Theory of optimization methods; practical implementation issues; formulation of optimization problems, selection of solution techniques, and...
Mechanisms of the transport of mass, momentum and energy; similarities and differences between the three transport processes; analysis of transport...
Fluidization phenomenon and its industrial relevance; determination of involved variables; intervals and their effect; two-phase and three-phase fluid...
General introduction to process control; brief overview of process modeling; model building by identification schemes using step responses; control...
Thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion; materials failure due to stress-corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement; introduction to microbiological...
Chemical engineering design of industrially relevant process plants by student groups under the supervision of the course instructors; intensive...
Classification and general properties of plastics, thermosets, thermoplastics, commodity plastics, engineering plastics, fillers and reinforcements;...
Classifications of polymers; molecular weight measurements and distributions; step growth polymerization; radical chain polymerization; ionic...
Discrete-time models; discrete models of sampled-data systems; analysis of sampled data systems; sampling and hold; spectrum of a sampled signal and...
An in-depth study of a chemical engineering topic selected by the supervising Chemical Engineering faculty member and the student; the study may...
Basic energy technology; performance and efficiency of energy generation systems; energy conversions and economic considerations; sustainable energy...
Principles of nanotechnology and its relevance to chemical engineering; nanostructured materials and their applications; different types of...
Air pollution, and its control methods; air pollution measurements, and emission estimates; fixed-box and diffusion models for air pollutant...
Introduction to water and wastewater engineering with special emphasis on drinking water, and municipal and industrial wastewaters; fundamental...
Process safety and loss prevention for chemical industry; evaluation of sources of fire and explosion and prevention methods; techniques and equipment...
Classification and generation of hazardous wastes; hazardous waste regulations; transport of contaminants; toxicology concepts; effective management...
Basic pharmaceutical industry and major pharmaceutical manufacturing methods; design of unit operations such as powder mixing, coating and tableting...
Material transport in membranes, and the modes of operation; mass transfer modeling in membrane processes; design and applications of various...