Processes and issues in industrial chemistry - KAGR9M01

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 14.0
    • Projects -
    • Tutorials -
    • Internship -
    • Laboratory works -
    • Written tests 2.0

    ECTS

    ECTS 0.25

Goal(s)

Present the major sectors of industrial chemistry and its opportunities, better understand the risks inherent in these processes (technological and environmental) and the economic challenges of this sector. Assess the risks linked to access to natural resources, imagine the energy transition of this industrial sector.

Content(s)

1 - Raw materials: supply, exhaustion, economic issues

2 - Energy: the main sources; fuels

3 - Hydrocarbon chemistry
3.1. Carbochemistry
3.2. petrochemicals
3.3. Petrochemicals

4 - Oxidation reactions
4.1. Fuel additives
4.2. The essential intermediates: acetic acid, phenol, nitric acid

5 - Halogenated derivatives
5.1. Fluoridation: freons (synthesis and impact)
5.2. Chlorination: plant protection product sector (synthesis, processes, implementation)

6 - Other reactions: example esterification (perfumery,
cosmetology)

7 - Polymers and Polymerization:
7.1. Definition, summary, user.

8 - Mineral chemistry
8.1. Aluminum, glass, lime and cement, fertilizers (synthesis, processes, implementation)

9 - Thermal safety of chemical processes
Heating temperature calculation
Emergency Solutions

Prerequisites

no prerequisites

Test

EXAM

Calendar

The course exists in the following branches:

  • Curriculum - GeRi - Semester 9

Additional Information

Course ID : KAGR9M01
Course language(s): FR

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