IDENTIFYING DATA 2007_08
Subject Code 205141230
Study programme
Enginyeria Ambiental (2006)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optativa Only annual
Language
Anglès
Department Enginyeria Química
Coordinator
FONT CAPAFONS, JOSÉ
 E-mail jose.font@urv.cat
Lecturers
FONT CAPAFONS, JOSÉ
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General description and relevant information

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Common
  AC14 Conèixer i dissenyar les operacions unitàries.
  Professional
  Research
  AR3 La realització de recerques bibliogràfiques exhaustives en temes altament especialitzats.
  AR6 L’avaluació crítica de resultats de recerca, pròpia o aliena.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC1 Creativitat. Desenvolupar idees i projectes originals.
  BC4 Resoldre problemes de manera efectiva.
  BC6 Actuar amb un esperit crític i responsable.
  BC13 Sensibilitat pel medi ambient.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
To introduce porous materials and adsorption phenomena. AC14
AR3
AR6
 BC1
BC4
BC13
To study adsorption kinetics. AC14
AR6
To achieve skills on gas storage, gas separations, liquid separations. AC14
AR6
 BC1
BC6

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Fundamentals: 1. Introduction to porous materials and adsorption phenomena.
2. Pure component adsorption: fundamentals, quantum effects, idealized solids, realistic materials, and practical approaches.
3. Multicomponent adsorption equilibria: homogeneous and heterogeneous materials, theoretical models, experimental methods and molecular simulation.
4. Adsorption of complex systems, phase behavior in confined media.
5. Adsorption kinetics: fundamentals of diffusion in porous media.
6. Experimental methods and molecular simulation.
7. Analysis of adsorption kinetics in a single homogeneous and heterogeneous particle.
8. Adsorber dynamics: bed profiles and breakthrough curves.
Applications:
 9. Materials characterization using adsorption: manometry, gravimetry and calorimetry.
10. Gas storage: hydrogen and methane storage.
11. Gas separations: air separation, olefin/paraffin, and other separations.
12. Liquid separations: desulfurization of transportation fuels, xylene separation and purification.
13. Chromatography and ion exchange.
14. Novel applications.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
 
Lecture
14 14 28
Problem solving, classroom exercises
15 22.5 37.5
 
Personal tuition
1 0 1
 
Practical tests
1.5 6 7.5
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Presentació de l’assignatura.
Lecture Exposició teòrica dels continguts de l’assignatura.
Problem solving, classroom exercises Realització de problemes en grups.

Personalized attention
 
Lecture
Personal tuition
Description
Personalized attention will be during office hours, or by apointment previously arranged through email

Assessment
  Description Weight
Lecture
Problem solving, classroom exercises Lliurament d'exercicis realitzats en grups. 25%
Practical tests Parcial:
Prova individual (25%).

Final:
Presentació individual d’un tema de catàlisi aplicada (50%). 		75%
 
Other comments and second exam session

Sources of information

Basic
  • Ralph T. Yang “Adsorbents fundamentals and applications” Wiley-Interscience 2003.
  • Duong D. Do “Adsorption analysis: equilibria and kinetics” Imperial College Press 1998.
  • Ralph T. Yang “Gas separation by adsorption processes” Imperial College Press 1997.
  • W.J. Thomas and B. Critteden “Adsorption Technology and Design” Butterworth Heineman 1998.
  • F. Rouquerol, J. Rouquerol, K.S.W. Sing, “Adsorption by Powders and Porous Solids: Principles, Methodology and Applications” Academic Press 1999.
  • Papers for discussion in class - Class Relevant paper(s):
  1. Sircar S. “Applications of gas separation by adsorption for the future” Adsorption Science & Technology 19(5): 347-366 (2001).
  2. Myers AL “Thermodynamics of adsorption in porous materials” AIChE J. 48(1): 145-160 (2002).
  3. Myers AL, Monson PA “Adsorption in porous materials at high pressure: Theory and experiment” Langmuir 18(26): 10261-10273 (2002).
  4. Calero S, Dubbeldam D, Krishna R, Smit B, Vlugt TJH, Denayer JFM, Martens JA, Maesen TLM “Understanding the role of sodium during adsorption: A force field for alkanes in sodium-exchanged faujasites” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (36): 11377-11386 (2004).
  5. Qiao Y, Schonhoff M, Findenegg GH “H-2 NMR investigation of the structure and dynamics of the nonionic surfactant C12E5 onfined in controlled pore glass” Langmuir 19 (15): 6160-6167 (2003).
  6. Thielmann F “Introduction into the characterisation of porous materials by inverse gas chromatography” J. Chromatography A 1037 (1-2): 115-123 (2004).
  7. Tunca C, Ford DM “Coarse-grained nonequilibrium approach to the molecular modeling of permeation through microporous membranes” J. Chem. Phys. 120 (22): 10763-10767 (2004).
  8. Colaris AHJ, Hoebink JHBJ, de Croon MHJM, Schouten JC “Intrapellet diffusivities from TAP pulse responses via moment-based analysis” AIChE J. 48 (11): 2587-2596 (2002).
  9. Rittig F, Farris TS, Zielinski JM “Predicting packed-bed breakthrough behavior from PFG NMR diffusion data” AIChE J. 50 (3): 89-595 (2004).
  10. Ohba T, Kanoh H, Kaneko K “Affinity transformation from hydrophilicity to hydrophobicity of water molecules on the basis of adsorption of water in graphitic nanopores” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (5): 1560-1562 FEB 11 2004.
  11. Ward MD “Molecular fuel tanks” Science 300 (5622): 1104-1105 (2003).
  12. Rosi NL, Eckert J, Eddaoudi M, Vodak DT, Kim J, O`Keeffe M, Yaghi OM “Hydrogen storage in microporous metal-organic frameworks” Science 300 (5622): 1127-1129 (2003).
  13. Kuznicki SM, Bell VA, Nair S, Hillhouse HW, Jacubinas RM, Braunbarth CM, Toby BH, Tsapatsis M “A titanosilicate molecular sieve with adjustable pores for size-selective adsorption of molecules” Nature 412 (6848): 720-724 (2001).
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