Unit(s) of Assessment	Weighting Towards Module Mark (%)
Coursework (Short essay)	30%
Unseen examination 2 hrs	70%

Integrating an understanding of both the chemical and engineering fundamentals appropriate to an industrial scale production process is essential to a Chemical Engineer.  This module extends this understanding by examining a number of current production processes covering also the plant location and basic design philosophy.

Successful completion of Level HE1of Chemical and Bio-systems Engineering or the Chemical Engineering programmes.

To introduce student to aspects of:     ·       chemical manufacture and processing     ·       industrial planning, safety and the associated social issues

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:     ·       Discuss the manufacture of important inorganic and organic chemical.     ·       Discuss the winning of materials from ores – mining and manufacturing     ·       Discuss and explain the factors affecting the location of specific chemical industries     ·       Discuss the basics of design of chemical manufacturing plant

Topic	Lecturer	Description
		Inorganic perspective and emerging industries
1	SST	Overview of the inorganic chemical industry and historical perspective
2	SST	Chemical manufacture and the local community
3	SST	The concept of a license to work and safety regulations
4	SST	The chlor-alkali industry (I)
5	SST	The chlor-alkali industry (II)
6	SST	Mining, refining and the isolation of precious and other metals
7	SST	Catalysis – heterogeneous and homogeneous (I)
8	SST	Catalysis – heterogeneous and homogeneous (II)
9	SST	Industrial production and use of glasses
10	SST	The nature and production of ceramics
11	SST	The sol-gel process
12	SST	The chemistry of building materials
13	SST	Fertilizers - Haber
14	SST	Explosives
15	SST	‘Hi-tech’ and ‘emerging’ industries(I)
16	SST	‘Hi-tech’ and ‘emerging’ industries(II)
		Polymers
17	IH	Polymers – definitions and features, place in the market
18	IH	Historical perspective – Victorian plastics / Bakelite / rubber, vulcanisation
19	IH	Modern elastomers, stereospecific polymers, thermoplastics, epoxy resins
20	IH	Recycling
		Pharmaceuticals
21	IDC	Historical perspective and the industry today
22	IDC	Examples of pharmaceutically active chemicals
23	IDC	Discovery and testing
24	IDC	Phases of development and economics

24 hours of lectures/tutorials, 2 hour examination and 74 hours of independent learning.     Total student learning time 100 hours

Essential Reading :   None     Required Reading : (both book are available in the University Library)   A. Heaton (ed), The Chemical Industry, 2nd Edn, Blackie   D.Thompson (Ed), Insights into Specialty Chemicals, RSC     Recommended Reading :   Standard introductory textbooks in inorganic and organic chemistry, and materials science   Web sites may be used for reference but please note that verification of information is needed as they cannot be assumed to be quality assured

04/10/10