2023 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Industrial chemistry
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Sasipa Boonyubol
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Mon (S3-206(S323)) / 7-8 Thu (S3-206(S323))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TSE.A304
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course aims to provide students with basic knowledge on the processes in the chemical plants, which plays important role in human civilization. At each meeting, students will be introduced to a specific major industrial process such as petroleum, coal, cement, and agrichemical industry, and the underlying process that was used to transform raw material into product was explained. Moreover, production trends of the commodities as well as environmental issues related to various industries will also be covered.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Understand the general flow of material inside various chemical industries.
Understand the general trend and future prospect of various chemical industries.
Understand the environmental issues related to various chemical industries.
Keywords
Industrial chemistry, chemical plant, chemical process, chemical synthesis
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Different industrial chemical processes will be covered at each meeting, including the future prospect and environmental issues related to the processes.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to industrial chemistry and environmental aspects in chemical process industries (CPI) | Give the general background and introduction of the course. |
| Class 2 | Sustainable development goals in industrial chemistry | Discuss about sustainable development goals in industrial chemistry |
| Class 3 | Organic Chemical Industries - Petroleum Industry | Identify the industries belonging to organic chemical industry. Study and analyse the petroleum industry, including its manufacturing process, its operational and technical considerations, and the environmental implications of the petroleum industry. |
| Class 4 | Petrochemical Industry | Examine the petrochemical industry. Study the manufacturing process, the chemical reactions involved to produce petrochemicals and learn about the environmental implications of the industry. |
| Class 5 | Presentation | Students will report in class about their assigned topics. |
| Class 6 | Polymer industry: production of fiber and films | Analyse at the polymer industry. Know the manufacturing process, chemical reactions involved to produce synthetic fibres and films, and also learn about the environmental impacts of the polymer industry. |
| Class 7 | Invited speaker (1) from the chemical process industry | Invited speaker from the chemical process industry |
| Class 8 | Invited speaker (2) from the chemical process industry | Invited speaker from the chemical process industry |
| Class 9 | Pharmaceutical industry | Scrutinise the pharmaceutical industry. Learn about the manufacturing process, reactions, regulatory requirements involved to produce pharmaceutical products. Study issues on environmental implications in the pharmaceutical industry. |
| Class 10 | Invited speaker (3) from the chemical process industry | Invited speaker from the chemical process industry |
| Class 11 | Inorganic Chemical Production (Sulphuric acid, ammonia, caustic soda) | Identify the different manufacturing process and technical considerations in the production of inorganic chemicals specifically, sulphuric acid, ammonia, and caustic soda. Also, state the environmental implications of the production of mentioned inorganic chemicals. |
| Class 12 | Biomass for energy and chemical production | Explain how energy and chemical feedstock are produced from biomass. Analyse typical process diagrams used in the production of energy and chemicals from biomass. State some critical environmental issues in the biomass sector. |
| Class 13 | Group work | Group work |
| Class 14 | Final report presentation | Students will report in class about their assigned topics. |
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, reading assignments, assigned learning materials.
Textbook(s)
None required
Reference books, course materials, etc.
The course material will be distributed by instructor on T2SCHOLA
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assignment: 40%
Presentation: 50%
Class participation: 10%
Related courses
- TSE.A313 ： Theory of Resource and Energy Engineering
- TSE.A202 ： Solid Mechanics and Structure Engineering
- TSE.A201 ： Material and Molecular Engineering
Prerequisites
None
Other
The topics and order of topics in the course are subject to change.