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
| 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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