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Handouts

Introduction 1
Carbon dioxide  1  2  3
Oxygen and Nitrogen  1  2  3  4  5
Hydrogen  1  2  3
Ammonia  1  2  3
Sodium carbonate 1 2 3
Sodium hydroxide and Chlorine 1 2 3 4 5 6
Nitric acid 1 2 3 4
Sulfuric acid 1 2 3
Phosphoric acid 1 2 3
Fertilizers 1 2
Cement 1 2 3

Quiz 6

Quiz no. 6 is scheduled on Thursday 19/12/2013 in Lecture Hall no. 4 at 9h00. Topics: Fertilizers and Cement

Quiz 5

Quiz no. 5 is scheduled on Thursday 12/12/2013 in Lecture Hall no. 4 at 9h50.
Topics: Sulfuric acid and Phosphoric acid

Quiz 4

Quiz no. 4 is scheduled on Thursday 28/11/2013 in Lecture Hall no. 4 at 9h50.
Topics: Soda ash and Nitric acid

Quiz 3

Quiz no. 3 is rescheduled on Tuesday 19/11/2013 in Lecture Hall no. 4 at at 12:00.
Topics: Chlorine and Caustic soda

Midterm examination result

Result of midterm examination has been displayed on the notice board of FMSE.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course student will be able to

1. explain the basic history, current issues, and trends in chemical process industries.
2. understand basic roles, responsibilities and expectations for a career in chemical process industry.
3. list some of the leading chemical process industry companies in Pakistan.(range:  manufacturers of inorganic- and organic-industrial chemicals, petrochemicals, polymers and rubber, cement, water treatment and purification, detergents and surfactants, agrochemicals, glass, pulp and paper, gases, paints, coatings, explosives, food processing).
4. classify the chemical process industry into industrial categories of base (commodity products), intermediate (secondary products), end-products (consumer products) and specialty chemicals (fine chemicals) manufacturers.
5. list the raw materials used in the manufacturing of chemicals and processed materials (range: coal, crude oil, natural gas, metal and mineral deposits, organic materials, air and water).
6. describe the sources and methods of recovering raw materials used in the production of chemicals and processed materials.
7. describe the manufacturing processes of different chemicals and processed materials.

Course contents

1. History and development of various chemical and process industries in Pakistan.
2. Gases: Production of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
3. Nitrogen industries: Production process of ammonia, urea and nitric acid.
4. Chlor-alkali industries: Production process of chlorine, caustic soda and soda ash.
5. Sulfur industries: Production process of sulfuric acid.
6. Phosphorous industries: Production process of phosphoric acid.
7. Paper industry: Pulp production through soda, sulfite and kraft process, production of paper from pulp.
8. Production of hydrochloric acid, soaps, sugar industry, cements, glass and paints. 

Reference books

1. George Austin, R. Shreve, Joseph Brink. Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries. 5th ed. McGraw-Hill.
2. Elvers, Barbara, and Giuseppe Bellussi. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. 5th ed. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH.
3. Kirk, Raymond E, and Donald F Othmer. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. 5th ed. New York; Chichester: Wiley.

Valves

Linear:
Diaphragm:

Gate:

Globe:

Rotary:
Ball:

Plug:

Butterfly:

Check:



Relief and safety:

Turbines

Gas:

Steam:
Hydraulic:

Wind:

Conveyers

Mechanical
Belt:
Chain:

Screw:
Vibratory:
Bucket elevator:
Non-mechanical
Pneumatic:

Vacuum pumps

Rough-medium
Liquid piston:
Roots:
Rotary piston:

Rotary vane:

High-ultrahigh vacuum
Diffusion:

Turbomolecular:
Cryo:
Ion:

Compressors

Rotary
Sliding vane:

Screw:

Liquid piston:

Straight lobe:

Others
Reciprocating:

Centrifugal:

Axial:

Fans

Centrifugal
Steel Plate /Paddle wheel:

Forward-curved:

Backward-curved:

Reverse-curved:

Radial-tip:

Conveying:

Pressure blower:

Axial
Disk:

Propeller:

Pumps

Centrifugal:

Reciprocating:
Plunger:

Diaphragm:

Ejector:

Quiz 2

Quiz 2 will be held on Thursday 03 October, 2013 in Lecture Hall # 4 at 10 a.m.

Chemistry vs Chemical Engineering

Quiz 1

Quiz 1 will be held on Thursday 19 September, 2013 in Lecture Hall # 4 at 10 a.m.