2022 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Introduction to Industrial Chemical Process
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takeo Yamaguchi / Teruoki Tago / Yoshiaki Takeshita / Tetsuo Nakajo
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Thu (S421)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.C344
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this lecture, students will learn about catalytic reaction processes and membrane separation processes. For each topic, find the problems and understand their solutions，based on the basic theories of chemical engineering. Especially, learn the evaluation method for solid catalyst using reaction engineering theory and the basics for membrane separation process in water treatment. Finally, from the oil refining and petrochemical process, overview the whole of chemical engineering processes, composing of heating, mixing, separation and reaction processes.
Course description and aims
Students will deeply understand the catalytic reaction engineering and separation engineering. Overview the whole of chemical processes and learn the organic linkage of the chemical processes, composing of many unit operations.
Keywords
Chemical Process, Separation process, Reaction process
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Original text used.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Introduction for Chemical Process Technology |
| Class 2 | Water shortage and water purification technologies | Understand present and future water shortage and explain the water purification processes. |
| Class 3 | Membrane separation process | Explain the basis of membrane transport phenomena Explain the concentration polarization phenomena during membrane separation |
| Class 4 | Chemical Reaction Process using Solid Catalysts(1) | Understand chemical reaction within porous catalyst and effectiveness factor |
| Class 5 | Chemical Reaction Process using Solid Catalysts(2) | Understand non-isothermal reactions using solid catalyst within PFR Understand methanol synthesis and ammonia synthesis processes |
| Class 6 | Considering Petrochemistry in the Era of Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Challenges in Petrochemistry in the Era of Carbon Neutrality: Circular Carbon Chemistry |
| Class 7 | Petroleum refining process - Production of petroleum products (fuel oil, base chemicals, etc.) | To understand the overall flow of the petroleum refining process and to consider how environmental issues have been addressed to date and what challenges remain for the future. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Lecture materials will be uploaded to the web.
Assignments will be given after the lecture. Review the lecture by solving the assignments.
Textbook(s)
Materials provided in class will be used
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Kenji Hashimoto: Hannou Kougaku, Baifukan, ISBN-10: 4563045187
Division of Separation Processes, The Society of Chemical Engineering : Bunri purosesu kougaku no Kiso, Asakura Syoten,
ISBN-13: 978-4254252569
Evaluation methods and criteria
Score evaluation will be conducted by confirming the level of understanding principle, operation and actual application of separation and reaction processes. Those will be evaluated through mini exercises and assignments during classes.
Related courses
- CAP.C205 ： Chemical Process Stoichiometry
- CAP.C203 ： Transport Phenomena III (Mass)
- CAP.C206 ： Chemical Reaction Engineering I (Homogeneous System)
- CAP.C212 ： Separation Operation
- CAP.C315 ： Advances and Applications in Chemical Engineering I
Prerequisites
None required