2020 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Introduction to Chemical Engineering (Unit Operation)
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Keiko Waki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Thu (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.I417
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
[Summary of the course] This course introduces unit operations used in reaction and separation processes in standard chemical processing plants.
[Aim of the course] The aim of this course is to acquire basic knowledge about unit operations which is essential for understanding how chemical processes are structured, designed, and operated. For students at the other graduate majors, this course provides an opportunity to learn about the field of Chemical Engineering.
Course description and aims
By taking this course, the students will be able to :
1) understand reaction engineering and solve basic problems related to it.
2) understand separation engineering and acquire basic knowledge about the unit operations such as distillation,absorption.
Keywords
Chemical engineering, Unit operation, Reaction engineering, Separation engineering, Distillation, Extraction, Crystallization, Membrane separation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In every class, students are given exercises related to the lecture.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction of chemical engineering:reviews of some basic principles and roles of chemical engineering for industry | Understanding the role of chemical engineering and its basic concepts |
| Class 2 | Fundamentals of reaction engineering(1): reaction stoichiometry and reaction rate | Understanding reaction stoichiometry and reaction rate. |
| Class 3 | Fundamentals of reaction engineering(2): homogeneous reaction system and its equipment | Understanding homogeneous reaction system and its equipment |
| Class 4 | Fundamentals of reaction engineering(3): heterogeneous reaction system and its equipment | Understanding heterogeneous reaction system and its equipments |
| Class 5 | Equilibrium separation (1): Phase equilibrium | Understanding the phase equilibrium and its application for separation |
| Class 6 | Equilibrium separation (2): Distillation | Understanding distillation processes |
| Class 7 | Separation operation (3): Absorption, extraction | Understanding other separation processes such as absorption, extraction |
| Class 8 | summary and practical work | solving problem |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
the content will be given in the lecture
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be accessed on their understanding of the lecture by exercises in each class (50%) and final exam (practical work)(50%).
Related courses
- CAP.I407 ： Introduction to Chemical Engineering (Basics)
- CAP.C421 ： Advanced Energy Transfer Operation
- CAP.C441 ： Transport Phenomena and Operation
- CAP.I537 ： Systematic Material Design Methodology
Prerequisites
none