Process Synthesis

3 credits · Graduate

This course aims at developing abilities in the design and modification process plants (e.g. chemical, biochemical, utilities, pulp and paper, petroleum, petrochemical, metals, and food processing) in order to render them more cost effective, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. Systematic procedures are used for the analysis of processing stages and their integration into efficient plants. Heavy emphasis is placed on the use of computer-aided techniques for evaluating the interaction between processing requirements, utility needs and associated capital and operating costs.