Chemical Science and Engineering Laboratory　Ⅲ

Academic unit or major

Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering

Instructor(s)

Ken Tanaka / Ryohei Ishige / Shiro Yoshikawa / Shinsuke Mori / Hidetoshi Sekiguchi / Reiko Saito / Kotaro Satoh / Satoshi Kodama / Kentaro Kimura / Shogo Saito / Yuya Tanaka / Yoshihito Kayaki / Tsubasa Omoda / Tomohiro Kubo / Akira Takahashi / Naokazu Idota / Kazuko Nakazono

Class Format

Experiment (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

5-8 Mon / 5-8 Tue

Class

-

Course Code

CAP.F301

Number of credits

002

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

1Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 25, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

[Summary of the course] In this course, laboratory experiments on chemical engineering, organic chemistry and polymer chemistry will be instructed for the junior students, who studied Chemical Science and Engineering Laboratories I and II ( or Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry Laboratories I a/b, b/a and II a/b b/a). The following three themes in these fields are set: (1) “Chemical Engineering” consists of two parts. The first one is on design of pipe lines for learning the fluid transportation system based on the mechanical energy balance. The other is on "Heat transfer" for learning the basic treatment on heat transfer by a double-pipe heat exchanger, (2) In the theme of "Organic chemistry", students will learn about typical operating procedures such as preparation and post-treatment of organic synthesis reactions through nucleophilic substitution reactions of carbonyl compounds. (3) In the theme of "Polymer chemistry", students will perform radical polymerization of vinyl monomers and learn the basic concepts of polymer addition polymerization methods, polymerization principles, molecular weight control, and analysis methods.
[Aim of the course] Continuing from Chemical Science and Engineering Laboratory II, in this experiment, students will acquire basic knowledge and experimental research methods of applied chemistry by experiencing experiments related to chemical engineering, organic chemistry, and polymer chemistry, and will learn through the creation of experimental reports. Acquire basic knowledge such as basic concepts and principles of experiments and instrumental analysis and develop practical thinking skills.

Course description and aims

The goals of this class are as follows.
(1) Basic experimental operations can be applied according to the experimental purpose of each theme.
(2) Be able to summarize experimental procedures, results, and considerations in the form of a general experimental report.
(3) Be able to explain basic concepts, measurement principles, and their applications related to each theme.
(4) Acquire systematic knowledge about experiments and be able to plan safe and productive chemical experiments.

Keywords

(Chemical Engineering) Reynolds number, laminar flow, turbulent flow, mechanical energy balance, heat exchanger, overall heat transfer coefficient, heat balance, Nusselt number

(Organic Chemistry) Addition reaction of enolates, carbon-carbon bond formation, conformers, column chromatography, molecular dynamics calculations

(Polymer Chemistry) Radical polymerization, molecular weight measurement, transparency

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This experiment will provide an overview of all the experiments in the first session. Afterward, the participants will be divided into three groups, and they will sequentially conduct experiments on the following themes: Theme 3-1: Chemical Engineering (Pipe Design and Flow Control, Heat and Flow), Theme 3-2: Organic Chemistry (Organic Synthesis and Computational Chemistry Utilizing Enolates), and Theme 3-3: Polymer Chemistry (Synthesis of Acrylic Resins by Radical Polymerization). In these themes, exercises and explanations will be provided to check the participants' level of understanding.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 50 minutes preparing for class and another 50 minutes reviewing class content afterward (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Textbook for the Chemical Science and Engineering Laboratory III (In Japanese), edited by the committee for the chemical science and engineering laboratory (Institute of Science Tokyo, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering). Students should buy the textbook at the Coop Book Store before the guidance.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

化学同人編集部著 『続 実験を安全に行うために―基本操作・基本測定編―』 第4版（化学同人）ISBN: 978-4-7598-1834-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Full attendance and completion of all experiments (including submission of all reports and assignments) are required. Assessment is conducted based on the attitude during the experiment, the state of the preparation and study for the experiments, the submission status of reports, and the quality of the reports. Failure to maintain an acceptable level of class attendance, punctuality, and timely submission of required reports may result in the student's inability to earn academic credit for this class.

Related courses

• CAP.G201 ： Chemical Engineering Basics
• CAP.G202 ： Chemical Engineering I (Phase & Interface Engineering)
• CAP.G203 ： Chemical Engineering II (Molecular Diffusion)
• CAP.G205 ： Chemical Engineering III (Transport Phenomena Basics)
• CAP.O201 ： Organic Chemistry I(Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes)
• CAP.O202 ： Organic Chemistry II(C-X)
• CAP.O203 ： Organic Chemistry III(Benzene・C-O)
• CAP.O204 ： Organic Chemistry IV（C=O・C≡N)
• CAP.Y201 ： Polymer Chemistry Basics
• CAP.Y203 ： Polymer Synthesis II (Chain Polymerizaiton)

Prerequisites

Students must have successfully completed both Chemical Science and Engineering Laboratory I (CAP.F205R) and Chemical Science and Engineering Laboratory II (CAP.F206R) or Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry Laboratory I a/b & b/a (CAP.B201.R, CAP.B202.R) and Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry Laboratory II a/b & b/a (CAP.B203.R, CAP.B204.R).