CHE304/349( June Oct 2012) Project Guidelines

PROJECT GUIDELINES a. Introduction Students who are registered course CHE304/349 for semester June October 2012 are required to submit a report (10% assessment) of project on the industrial reactors that have been applied in industries or chemical processing. b. Objective The objectives of this case study are: i. To expose the students on the real condition of industrial reactors. ii. To encourage the students to understand the usage of reactors in the real industrial process. c. Format Font : Arial, Font size: 11 (1.5 spacing) Page setup : Top: 1, Bottom: 1, Left: 1.1 and Right: 1.1 Paper size : A4 Pages : 10 15 pages Submission Date : 14th September 2012 (Friday) before 4.00 pm d. Content 1. The following are processes are commonly applied in industrial application: i. Hydrogenation of Organic Compounds : Ethylbenzene to Styrene Production

ii. Hydrogenation of Organic Compounds : Benzene to Cyclohexane iii. Petroleum Refining and Processing : Metyl-t-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Production iv. Catalytic Oxidation of Inorganic Compounds : Hydrogen Cynide Production (Ammoxidation of Methane) v. Catalytic Oxidation of Inorganic Compounds : Methanol to Formaldehyde Production vi. Hydrogen production and synthesis gas reaction : Ammonia Synthesis vii. Hydrogen production and synthesis gas reaction : Methanol Synthesis viii. Hydrogen production and synthesis gas reaction : Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis ix. Polymerization catalyst : Polyethylene Production x. Polymerization catalyst : Polypropylene Production 2. Report must have the following items: Front page Acknowledgement Table of content Abstract Abstract should be in one short paragraphs in a single page (150 300 words). Summarize the report including objectives brief on the reactor and process description. Finally, state a short conclusion.

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Content Explain/Discuss/State on: 1. Introduction 1.1 1.2 In general the history of the process. Process methods 1.2.1 A few types of process method (if any) 1.2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of each method 1.2.3 Any related descriptions Explain Brief on the overall process/production (choose one from 1.2.1 for further report) Application of product and its importance.

1.3 1.4

2. Reactants, Products and Side Products (Main reactor which involved main reaction and produces the target product) 2.1 Raw materials or feeds 2.1.1 Any related process to produce the reactants in general (if any) 2.1.2 Phase or physical description 2.1.3 Supplier/company name 2.1.4 Supply method (transportation or piping system) Products 2.2.1 Phase or physical description 2.2.2 Purity 2.2.3 Production per day or per a year relative to amount of feeds or raw materials 2.2.4 Customer and how it is sold (transportation or piping system) (if any)? Side and by Products (if any) 2.3.1 Phase or physical description 2.3.2 How it can be reduced or minimized (alternative process) (side product)? 2.3.3 How it can be recycled (by product)?

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3. Catalyst 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Phase or physical description Supplier/company name Amount (weight basis or % relative to flowrate) Any related description

4. Reaction Process 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Type of reaction Reaction mechanism or kinetic (e.g. intermediates equations, rate equation, rate constant etc) Any description of reaction chemistry and equilibrium thermodynamic (e.g. heat of reaction, VLE (vapour liquid equilibrium) data) Stoichimetric equation

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5. Reactor 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Types of main reactor and its description (include the schematic diagram) Size or dimension (e.g. volume) Others supportive equipments or units at the reactor station Constraints or problem of the reactor used How the operations of the reactor being controlled? (if any) Any advantages and disadvantages of reactor (if any) Any related description

6. Reactor Operating Conditions 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Temperature or temperature range Pressure or pressure range Flowrate, concentration, composition or feed ratio etc Other related descriptions

Conclusions and recommendations i. Explain the benefits of this project ii. Further improvement of project

References (min 10 references) Every statement or information that cited from any resources should be mentioned in the text in the form of (Author name, year). Then, at the end of the report list down all the references that have been cited in the text based on the format below: i. Book Author (Year). Title. Edition (if not the first). Placed published: Publisher. Example: Theusen, G. J. and Fabrycky, W. J. (1984). Engineering Economy. 6th ed. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall. ii. Journal Articles One Author (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal. Volume (Number): page. Example: Billings, S. A. (1980). Identification of Nonlinear Systems: A survey. Proc. IEE Part D, 127(6), 272284. More than One Author (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal. Volume (Number): page. Example: Fujishima, A., Rao, T. N. and Tryk, D. A. (2000). Titanium dioxide photocatalyst. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C, 1, 121.

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iii. Website Author. (Date published if available; n.d.--no date-- if not). Title of article. Title of web site Retrieved date. From URL. Example Landsberger, J. (n.d.). Citing Websites. In Study Guides and Strategies. Retrieved May 13, 2012, from http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm . iv. Patent Author (Year). U.S. Patent No. Date of Patent. Example Williams, D. (2005). U.S. Patent No. 6,885,550. 26 April 2005.

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v. Recommended References a. Handbook Book: Perrys Chemical Engineers Handbook, McGraw Hill or any Chemical Processing Handbook b. Any related Advanced Books c. Websites (Online database): i. http://library.uitm.edu.my/eresources/ access to Science direct: http://www.sciencedirect.com Scopus: http://www.scopus.com/home.url Engineering Village 2: http://www.engineeringvillage2. org/controller/servlet/Controller American Chemical Society (ACS): http://pubs.acs.org/ ii. US Patents: www.google.com/patents or http://www.uspto.gov/

e. Assessment i. Industrial visit report (group) : 50% : 30% : 20% 100% Total up to 10% of the coursework

ii. Presentation (group) iii. Peer evaluation (individual)