COURSE STRUCTURE OF M.TECH. (CHEMICAL...

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COURSE STRUCTURE OF M.TECH. (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING)

I Semester

Sl. No. Course No. Name of the Course L – T – P Credit

Hours

THEORY

1. CHC51101 Advanced Momentum and Heat Transfer 3 – 1 – 0 7

2. CHC51102 Advanced Mass Transfer 3 – 1 – 0 7

3. CHC51103 Advanced Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics 3 – 1 – 0 7

4. CHC51104

Advanced Numerical Methods for Chemical

Engineers 3 – 1 – 0 7

5. HSC51153 Engineering Ethics 3 – 0 – 0 6

Total 15 – 4 – 0 34

PRACTICAL etc.

6. CHC51201 Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Lab) 1 – 0 – 2 4

7. CHC51202 Advanced Numerical Methods for Chemical

Engineers (Lab) 0 – 0 – 3 3

8. CHC51403 Term Paper and Presentation 0 – 3 – 0 3

Total 1 – 3 – 5 10

Total 16 – 7 – 5 44

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II Semester


Hours

THEORY

1. CHC52101 Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 – 1 – 0 7

2. CHC52102 Advanced Process Control 3 – 1 – 0 7

3. Elective – I 3 – 0 – 0 6

CHE52103

CHE52104

CHE52105

CHE52106

CHE52107

CHE52108

CHE52109

Membrane Technology

Polymer Science and Engineering

Introduction to Nanotechnology

Introduction to Biochemical Engineering

Clean Coal Technology

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Green Technology

4. Elective – II 3 – 0 – 0 6

CHE52110

CHE52111

CHE52112

CHE52113

CHE52114

CHE52115

FME52101

Process Intensification

Pollution Control Engineering

Rheology of Complex Fluids

Process Modeling and Simulation

Optimization of Chemical Processes

Introduction to Fluidization Engineering

Mineral Processing

5. Elective – III 3 – 0 – 0 6

CHE52116

CHE52117

CHE52118

CHE52119

CHE52120

CHE52121

Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow

Safety Hazard and Risk Analysis

Petroleum Refining Engineering

Interfacial and Colloidal Phenomena

Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering

Design and Analysis of Experiments

Total 15 – 2 – 0 32

PRACTICAL etc.

6. CHC52201 Computer-aided Design of Chemical Process

Plants (Lab) 0 – 0 – 3 3

7. CHC52202 Advanced Chemical Engineering (Lab) 0 – 0 – 3 3

8. CHC52403 Term Paper and Presentation 0 – 3 – 0 3

9. CHC52504 Comprehensive Viva voce 0 – 0 – 0(4) 4

Total 0 – 3 – 6 13

Total 15 – 5 – 6 45

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III Semester

IV Semester


Hours

1. CHC53901 Industrial Training/Minor Project 0 – 0 – 0(6) 6

2. CHC53402 Seminar and Viva voce on Industrial Training/Minor

Project 0 – 0 – 0(4) 4

3. CHC53803 Dissertation (Interim) 0 – 0 – 0(15) 15

4. CHC53404 Seminar and Viva voce on Dissertation (Interim) 0 – 0 – 0(10) 10

5. CHC53005 Evaluation of Teaching Assignment /

Laboratory Development Work etc. 0 – 0 – 0(5) 5

Total 0 – 0 – 0(40) 40


Hours

1. CHC54801 Dissertation 0 – 0 – 0(20) 20

2. CHC54402 Seminar on Dissertation 0 – 0 – 0(5) 5

3. CHC54503 Viva voce on Dissertation 0 – 0 – 0(10) 10

4. CHC54004 Evaluation of Teaching Assignment /

Laboratory Development Work etc. 0 – 0 – 0(5) 5

Total 0 – 0 – 0(40) 40

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COURSE CONTENT OF M.TECH. (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING)

I Semester

Review of vectors and tensors; Review of basic transport processes; Phenomenological theory –

introduction, Eulerian and Lagrangian observers, equations of change integral and differential forms,

Reynolds transport theorem; Constitutive relations – Newtonian and non–Newtonian fluids;

Momentum transfer – Laminar and turbulent velocity profiles, shear stress and pressure drop in

steady, time smoothed equations for turbulent flow; Fundamentals of boundary layer theory – on flat

plate and on an obstacle, turbulent boundary layer, exact solutions of the boundary layer equations for

plane flows; Heat transfer – temperature profiles in laminar and turbulent flows, Graetz problem,

conduction profiles in solids, steady and unsteady free convection, thermal boundary layers –

equations for temperature field; time smoothed equations and analogy with momentum transfer.

Suggested Books

1. Bird, R. B., Stewart W. E., and Lightfoot, E. W., Transport Phenomena, John Wiley & Sons.

2. Brodkey, R. S., and Hershey, H. C., Transport Phenomena – A Unified Approach, McGraw–

Hill.

3. Geankopolis, C. J., Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, Prentice Hall.

4. Schlichting, H., and Gersten, K., Boundary Layer Theory, Springer.

5. Theodore, L., Transport Phenomena for Engineers, International Textbook Company.

6. Welty, J. R., Wicks, C. E., and Wilson, R. E., Fundamentals of Momentum Heat and Mass

Transfer, John Wiley & Sons.

Introduction to multicomponent diffusion, convective mass transport, correlations for mass transfer

coefficients, review of the models for mass transfer at fluid–fluid interface; Multicomponent,

Multistage Separation – design of stage process (Kremser equation, Fenske–Underwood–Gilliland,

Wang–Henke, Naphtali–Sandholm, Thiele–Geddes); Introduction to reactive separation processes,

advantages and disadvantages of reactive separation processes; Theory of mass transfer accompanied

by reversible and irreversible reactions, reactive absorption of single gas and simultaneous absorption

of two gases; Introduction to reactive distillation; Supercritical fluid extraction.

Suggested Books

1. Astarita, G., Mass Transfer with Chemical Reaction, Elsevier.

2. Danckwerts, P. V., Gas–Liquid Reactions, McGraw–Hill.

3. Doraiswamy, L. K., and Sharma, M. M., Heterogeneous Reactions: Analysis, Examples, and

Reactor Design Vol–2: Fluid–Fluid–Solid Reactions, John Wiley & Sons.

4. Kulprathipanja, S., Reactive Separation Processes, Taylor & Francis.

CHC51101 Advanced Momentum and Heat Transfer 3 – 1 – 0

CHC51102 Advanced Mass Transfer 3 – 1 – 0

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5. Seader, J. D., and Henley, E. J., Separation Process Principles, John Wiley & Sons.

6. Treybal, R.E., Mass–Transfer Operations, McGraw–Hill.

Review of basic concepts; Comparisons between classical thermodynamics, statistical and molecular

thermodynamics; Equation of state – Soave–Redlich–Kwong, Peng–Robinson, Benedict–Webb–

Rubin, etc; Phase equilibria – liquid–liquid equilibrium, vapour–liquid equilibrium, solid–liquid

equilibrium, solid–vapour equilibrium; Chemical reaction equilibrium using thermodynamic

approach; Intermolecular forces and the theory of corresponding states, potential energy functions for

different molecular systems; Polar and non–polar molecules; Theories of solutions – van Laar,

Scatchand–Hildebrand theory, lattice theory, Flory–Huggins theory, NRTL, e–NRTL, UNIQUAC,

UNIFAC, SAFT; Thermodynamic analysis of process; Group contribution method for properties of

gases; Exergy analysis – closed system exergy balances, flow exergy, exergy rate balance for control

volumes, exergy efficiency.

Suggested Books

1. Haile, J. M., Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Elementary Methods, John Wiley & Sons.

2. Kyle, B. G., Chemical and Process Thermodynamics, Prentice Hall.

3. Moran, M. J., and Shapiro, H. N., Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, John

Wiley & Sons.

4. Poling, B. E., Prausnitz, J. M., and O'Connell, J. P., The Properties of Gases and Liquids,

McGraw–Hill.

5. Prausnitz, J. M., Lichtenthaler, R. N., and de Azevedo, E. G., Molecular Thermodynamics of

Fluid–Phase Equilibria, Prentice Hall.

6. Sandler, S.I., Chemical and Engineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons.

7. Smith, J. M., van Ness, H. C., and Abbott, M. M., Introduction to Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics, McGraw–Hill.

Introduction to numerical methods; Error analysis; Solution of linear and nonlinear algebraic

equations – eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Gauss–Seidel method Gauss–Jordan method, LU

decomposition, TDMA, etc.; Nonlinear regression analysis; Finite differences and interpolation –

cubic, spline, Hermite polynomial; Numerical solution of simultaneous ordinary and partial

differential equations – initial value and boundary value problems, orthogonal collocation methods,

etc; Numerical solution of differential algebraic equations (DAEs); Application of numerical methods

for chemical engineering systems.

Suggested Books

1. Chapra, S. C., Applied Numerical Methods with MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists,

McGraw–Hill.

2. Davis, M. E., Numerical Methods and Modeling for Chemical Engineers, John Wiley &

Sons.

CHC51103 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3 – 1 – 0

CHC51104 Advanced Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers 3 – 0 – 0

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3. Gupta, S. K., Numerical Methods for Engineers, New Age International.

4. Hoffman, J. D., Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, CRC Press.

5. Press, W. H., Flannery, B. P., Teukolsky, S. A., and Vetterling, W. T., Numerical Recipes in

C: The Art of Scientific Computing, Cambridge University Press.

6. Press, W. H., Flannery, B. P., Teukolsky, S. A., and Vetterling, W. T., Numerical Recipes in

Fortran 77: The Art of Scientific Computing, Cambridge University Press.

Introduction – why professional ethics?, responsibility in engineering; Ethical Theories and Analysis

– utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, alternative ethical theories, process ethics & material ethics,

resolving problems; Safety, Risk, and Liability; Professionalism – responsibility to clients,

responsibility to employers, work place issues; Codes of Ethics (professional standard) – ACM, IEEE;

Legal Obligations – whistle blowing; intellectual property; professional integrity; The social and

value dimensions of technology; Engineering, environmental and sustainable development.

Suggested Books

1. Boatright, J. R., Ethics and the Conduct of Business, Pearson Education.

2. Ermann, M. D., and Shauf, M. S., Computers, Ethics and Society, Oxford University Press.

3. Fleddermann, C. B., Engineering Ethics, Prentice Hall.

4. Harris, C. E., Pritchard, M. S., and Rabins, M. J., Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases,

Wadsworth Publishing.

5. Martin, M. and Schinzinger, R., Ethics in Engineering, McGraw–Hill.

6. Martin, M. and Schinzinger, R., Introduction to Engineering Ethics, McGraw–Hill.

7. Moriarty, G., The Engineering Project: Its Nature, Ethics, and Promise, Penn State University

Press.

8. Pinkus, R. L. B., Shuman, L. J., Hummon, N. P., and Wolfe, H., Engineering Ethics:

Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk: Lesson Learned from the Space Shuttle, Cambridge

University Press.

9. Seebauer, E. G., and Barry, R. L., Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers,

Oxford University Press.

HSC51153 Engineering Ethics 3 – 0 – 0

CHC51201

Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Lab)

1 – 0 – 2

CHC51202

Advanced Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers (Lab)

0 – 0 – 3

CHC51403

Term Paper and Presentation

0 – 3 – 0

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II Semester

Overview of isothermal reactors – batch reactor, semi–batch reactor, mixed flow reactor, plug flow

reactor for single and multiple reactions; Overview of the basics of non–ideal flow; Reactor modeling

with the RTD data – single parameter models, compartment models, convection model for laminar

flow; Mixing aspects of fluids in reactors – degree of segregation, early/late mixing; Kinetics of fluid–

particle non–catalytic reactions – application to design; Kinetics of fluid–fluid non–catalytic reactions

– application to design; Kinetics of reactions catalyzed by porous solids – effectiveness factor;

Catalyst preparation and characterization; Catalyst deactivation; Design of non–isothermal stirred

tank and packed bed reactors under steady–state and unsteady–state conditions; Analysis of reactor

stability – hot spot and runaway criteria; Design of multiphase reactors – fluidized bed reactor, trickle

bed reactor, and slurry reactor.

Suggested Books

1. Carberry, J. J., Chemical and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, McGraw–Hill.

2. Fogler, H. S., Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Prentice Hall of India.

3. Froment, G. F., Bischoff, K. B., and De Wilde, J., Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design,

John Wiley & Sons.

4. Hill, C. G., An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Kinetics & Reactor Design, John Wiley

& Sons.

5. Levenspiel, O., Chemical Reaction Engineering, Wiley India.

6. Levenspiel, O., The Chemical Reactor Omnibook, Oregon State University Bookstores.

7. Schmidt, L. D., The Engineering of Chemical Reactions, Oxford University Press.

8. Shah, Y. T., Gas–Liquid–Solid Reactor Design, McGraw–Hill.

9. Smith, J. M., Chemical Engineering Kinetics, McGraw–Hill.

Introduction to dynamic analysis of chemical processes – transfer function and state–space

representation; Stability analysis in transfer function and state–space domain; Design of conventional

controller – Ziegler Nichols tuning, empirical methods of tuning; Model based control – internal

model control and direct synthesis; Complex control schemes – cascade control, feed–forward control

and ratio control; Control of MIMO processes; Model predictive control.

Suggested Books

1. Bequette, B. W., Process Control: Modeling, Design and Simulation, Prentice Hall.

2. Luyben, W. L., Process Modeling, Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers, McGraw–

Hill.

3. Marlin, T. E., Process Control: Designing Processes and Control Systems for Dynamic

Performance, McGraw–Hill.

4. Nagrath, I. J., and Gopal, M., Control Systems Engineering, New Age International.

5. Ogata, K., Modern Control Engineering, Prentice Hall.

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CHC52102 Advanced Process Control 3 – 1 – 0

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6. Ogunnaike, B. A., and Ray, W. H., Process Dynamics, Modeling and Control, Oxford

University Press.

7. Seborg, D. E., Mellichamp, D. A., Edgar, T. F., and Doyle, F. J., Process Dynamics and

Control, John Wiley & Sons.

8. Stephanopoulos, G., Chemical Process Control: An Introduction to Theory and Practice,

Prentice Hall.

Elective – I (Any one)

Introduction to membrane separation processes; definitions and terminologies; classification of

membrane processes; preparation and characterization of membranes; Theories of mass transport in

membrane; transport resistance at membrane surface; principles of reverse osmosis, nanofiltration,

ultrafiltration, microfiltration, osmotic controlled filtration, desalination; detailed design and

modeling; design of membrane modules; gas permeation membrane processes – types of membranes

and permeability for separation of gases, types of equipment for gas permeation membrane processes;

basic design of gas separation and pervaporation; liquid membrane; introduction to membrane reactor;

membrane contactor, membrane distillation.

Suggested Books

1. Bungay, P. M., Lonsdale, H. K., and de Pinho, M. N., Synthetic Membranes: Science,

Engineering and Applications, NATO ASI Series.

2. Ho, W. S. W., and Sirkar, K. K., Membrane Handbook, Springer.

Elective – I 3 – 0 – 0

Elective – II 3 – 0 – 0

Elective – III 3 – 0 – 0

CHC52201

Computer–aided Design of Chemical Process Plants (Lab)

0 – 0 – 3

CHC52202

Advanced Chemical Engineering (Lab)

0 – 0 – 3

CHC52403

Term Paper and Presentation

0 – 3 –0

CHC52504

Comprehensive Viva voce

0 – 0 – 0(4)

CHE52103 Membrane Technology 3 – 0 – 0

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3. Li, N.N., Fane, A. G., Ho, W. S. W., and Matsuura, T., Advanced Membrane Technology and

Applications, John Wiley & Sons.

4. Rousseau, R. W., Handbook of Separation Process Technology, John Wiley & Sons.

Overview of different polymerization techniques; Technology of polymerization – specific technology

of polymerization, polystyrene, LDPE, HDPE, LLDPE, nylons, butyl rubber, polypropylene, PVC and

PET, copolymerization techniques, SBR and ABS; Kinetics of polymerization, modeling of

polymerization, polymerization reactor design–copolymerization and gas–phase polymerization;

Polymer processing – processing of thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics, compounding, fillers,

plasticizers, coupling agents, antidegradants, cross–linking agents, stabilizers, lubricants, colorants,

and antioxidants, machines for compounding.

Suggested Books

1. Biesenberger J. A., and Sebastian, D. H., Principles of Polymerization Engineering, John

Wiley & Sons.

2. Billmeyer, F. W., Textbook of Polymer Science, John Wiley & Sons.

3. Brazel, C. S., and Rosen, S. L., Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Materials, John Wiley &

Sons.

4. Fried, J. R., Polymer Science & Technology, Prentice Hall of India.

5. Kumar, A., and Gupta, S. K., Fundamentals of Polymer Science and Engineering, Tata

McGraw–Hill.

6. McCrum, N. G., Buckley, C. P. and Bucknall, C. B., Principles of Polymer Engineering,

Oxford University Press.

7. Middleman, S., Fundamentals of Polymer Processing, McGraw–Hill.

8. Tadmor, Z., and Gogos, C. G., Principles of Polymer Processing, John Wiley & Sons.

9. Young, R. J., and Lovell, P. A., Introduction to Polymers, CRC Press.

Introduction to nanotechnology – history, definitions, particle size, chemistry and physics of

nanomaterials, safety issues with nanoscale powders; Preparation of nanomaterials – top down and

bottom up approach; Morphology of nanomaterials; Nanocomposites – nanofillers, high performance

materials, polymer nanocomposites, nanoclays, nanowires, nanotubes, nanoclusters etc.; Introduction

to micro–electromechanical systems (MEMS), nano–electromechanical systems (NEMS) and

nanoelectronics; Introduction to bionanotechnology and nanomedicines.

Suggested Books

1. Ajayan, P. M., Schadler, L. S., and Braun, P. V., Nanocomposite Science and Technology,

Wiley–VCH.

2. Regis, E., Nano: The Emerging Science of Nanotechnology, Back Bay Books.

3. Cao, G., and Wang, Y., Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and

Applications, World Scientific.

CHE52104 Polymer Science and Engineering 3 – 0 – 0

CHE52105 Introduction to Nanotechnology 3 – 0 – 0

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4. Ying, J., Nanostructured Materials, Academic Press.

5. Fahrner, W. R., Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics: Materials, Devices, Measurement

Techniques, Springer.

6. Goddard, W. A., Brenner, D. W., Lyshevski, S. E., and Iafrate, G. J., Handbook of

Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, CRC Press.

7. Pradeep, T., Nano: The Essentials – Understanding Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,

McGraw–Hill.

Introduction to kinetics of microbial growth and product formation; Introduction of structured,

unstructured, segregated and unsegregated kinetic models; Enzyme kinetics – immobilization

techniques, kinetics of immobilized enzymes and cells; Metabolic stoichiometry and energetics;

Modeling and design of different bioreactors; Scale up, operation and control of bioreactors;

Recombinant DNA technology; Downstream processing in bioprocesses; Industrial application of

bioprocesses.

Suggested Books

1. Bailey, J. E., and Ollis, D. F., Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, McGraw–Hill.

2. Blanch, H. W., and Clark, D. S., Biochemical Engineering, Marcel Dekker.

3. Doran, P. M., Bioprocess Engineering Principles, Academic Press.

4. Rao, D. G., Introduction to Biochemical Engineering, Tata McGraw–Hill.

5. Shuler, M. L., and Kargi, F., Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts, Prentice Hall.

Chemical and physical characteristics of coal; Introduction to coal utilisation technologies; Coal

combustion, carbonisation, gasification and liquefaction; Combustion – coal stochiometry,

conventional combustion appliances and coal fired power plant; Introduction to clean coal technology

– pre–combustion coal cleaning methods including biological and chemical cleaning methods; Clean

coal technologies for advance power generation – power cycle, PC fired power plant, different type of

FBC process, Integrated coal gasification combined cycle; Emission and carbon management;

Emission control strategies and technology for power plant; CO2 capture and storage; Synthetic crude

from coal, Clean coal application in iron making; UCG, CBM, CWM/COM.

Suggested Books

1. de Souza–Santos, M. L., Solid Fuels Combustion and Gasification, CRC Press.

2. Khartchenko, N. V., Green Power: The Eco–Friendly Energy Engineering, Tech Books

International.

3. Miller, B G., Clean Coal Engineering Technology, Butterworth–Heinemann.

CHE52106 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering 3 – 0 – 0

CHE52107 Clean Coal Technology 3 – 0 – 0

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Introduction to computational fluid dynamics; Governing equations of fluid dynamics and heat

transfer; Turbulence modelling; Discretization of the governing equations using finite difference,

finite volume and finite element methods; Properties of discretization schemes, finite volume method

for convection diffusion problems and for unsteady state flow; Structured and unstructured grid

generation and implementation of boundary conditions; Solution algorithms and techniques for

discretized equations; Presentation and validation of CFD results.

Suggested Books

1. Anderson, J. D., Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Basics with Applications, McGraw–

Hill.

2. Chung, T. J., Computational Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press.

3. Fletcher, C. A. J., Computational Techniques for Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 1: Fundamental and

General Techniques, Springer.

4. Fletcher, C. A. J., Computational Techniques for Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 2: Specific

Techniques for Different Flow Categories, Springer.

5. Patankar, S. V., Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Taylor & Francis.

6. Tu, J., Yeoh, G. H., and Liu, C., Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Practical Approach,

Butterworth–Heinemann.

7. Versteeg, H. K., and Malalasekera, W., An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics:

The Finite Volume Method, Prentice Hall.

Concepts of green chemistry and technology; Materials for green chemistry and technology – green

reagents, environmentally benign industrial green catalysis, biocatalysis for industrial processes,

biodegradable polymers, alternative solvents, ionic liquids; Green synthetic methods –

microwave/ultrasound mediated synthesis, electro–organic synthesis; Design and development of

environmentally benign chemical pathways – challenges and opportunities, high–yield and zero–

waste chemical processes, representative processes; Green–energy – thermo–chemical conversion,

combustion, gasification, liquefaction, cogeneration; Biochemical conversion – anaerobic digestion,

alcohol production from biomass; Chemical conversion process – oxidation, hydrolysis and

hydrogenation; Photo–initiated synthesis; Applications and future trends.

Suggested Books

1. Anastas, P., and Warner, J. C., Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, Oxford University

Press.

2. Clarke, J. H., and Maacquarrie, D., Handbook of Green Chemistry and Technology, Wiley–

Blackwell.

3. Koichi, T., Solvent–free Organic Synthesis Green Chemistry, Wiley–VCH.

4. Matlack, A., Introduction to Green Chemistry, CRC Press.

5. Tundo, P., Perosa, A., and Zecchini, F., Methods and Reagents for Green Chemistry: An

Introduction, Wiley Inter science.

CHE52108 Computational Fluid Dynamics 3 – 0 – 0

CHE52109 Green Technology 3 – 0 – 0

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Elective – II (Any one)

Introduction to process intensification – advantages, mechanisms involved; Mixing in intensified

equipment; Compact and micro–heat exchangers; Reactors with enhanced performance – spinning

disc reactors, microreactors, cavitation reactors, microwave reactors; Intensification of separation

processes; HiGee concept; Energy integration in distillation column – vapour recompression cycle,

doubled wall distillation, Petlyuk column; Mass exchange network; Application of process

intensification in process industries – case studies.

Suggested Books

1. Reay, D., Ramshaw, C., and Harvey, A., Process Intensification: Engineering for Efficiency,

Sustainability and Flexibility, Butterworth–Heinemann.

2. Stankiewicz, A. and Moulijn, J. A., Re–engineering the Chemical Process Plant: Process

Intensification, Marcel Dekker.

Introduction to air pollution control; Air pollution control laws and regulations; air pollution

measurements; Mathematical modeling – dispersion model, etc.; Air pollution control techniques;

nature of particulate pollutants; Design of particulate control equipment – bag filter, cyclone

separator, ESP, etc.; Control of volatile organic compounds; Gaseous emission control by adsorption,

absorption, combustion, oxidation and catalytic conversion; Control of specific gaseous pollutants –

SOx, NOx, automotive emission control devices. Sources and classification of water pollutants;

Standards and regulations in water pollution; Wastewater treatment techniques – primary, secondary

and advanced techniques; Sedimentation, chemical precipitation, filtration, biological treatment –

activated sludge process, aerated lagoons, trickling filter, chemical oxidation; Design of ETP.

Sources, classification and management of solid waste; Methods of collection and disposal methods;

Pollution control in selected process industries – sugar industries, dairy, alcohol industries, petroleum

refineries and petrochemical units, fertilizer industries, pulp and paper industries, radioactive wastes.

Suggested Books

1. Davis, M. L., and Cornwell, D. A., Introduction to Environmental Engineering, McGraw–

Hill.

2. de Nevers, N., Air Pollution Control Engineering, Waveland Press.

3. Mahajan, S. P., Pollution Control in Process Industries, Tata McGraw–Hill.

4. Metcalf and Eddy, Wastewater Engineering: Collection, Treatment and Disposal, McGraw–

Hill.

5. Rao, C. S. Environmental Pollution Control Engineering, New Age International.

6. Schnelle, K. B., and Brown, C. A. Air Pollution Control Technology Handbook, CRC Press.

7. Wark, K., Warner, C. F., and Davis, W. T., Air Pollution: Its Origin and Control, Prentice

Hall.

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CHE52111 Pollution Control Engineering 3 – 0 – 0

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Introduction to rheology; Mathematical concepts – tensors, index notation, operations with tensors,

kinematics, deformation measures, balances of mass and momentum, frame invariance; Rheometry,

types of rheometer and rheometric measurements – stress, strain, velocity gradient, strain rate, shear

flow, extensional flow; Rheometric models – viscous fluids, Newtonian, generalized Newtonian

viscoelastic materials, Maxwell, Jeffreys; Macroscopic models – governing equations, constitutive

relations, linear viscoelastic materials, time temperature superposition, relaxation time spectrum non–

linear models; Microscopic models – microscopic origin of stress, elastic dumbbell model, overview

of other models, Rouse, Zimm, Doi–Edwards (reptation).

Suggested Books

1. Bird, R. B., Armstrong, R. C., and Hassager, O., Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, Volume 1

Fluid Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons.

2. Deshpande A. P., Murali K. J., and Kumar. S., Rheology of Complex Fluids, Springer.

3. Larson, R. G., The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids, Oxford University Press.

4. Thien, N. P., Understanding Viscoelasticity: An Introduction to Rheology, Springer.

Basic concepts of process modeling, tools and approaches of simulation; Various modeling techniques

– phenomenological, stochastic and empirical; Multiscale modeling techniques, AI based models –

ANN, Fuzzy and hybrid; Development of mathematical model of process equipments in heat and

mass transfer, and reaction engineering; Simulation and analysis of results.

Suggested Books

1. Aris, R., Mathematical Modeling: A Chemical Engineer’s Perspective, Academic Press.

2. Bequette, B. W., Process Control: Modeling, Design and Simulation, Prentice Hall.

3. Denn, M. M., Process Modeling, Longman.

4. Hangos, K. M., and Cameron, I. T., Process Modelling and Model Analysis, Academic Press.

5. Holland, C. D., Fundamentals and Modeling of Separation Processes, Prentice Hall.

6. Luyben, W. L., Process Modeling, Simulation, and Control for Chemical Engineers,

McGraw–Hill.

7. Najim, K., Process Modeling and Control in Chemical Engineering, CRC Press.

8. Ramirez, W. F., Computational Methods for Process Simulation, Butterworth–Heinemann.

Introduction to process optimization – formulation of optimization problem, classification of

optimization problems; Review of classical optimization techniques – single and multi variable

optimization, Kuhn–Tucker conditions; Nonlinear programming – unconstrained and constrained

optimization, steepest descent; Dynamic programming – multistage decision processes, computational

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CHE52113 Process Modeling and Simulation 3 – 0 – 0

CHE52114 Optimization of Chemical Processes 3 – 0 – 0

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procedure in dynamic programming; Mixed–integer programming – problem formulation; Solving

MINLP problems using branch–and–bound methods; Solving MINLPs using outer approximation.

Suggested Books

1. Beveridge, G. S. G., and Schechter, R. S., Optimization: Theory and Practice (Chemical

Engineering), McGraw–Hill.

2. Deb, K., Multi–Objective Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms, John Wiley & Sons.

3. Edgar, T. F., Himmelblau, D. M., Lasdon, L. S., Optimization of Chemical Processes,

McGraw–Hill.

4. Rangaiah G. P., Multi–Objective Optimization: Techniques and Applications in Chemical

Engineering, World Scientific.

5. Rao, S. S., Engineering Optimization Theory and Practice, John Wiley & Sons.

6. Ray, W. H., and Szekely, J., Process Optimization with Applications in Metallurgy and

Chemical Engineering, John Wiley & Sons.

Onset and types of fluidization; Characteristics, advantages, disadvantages and industrial applications

of fluidized beds; Minimum–fluidization velocity, pressure drop–velocity relationship, mapping of

fluidization regimes; Types and characteristics of distributor; Models for single rising bubbles and

bubbling fluidized beds; Entrainment and elutriation from fluidized beds; Solid–to–gas heat and mass

transfer characteristics of gas fluidized beds; Design of fluidized bed reactors – cases studies on

catalytic and non–catalytic fluid–solid reactions.

Suggested Books

1. Davidson, J. F., and Harrison, D., Fluidization, Academic Press.

2. Kunii, D., and Levenspiel, O., Fluidization Engineering, Butterworth–Heinemann.

3. Leva, M., Fluidization, McGraw–Hill.

Introduction to mineral processing, scope and importance; Basic unit operations, relative merits and

demerits of processing of ores, definition ore, mineral, gangue, concentrate, tailing, yield, recovery

and ratio of concentration etc.; Comminution – fundamentals of size reduction, purpose, liberation of

minerals, degree of liberation, comminution laws, different types of crushers and grinding mills, their

features and usages; Screening – measurement of particle size, introduction to various size separation

processes and their importance, types of screens, factors influencing screening, screening surfaces and

screen efficiency; Classification – movements of solids in fluid, hindered settling, free settling, equal

settling particles; Reynolds number and its importance; Types of classifiers, their principles and

operations; Concentration operations – types of different gravity concentration units i.e. jigging,

tabling and spiral concentrators, their principles, features and applications; Flotation – fundamental

and practice of flotation, types of reagents and their importance, critical pH curves, flotation circuits,

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mass balance. Magnetic and electro–static separation – principles, different types of magnetic and

electrical separators, their features and applications; Dewatering – thickening, filtration and drying

principles and practices.

Suggested Books

1. Gaudin, A. M., Principles of Mineral Dressing, Tata McGraw–Hill.

2. Gupta, A., and Yan, D. S., Mineral Processing Design and Operations – An Introduction,

Elsevier.

3. Jain, S. K., Mineral Processing, CBS Publishers.

4. Kelly, E. G., and Spottiswood, D. J., Introduction to Mineral Processing, John Wiley & Sons.

5. Wills, B. A., Mineral Processing Technology, Butterworth–Heinemann.

Elective – III (Any one)

Introduction to multiphase flow, basic terminology, flow regimes; Motion of single particle and

bubbles in fluids; Bubble growth and collapse in the absence and presence of thermal effects;

Cavitation; Boiling and condensation; Granular flows; Multiphase flow modeling – homogeneous

flow model, separated flow model and drift flux model; Introduction to three–phase flow;

Measurement methods to determine multiphase flow parameters – pressure drop, holdup and flow

rate.

Suggested Books

1. Brennen, C. E., Fundamentals of Multiphase Flows, Cambridge University Press.

2. Butterworth, D., and Hewitt, G. F., Two–phase Flow and Heat Transfer, Oxford University

Press.

3. Crowe, C. T., Multiphase Flow Handbook, CRC Press.

4. Crowe, C. T., Sommerfeld, M., and Yutaka, T., Multiphase Flows with Droplets and Particles,

CRC Press.

5. Govier G. W., and Aziz, K., The Flow of Complex Mixtures in Pipes, Van Nostrand.

6. Hetsroni, G., Handbook of Multiphase Systems, Hemisphere Publishing.

7. Hewitt, G. F., Measurement of Two Phase Flow Parameters, Academic Press.

8. Wallis, G. B., One–dimensional Two–Phase Flow, McGraw–Hill.

Plant safety and safety regulation – importance and objectives of safety, safety in chemical industry,

criteria for setting and layout of chemical plant, factories act and safety regulations; Plant Hazards –

fire, chemical, toxic, explosion, electrical, mechanical and radiation hazards; Control, precautions and

prevention; Standard operating procedure; Safety audit – objective and procedure, audit and safety

reports; Storage and transportation of chemicals – characteristics of chemical with special reference to

safe storage and handling of chemicals, layout of storage, various modes of transport and safety

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precautions in transportation of different types of chemicals; Risk management principles – risk

analysis techniques, hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies, hazard analysis (HAZAN), fault–tree

analysis, consequence analysis, onsite and offsite emergency management plans, human and accident

error analysis, economics of risk management; Specific case studies.

Suggested Books

1. Fawcett, H. H., and Wood, W. S., Safety and Accident Prevention in Chemical Operations,

John Wiley & Sons.

2. Haight, J. M., Handbook of Loss Prevention Engineering, Volume 1, John Wiley & Sons.

3. Handley, W., Industrial Safety Handbook, McGraw–Hill.

4. Mannan, S., Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard Identification,

Assessment and Control (3 Volumes), Butterworth–Heinemann.

Introduction; Evaluation of crude oil properties and ASTM methods and standards, concept of ASTM,

TBP, EFV distillation; Process flowsheet of distillation process – ADU and VDU; Crude oil

processing – desalting, distillation, cracking, reforming, hydrotreating, isomerization, alkylation,

polymerization, lube oil manufacturing; Design of crude oil distillation column; Furnace design;

Environmental issues and new trends in petroleum refinery operations.

Suggested Books

1. Gary, J. H., Handwerk, G. E., and Kaiser, M. J., Petrolem Refining: Technologies and

Economics, CRC Press.

2. Meyers, R. A., Handbook of Petroleum Refining Processes, McGraw Hill.

3. Nelson, W. L., Petroleum Refinery Engineering, Mc Graw Hill.

4. Rao, B. K. B., Modern Petroleum Refining Processes, Oxford & IBH.

5. Speight, J. G., The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, CRC Press.

6. Watkins, R. N., Petroleum Refinery Distillation, Gulf Publishing Co.

Surface tension, adhesion and capillarity – concepts of surface and interfacial energies and tensions,

Young–Laplace equation of capillarity, examples of equilibrium surfaces, multiplicity, etc., surface

modification; Stability of equilibrium solutions, contact angle and Young's equation, free energies of

adhesion; Kinetics of capillary and confined flows; Mesoscale thermodynamics – Gibbs treatment of

interfaces, concept of excess concentration, variation of interfacial tensions with surfactant

concentration; Emulsions – emulsion formation, some mechanistic details of stabilization, solubility

parameters; Surfactants; Stability of nanoparticle dispersions – DLVO theory and kinetics of

coagulation plus general principles of diffusion in a potential field/Brownian movement; Advanced

and functional interfaces – superhydrophobicity, functional coatings, structural colors, nano–

adhesives, nanocomposites; Modeling of interfacial phenomena.

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Suggested Books

1. Hiemenz, P. C., and Rajagopalan, R., Principles of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Marcel

Dekker.

2. Masliyah, J. H., and Bhattacharjee, S., Electrokinetic and Colloid Transport Phenomena, John

Wiley & Sons.

3. Myers, D., Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, John Wiley &

Sons.

Mathematical statement of the physical problem; Formulation and solution of ordinary and partial

differential equations for chemical engineering problems; Sturm–Louiville theory; Separation of

variables and Fourier transforms; Laplace transforms; Solution by series – Bessel’s equation.

Suggested Books

1. Jenson, V. G., and Jeffreys, G. V., Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering,

Academic Press.

2. Mickley, H. S., Sherwood, T. K., and Reed, C. E., Applied Mathematics in Chemical

Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill.

3. Pushpavanam, S., Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Prentice Hall of India.

4. Rice, R. G., and Do, D. D., Applied Mathematics and Modeling for Chemical Engineers, John

Wiley & Sons.

Introduction to statistics for engineers – the simplest discrete and continuous distributions, statistical

inference, statistical estimation, tests and estimates on statistical variance, analysis of variance and

covariance, regression analysis, correlation analysis; Design and analysis of experiments –

introduction to design of experiments (DOE), screening experiments, basic experiment –

mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, experimental optimization, response surface

methodology; Planning of experiments – Taguchi method, central composite design, full factorial

combined with mixture design.

Suggested Books

1. Goos, P., and Jones, B., Optimal Design of Experiments: A Case Study Approach, John

Wiley & Sons.

2. Lazic, Z. R., Design of Experiments in Chemical Engineering: A Practical Guide, Wiley–

VCH.

3. Montgomery, D. C., Design and Analysis of Experiments, John Wiley & Sons.

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