Postgraduate Courses

Catalysis selection, preparation, characterization and testing. Computer-aided design of catalyst, micro-fabricated catalyst and bio-catalyst. Basic design principles for reactors. Innovative reactor design.

Separation of gaseous and liquid mixtures by adsorption. Affinity chromatography. Membrane separation technology: reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration. Electrophoresis and other product recovery methods.

The fundamental equation of thermodynamics, pure materials and mixtures, reactive systems, phase behavior and its representation, applications in process design, introduction to statistical thermodynamics.

Water quality standards, chemical, physical and biological contaminants in water. General laboratory measurements and instrumental analysis based on optical, electrical and chromatography methods. Toxicity and BOD tests. Pathogenic micro-organisms and microbial examination of water. Environment sampling and quality control and assurance.

Gel permeation chromatography, light scattering, scanning electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, optical microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction. Thermal analysis, and rheometry.

Physical properties, characterization, and fabrication of polymers; Constitution and Architecture of Chains; Single Chain Conformations; Self-assembly of DNA and DNA nanotechnology; Polymer Solutions; Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers; Semicrystalline State.

Advanced topics in microbiology, biochemistry, enzyme catalysis, immobilized enzymes, kinetics of cell growth, metabolic regulation and mathematical modeling.

Catalytic combustion, wet-air oxidation, catalytic oxidation, advanced oxidation, supercritical oxidation, selective adsorption, membrane separation.

This course will describe the elements of Environmental Management Systems especially the ISO14000 series. The types and execution of environmental audits will be discussed and practiced using case studies. The structure of a typical Environmental Legislation system will be described and the role issuing and conditions of Environmental Licensing will be studied. In particular, the role of IPPC, IPC and Special Process Licensing. The assessment of the impacts of a chemical process/product is reviewed.

The course covers some basic techniques in modeling, simulating and optimizing energy systems such as steam power plant, refrigeration system, heat recovery network.

This course attempts to highlight the basic issues on the relation between material/energy resources, the environment and sustainable development. Potential directions for technological changes on greater efficiency of energy utilization, exploitation of renewable energy, adoption of cleaner environmental practices and waste reduction that can lead to sustainable development will be explored. Management of energy and environment towards sustainability will be introduced.

Electrochemistry fundamentals; thermodynamics; electrokinetics; energy conversion and storage; fuel cells; batteries; supercapacitors; solar cells; electrolyzers; fuel production; CO2 reduction.

Major routes for the synthesis of nanostructured materials; charaterization of nanomaterials; selected applications of nanomaterials in chemical engineering, such as separation and catalysis.

Chemical process engineering had been instrumental for the success in the manufacture of traditional chemical products in large quantities. The manufacture of these commodities products focused on the design of the production process, This course aims to redress the balance between commodities and high-value-added chemical products by expanding the scope of chemical engineering design to encompass both product design and process design.

Special topics in chemical and biomolecular engineering.

An independent project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member.