edition, CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2007.