Course detail

Technology of Chemical Substances

FCH-BCO_TCVAcad. year: 2011/2012

The basic raw-materials and sources of chemical industry. Reactors and devices of chemical industry. Production of important inorganic gases, acids and hydroxides. Inorganic metals and salts. Productions of glass, ceramics, inorganic pigments, catalysts and fertilizers. Production of alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, amines, ammonium, urea, carboxylic acides and their esters. Wood processing, pulp and paper production. Coal and natural gas processing.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Juraj Kizlink, CSc.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Review about the preparation of technical chemicals in small and big tonnage production.

Prerequisites

Inorganic, organic, macromolecular chemistry

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Written test and respectively additional oral examination

Course curriculum

Chemical production in the Czech republic a Slovak republic
The main plants of chemical industry in the Czech republic a Slovak republic
Corosion and protection against the corosion, constructive materials (metals, glass, plastics)
Inorganic chemicals (mineral acids, ammonia, hydroxides, soda, carbides, aluminium, mineral fertilizers)
Organic chemicals (alcohols, ketones, esters, amines, fenols, butadiene, carboxylic acids)
Chemistry and technology of the processing of wood, coal and petroleum, ingine fuels and oils, natural gas and technical gases
Chemical specialities: pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides), dezinfectants, tenzides, rubber chemicals, plastics and rubber, dyes and pigments, explosives
Biochemical products (starch, sugar, beer, wine, acetic, citric and wine acids)

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Review of chemical plants in the Czech and Slovak Republics, corrosion , construction materials, protecting of materials, catalysts etc, for chemical technologies. Manufacture of basic inorganic and organic substances, selected chemical specialties (fertilizers, plastics, rubbers, dies, pigments , disinfectants, explosives etc. and various biotechnological products, spirit, sugar, citric and lactic acids , beer etc).

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

test

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Hovorka F.: Technologie chemických látek, VSChT, Praha 2005, ISBN 80-7080-588-9 (CS)
Buechner W. a kol.: Průmyslová anorganická chemie, SNTL, Praha 1991 (CS)
Kizlink J.: Technologie chemických látek, VUTIUM, Brno 2001, ISBN 80-214-1875-3 (CS)
Kizlink J.: Technologie chemických látek, VUTIUM, Brno 2005, ISBN 80-214-2913-5 (CS)
Weissermel K. a kol.: Industrial Organic Chemistry, VCH,Weinheim 1997 (CS)

Recommended reading

Veselý V., Mostecký J.: Petrochémoa, Alfa, Bratislava 1989, ISBN 80-05-00472-9 (CS)
Fellner P., Gabčová J., Danielik V., Híveš J.: Anorganická technológia, FChPT STU, Bratislava 2005 (CS)
Hsu Ch., Robinson P.R.: Practical Advances in Petroleum Processing, Springer, New York 2006 (CS)
Sastri V., Ghali E.: Corrosion Prevention and Protection, Wiley, New York 2007 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPCP_CHCHT Bachelor's

    branch BPCO_CHTOZP , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BPCO_CHM , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BPCO_SCH , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme BKCP_CHCHT Bachelor's

    branch BKCO_CHTOZP , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BKCO_SCH , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BKCO_CHM , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Juraj Kizlink, CSc.

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

52 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Juraj Kizlink, CSc.