IDENTIFYING DATA									2008_09
Subject								Code	205141235
Study programme	Enginyeria Ambiental (2006)							Cycle	2nd
Descriptors	Credits		Type	Year	Period
	3		Optional		Only annual
Language	Anglès
Department	Enginyeria Química
Coordinator	FONT CAPAFONS, JOSÉ				E-mail
Lecturers
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General description and relevant information	Introduction & Principles of Separating Reactors.

Competences Type A Code Competences Specific   Common   Professional   Research   AR3 La realització de recerques bibliogràfiques exhaustives en temes altament especialitzats.   AR4 El desenvolupament de dissenys eficients d’estudis experimentals o de simulació numèrica, en temes d’enginyeria, incloent l’anàlisi de dades obtingudes. Type B Code Competences Transversal   Common   BC1 Creativitat. Desenvolupar idees i projectes originals.   BC3 Treballar autònomament amb iniciativa.   BC11 Aprendre a aprendre. Type C Code Competences Nuclear   Common   CC1 Domini de l’expressió i la compressió del/s idioma/es estrangers per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau. Learning aims Objectives Competences To introduce non-conventional reactors integrating reaction and separation in single units or non-steady operation AR3 AR4 BC1 BC3 BC11 CC1 Contents Topic Sub-topic 1. Introduction & Principles of Separating Reactors 2. Catalytic Distillation 3. Extractive Reactors 4. Simple Chromatographic Reactor 5. Moving bed Chromatographic Reactor 6. Simulated Moving Bed Chromatographic Reactor 7. Pressure & Temperature Swing Reactors 8. Development of Separating Reactors Planning Methodologies  ::  Tests   Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours Introductory activities 0 0 0   Lecture 10 20 30 Assignments 0 45 45   Personal tuition 0 0 0   Practical tests 0 0 0   (*) 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 Introduction Lecture Brief description of the operation principlies for case studies Assignments Development of practical applications of given reactor configurations Personalized attention   Assignments Description Tutoria presencial Correu electrònic Assessment   Description Weight Practical tests Case study report 100%   Other comments and second exam session Sources of information Basic Aida and Silveston, "Cyclic Separating Reactors", Blackwell Publishers, Oxford (U.K.), 2005. Complementary Recommendations