Guia docente 2016_17 Facultade de Química

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Subject 1. Introduction to processes in Industrial Chemistry	General aspects of chemical processes. Characteristics and sectorial sctructure of chemical industry. Facts and figures of spanish and european chemical industry. Process flowsheet diagrams
Subject 2.- Economy of industrial processes.	Preparation of budget. Analysis of costs and profits. Criteria of economic feasibility: Net Current Value, Internal Tax of Performance, Time of return.
Subject 3.- Biotecnological Processes.	Fundamental stages of biotechnological processes. Pretreatment of raw materials. Types of bioreactors. Product recovery and downstream strategies. Processes for the production of biofuels. Food biotechnology
Subject 5.- Petrochemistry.	Oil reserves, types and composition. Crude refining. Types of refineries: basic structure. General flowsheet of a petrochemical refinery. Crude fractionation. Thermal cracking: coking unit. Catalytic cracking, reactors, etc. Catalytic reforming. Desulfurization.
Subject 4.- Biofuels	Energy concerns and current regulations. Raw materials. Processes for the production of biofuels. Alternatives for conventional processes
Subject 7.- Basic elements and principles of quality.	Introduction to the control of quality. Implementation of systems of quality. Tools of quality. International Standards - ISO. Quality manual. Control of Processes quality (prime Matters, transformation and final product)