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Course Information

About this Course

This course involves the study of mass transfer as well as the performance of equipment for solvent extraction, gas absorption and distillation.

Course Syllabus

MASS TRANSFER
1.1 Introduction to mass transfer
1.2 Fick’s law and molecular diffusion
1.3 Applications of Fick’s law: diffusion through stagnant film and equimolar counter diffusion
1.4 Molecular diffusion in gas, liquid and solid
1.5 Convective mass transfer and mass transfer coefficient
1.6 Interphase mass transfer

DISTILLATION
2.1 Definition and general description of the process
2.2 Physical concepts of distillation
2.3 Vapor-liquid equilibrium relationship
2.4 Relative volatility
2.5 Batch distillation
2.5.1 Rayleigh equation
2.6 Continuous distillation
2.6.1 Rectification and stripping: definition and description of process
2.6.2 Reflux Ratio
2.6.3 Number of theoretical stages for binary mixtures: McCabe-Thiele method
2.6.4 Overall plate efficiency
2.6.5 Minimum reflux ratio
2.7 Multi component distillation (MCD)
2.7.1 Boiling Point and Dew Point
2.7.2 Number of theoretical stages for
multicomponent mixtures

GAS ABSORPTION
3.1 Definition, applications and notations used
in gas absorption
3.2 Gas-liquid equilibrium for ideal solution according to Raoult’s Law
3.3 Equipment and description for gas absorption
3.4 Packed tower: description and flow arrangement
3.5 Packing materials: characteristic and geometrical shapes
3.6 Multistage counter current operation
3.6.1 Material balance
3.6.2 Number of theoretical stages: graphical method

LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION
4.1 Definition and applications in liquid-liquid extraction
4.2 Packed Column and Trayed Column
4.3 Single-stage calculation
4.4 Multi stages calculation for counter-current Flow
4.4.1 Partially immiscible system
4.4.2 Immiscible system

SPECIAL TOPICS
5.1 Other separation processes

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1 : What is separation process?
A1 : A Separation process is a technique to achieve any mass transfer occurrence that converts a mixture of substances into two or more individual product mixtures. ... Separation process consists of different techniques like distillation, extraction, zone refining, etc.