Syllabus academic year 2009/2010
(Created 2009-08-11.)

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. KET040 overlap following cours/es: KTE056, KTE056, KTE056 och KTE056. Optional for: K4p, RH4, W4, W4p. Course coordinator: Professor Arne Andersson,, Inst för kemiteknik. Recommended prerequisits: KKK060 Chemical Engineering, KOO101 Fundamental Chemistry, KOK012 Organic Chemistry, Basic Course, KTE023 Chemical Process and Reaction Engineering, KAT031 Separation Processes, Basic Course. Assessment: Written examination and project assessments. Home page:

The aim of the course is to give an overview of major chemical production processes from feedstock to end product. By application and integration of the skills previously being acquired in basic chemistry and engineering courses, the course intend to give a deeper understanding of the building principles of chemical production processes and the factors that control the choice of process and design regarding the competition between possible feedstocks, technical status, alternative processes, environmental issues and economic considerations. With examples from existing processes the course addresses the challenges a chemical engineer being confronted with in activities related to process development. By teaching illustrating examples, the intention is to give the student an innovative background.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

The following subjects are treated in the course: structure and localization of the chemical industry, raw materials for chemicals production, refinery processes, production of inorganic and organic chemicals, fine chemicals and polymers, biochemical production, pulp and paper manufacture, process development and evaluation. To activate the students and consolidate the skills, a part of the examination is in the form of compulsory project assignments.

Moulijn, J A, Makkee, M & van Diepen, A: Chemical Process Technology. Wiley 2001. ISBN: 0-471-63062-4.