School of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering August 2014

Yoel Sasson Office: N1.2B22! "hone #$1% &0!#

S'lla(us: C)4220 *reen Chemistr' an+ Engineering.
% ,rontal hours -er .ee/ 0 first semester 1hurs+a's 1$:%01&:%0 CBE21
1he course inclu+es # home assignments.
314 *eneral intro+uction: origin5 current status an+ future of green chemistr' an+
engineering. Economic gro.th an+ natural resources +e-letion. . *lo(al foo+ an+ .ater
shortage. "ollution an+ glo(al .arming5 "ea/ Oil an+ rene.a(le energ'. 6efinition of
sustaina(ilit'. Sustaina(le +e7elo-ment. 8ene.a(le resources. 9eta(olic societ'. 2ife c'cle
assessments5 Cra+le to Cra+le conce-t. Biorefiner' an+ (iofuels. Shale gas an+ *12
-rocesses.
324 1he tools of green chemistr'. 1he t.el7e -rinci-les. *reen chemistr' as a re+uction
-rocess: -ollution -re7ention an+ .aste minimi:ation. ;aste management )ierarch'
re+uction of energ' consum-tion5 re+uction of ris/ an+ ha:ar+.
6esign of -rocess flo.chart for a la(orator' s'nthetic -roce+ure. 9ass (alance of
la(orator' scale s'nthesis <-(romo-henol=
Basic 6efinitions an+ 9etrics in *reen Chemistr' an+ Stoichiometr'. Atom econom'5
En7ironmental factor5 -otential en7ironmental im-act. Selecti7it' in singular an+ multi-le
reactions. 6egree of reaction an+ con7ersion.
3%4 *eneral -ro-erties of the chemical rate e>uation. Elementar' ste-. 1he com-lete rate
e>uation. ?nstantaneous an+ o7erall 'iel+ an+ selecti7it' in -arallel an+ consecuti7e multi-le
reactions. ?+eal reactors. Contacting -atterns an+ selecti7it'. Acti7ation energ' an+
selecti7it'. @inetics of series-arallel reactions. 9iAing effects on selecti7it'.
344 *eneral mole (alance e>uation an+ +esign e>uations in i+eal reactors: B85 CS185 ",8 "B8
an+ SB8. 9ole (alance for multi-le reactions. 6esign algorithm for sol7ing multi-le reaction
mole (alances. 9aAimi:ing selecti7it' in multi-le reactions using +ifferent reactors.
9icroreactors5 mem(rane reactor5 semi(atch reactor. Com(ining mole (alance5 rate la. an+
stoichiometr' in multi-le reactions. 9o+eling an+ enhancement of selecti7it' of +esire+
-ro+ucts in com-leA reactions 7ia tem-erature control5 a+7ance+ catal'sis an+ reactor
+esign. Sol7ing an+ anal':ing com-leA reaction net.or/s using O6E soft.are.
3$4 Energ' (alance. Energ' integration in the chemical -lant. )eat eAchange net.or/. "inch
anal'sis for energ' integration. Energ' an+ mole (alance in nonisothermal reactors.
Algorithm for heat effects. Energ' (alance an+ selecti7it' for multi-le reactions in non
isothermal stea+' state ",8B"B8.
3#4 9ass integration in the chemical -lant. Sourcesin/ ma--ing +iagram. 9aterial rec'cle
"inch 6iagram5 Sin/ an+ source com-osite cur7e. 6esign rules from material reuse "inch
+iagram. ?n+ustrial eAam-les of mass integration. 1he conce-t of eAerg' an+ lost .or/.
EAerg' flo. in chemical -roceses.
3!4 )ar+ an+ soft mo+els. Selecti7it' an+ 'iel+ im-ro7ements in chemical -rocesses 7ia
statistical metho+s: +esign of eA-eriments com-lete an+ -artial factorial +esign as an
o-timi:ation tools. Screening of eA-erimental 7aria(les. 6esign matriA an+ mo+el matriA.
EAam-les from s'nthetic organic chemistr'. Com-osite +esigns. 6OE using Statgra-hics
soft.are.
3&4 En7ironmental fate of chemicals. Chemical an+ -h'sical -ro-erties estimation. Ca-or
-ressure5 @
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5 .ater solu(ilit'5 (ioconcentration factor5 )enr'Ds constant5 soil sor-tion
coefficients5 estimating en7ironmental -ersistence5 (io+egra+a(ilit' an+ ris/. 6esigning
safer chemicals. 9etrics for en7ironmental ris/ e7aluation of chemicals: *lo(al .arming5
o:one +e-letion5 aci+ rain5 smog formation5 toAicit'.
3E4 ,un+amentals of in+ustrial .aste treatment: Characteristic of .aste streams. "h'sical5
(iological an+ chemical .aste treatment. @inetics an+ mo+eling of micro(ial gro.th an+
su(strate utili:ation. Aeration an+ oA'gen mass transfer. Bioreactors. Aero(ic an+
anaero(ic fermentation an+ oAi+ation. Biological nitrification an+ +enitrification. 1reatment
of toAic an+ refractor' organic .astes. Chemical .aste treatment. ,enton chemistr' an+
reacti7e oA'gen s-ecies. ;et air oAi+ation.
3104 En7ironmental conse>uences of (urning fossil fuels for generation of energ'.
,lue gases treatment in -o.er stations an+ in motor 7ehicles. ,*6 flue gas +esulfuri:ation
<SOA remo7al=. SC8 selecti7e catal'tic re+uction <NOA remo7al=.
Catal'tic chemistr' of the three.a' catal'tic con7erter in gasoline cars an+ SC8 reactors
in +iesel engines.
Catal'sis of h'+rotreating -rocesses at the refiner'.
"recom(ustion an+ -ostcom(ustion ca-ture of CO
2
.
3114 8ene.a(le sources of fuels an+ chemical fee+stoc/s. Bio+iesel an+ (ioethanol.
Con7ersion an+ gasification of lingocellulose an+ (iomass. S'nthesis gas an+ ,ischer
1ro-sch chemistr'. ;ater gas shift reaction. Energ' future (e'on+ car(on: 8ene.a(le
energ' sources. Energ' storage5 )'+rogen econom'. "ro+uction an+ storage of h'+rogen.
,uel cells. A+7ance+ (atteries. )'+rogen an+ h'(ri+ 7ehicles. 1he nuclear o-tion.
3124 A+7ance+ green chemistr' techni>ues an+ -rocess intensification: 9icro.a7e
chemistr'5 su-ercritical sol7ents5 sonochemistr'5 ionic li>ui+s5 +omino reactions5 mem(rane
reactors5 reacti7e +istillation5 microreactors.
Textbooks and References:
314 9. 2ancaster: *reen Chemistr'5 an ?ntro+uctor' 1eAt5 8SC5 Cam(ri+ge 2002
324 6.A. Allen5 6.8. Shonnar+: *reen Engineering5 "rentice )all 2002
3%4 F.*. Conce-cion 6.F.C. Consta(le: *reen Chemistr' an+ Engineering: A "ractical
A--roach. ;ile' 2011
3%4 ).C. ,ogler: Elements of Chemical 8eaction Engineering ?C E+. "rentice )all 200#
344 F. +e S.aan Arons et al.: Efficienc' & Sustaina(ilit' in the Energ' an+ Chemical
?n+ustries5 9arcel 6e//er 2004
3$4 9. El)al.agi: "rocess ?ntegration5 Aca+emic "ress 200#
3#4 8. Carlson5 F.E. Carlson: 6esign & O-timi:ation in Organic S'nthesis ?? E+.5 Else7ier
200$
3!4 *. 1cho(anoglous et al.: 9etcalf & E++'5 ;aste.ater Engineering5 9c*ra. )ill 200%