540.102 (E)

INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING PROBLEMS (1) Kermis     This course will introduce students to typical problems encountered by chemical and biomolecular engineers, and the tools used to address them.  Fundamental concepts in material and energy balances, thermodynamics, transport phenomena and reaction kinetics will be introduced, and will demonstrate the relevance of future chemical and biomolecular core engineering courses.  Student will also be exposed to valuable engineering skills such as: problem identification and solving, design of experiments and the analysis and interpretation of data.

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M 2

540.203 (E)

ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS (3) Harden    Prereq: 110.202; Coreq: 030.102, 171.101 Formulation and solution of material, energy, and entropy balances with an emphasis on open systems. A systematic problem-solving approach is developed for chemical and biomolecular process-related systems. Extensive use is made of classical thermodynamic relationships and constitutive equations for one and two component systems. Applications include the analysis and design of engines, refrigerators, heat pumps, compressors, and turbines.

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TWTh 2-3:15

540.301 (E)

KINETIC PROCESSES (4) Hanes Prereqs: 540.203, 540.303      Review of numerical methods applied to kinetic phenomena and reactor design in chemical and biological processes. Homogeneous kinetics and interpretation of reaction rate data. Batch, plug flow, and stirred tank reactor analyses, including reactors in parallel and in series. Selectivity and optimization considerations in multiple reaction systems. Non isothermal reactors. Elements of heterogeneous kinetics, including adsorption isotherms and heterogeneous catalysis. Coupled transport and chemical/biological reaction rates.

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MTW 10,
F 12-1:30

540.303 (E,N)

TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I (4) Stebe   Coreq: Differential Equations Introduction to the field of transport phenomena. Molecular mechanisms of momentum transport (viscous flow), energy transport (heat conduction), and mass transport (diffusion). Isothermal equations of change (continuity, motion, and energy). The development of the Navier Stokes equation. The development of non isothermal and multi component equations of change for heat and mass transfer. Exact solutions to steady state, isothermal unidirectional flow problems, to steady state heat and mass transfer problems. The analogies between heat, mass, and momentum transfer are emphasized throughout the course.

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M 3
T 1 and 4
W 1
MTWTh 3

540.306 (E)

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SEPARATIONS (4) Park     Prereq: 540.303, 540.202     This course covers staged and continuous-contacting separations processes critical to the chemical and biochemical industries. Processes considered include distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, gas absorption, leaching chromatography, crystallization, precipitation, filtration, and drying. Particular emphasis is placed on the biochemical uses of these processes and consequently on how the treatment of these processes differs from the more traditional approach.

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WF 2-4

540.314 (E)

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROCESS DESIGN (3 4 ) Katz/ Van Winkle     This course guides the student through the contrasting aspects of product design and of process design. Product design concerns the recognition of customer needs, the creation of suitable specifications, and the selection of best products to fulfill the needs. Process design concerns the quantitative description of processes, which serve to produce many commodity chemicals, the estimation of process profitability, and the potential for profitability improvement through incremental changes in the process. Students work in small teams to complete a major project demonstrating their understanding of and proficiency in the primary objectives of the course. Students report several times both orally and in writing on their accomplishments.

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TTh 1-3:30

540.431 (E)

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY (3) Park  This course applies biomolecular engineering principles essential for an overall understanding of bioindustry. Most topics are related to recent advances in biochemical engineering and biotechnology for the production of value-added biomaterials including proteins and other pharmaceutical compounds. Issues on environmental biotechnology are also discussed. Topics include a brief review of cells and enzymes as biocatalysts, enzyme kinetics in free and immobilized states, growth and fermentation of microbial cells including recombinant DNA microorganisms in chemostat and fed-batch systems, plant and mammalian cell culture, transport processes in fermentation and cell culture, separation and purification of bioproducts, and application of biotechnology to environmental issues such as air and water pollution. Co-listed with 540.631 Course added 11/17/04.

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Th 6-8:30pm

540.433 (E)

ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF DRUG DELIVERY (3) Hanes   Same course as 540.633 Limit: 49    This course addresses the fundamental engineering behind the development and understanding of controlled drug delivery systems. Focus is placed on the encapsulation and delivery of therapeutic proteins and genes from polymeric devices due to their increasing prevalence and importance in pharmaceutical products. Routes of drug delivery to be covered include oral, transdermal, pulmonary, injection, and surgical implantation. Topics include biological barriers to drug delivery, drug pharmacokinetics, particle targeting via receptor-ligand interactions, intracellular transport of collodial particles and synthetic gene delivery vectors.

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T 4-6:30pm
TTh 4-5:15

540.490

CHEMICAL LABORATORY SAFETY (1) Staff   Perm. Req=d.

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TBA

540.502

INDEPENDENT STUDY

540.522

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

540.601 532

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR Betenbaugh

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Th 11

540.631

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY Park  Co-listed with 540.431 Course added 02/02/05 .

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Th 6-8:30pm

540.633

ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF DRUG DELIVERY Hanes   Same as course as 540.433

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TTh 4-5:15

540.642

ADVANCED CHEMICAL KINETICS AND REACTOR DESIGN Staff Complex reaction networks;Wei-Prater analysis; the Himmelblau-Jones-Bischoff method. Detailed coverage of Hougen-Watson models for heterogeneous catalytic reaction kinetics; model discrimination and parameter estimation. Other topics include coupled heterogeneous reaction and transport, generalized moduli catalyst deactivation models, batch reactors, CSTRs, and PFRs; fixed bed reactors including stability criteria, and multibed optimization; residence time distributions and non-ideal reactor models; fluidized bed and multiphase reactors. Prerequisite: linear algebra.

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TBA

540.811

INDEPENDENT STUDY