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Syllabus

Selected processes in the chemical industry

Fall Semester 2017

Lecturer: Prof. Ephraim Kehat, Room 322, Phone 2935, mail: cerekek@technion.ac.il
Istructor: Lilith Dozli,                  Room 106, Phone 1866, mail: lilitd88@gmail.com

Lectures:    Tuesdays         16:30-18:30    Room 1

Exercises:  Wednesdays   17:30-18:30  Room 2

Sundays          17:30-18:30  Room 2

 

Part-1: General (2 weeks):
Information sources, The global chemical industry, The chemical industry in Israel.
Part-2: Infrastructure (4 weeks):
Energy and fuels, Water, Environment, Recycling.
Part-3: Processes (7 weeks):
Oil and gas, Petrochemicals, Potash and its derivatives, Phosphates and fertilizers,
Bromine and its derivatives, Magnesium and magnesium derivatives, Cryo-engineering.

Chemical, engineering and economic aspects of the industry and of important processes
for Israel will be discussed. Students will be asked to participate in class discussions.

Grading: 100% – Five home projects.

Schedule

Semester 1 2017, Room 1-Tuesdays (16:30-18:30)
Week Lecture Date Subject Due homework
1  25-10-2016  Information Sources
1  25-10-2016 The global chemical industry
2  01-11-2016 The Israeli chemical industry
3  08-11-2016 Energy and fuels
4  15-11-2016 Water 1
5  22-11-2016 Environment
6  29-11-2016 Recycling 2
7  06-12-2016 Oil and Gas
8  13-12-2016 Petrochemicals 3
9  20-12-2016 Potash
10  03-01-2017 Phosphates and fertilizers 4
11  10-01-2017 Bromine
12  17-01-2017 Magnesium 5
13  24-01-2017 Cryogenic Engineering

Sites:

https://cerekek.net.technion.ac.il/

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