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School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Now offering two distinct diplomas: Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Physical Chemistry I

1. COURSE INFORMATION:

School Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Course Level Undergraduate
Direction -
Course ID CHEM 201 Semester 4th
Course Category Required
Course Modules Instruction Hours per Week ECTS
Lectures, Lab and Tutorial Exercises 4
Th=2, E=1, L=1
4
Course Type  Scientific area, General Background
Prerequisites  
Instruction/Exam Language Greek
The course is offered to Erasmus students No
Course URL https//www.eclass.tuc.gr/courses/SCI101/ (in Greek)

 

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • Interprets the biggest global environmental problems of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
  • Calculates conversions between the various units of measurement of physical quantities frequently encountered in Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
  • Solves mass and energy balances of relatively simple Chemical and Environmental Engineering problems.
  • Recognizes the basic concepts/principles of Physical Chemistry, the microcosm of the macrocosm and the behavior of organized matter.
  • Describes the behavior of ideal and non-ideal gases and the behavior of real gases in processes.
  • Analyzes and designs physical chemistry, thermodynamic and separation processes (Distillation, Absorption, Adsorption, Extraction).
  • Analyzes and designs physical chemistry, thermodynamic and separation processes (Distillation, Absorption, Adsorption, Extraction.
  • Applies 1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics.
  • Uses the physicochemical properties of organized matter to develop, design and analyze processes.
  • Examines the kinetics and mechanism of chemical reactions and performing thermodynamic calculations.
  • Defines the behavior of reactors and processes.
  • Relates phase equilibria (liquid-vapor, liquid-liquid, liquid-solid) and use of physicochemical properties and equations to design the processes involved.
  • Designs a fractional distillation process.
  • Determines the thermodynamic parameters of a reaction.
General Competencies/Skills
  • Research, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
  • Autonomous Work
  • Teamwork
  • Project design and management
  • Production of new research ideas

3. COURSE SYLLABUS

  1. States of matter and basic properties.
  2. The gaseous state of matter: Ideal and non-ideal behavior, empirical laws, constitutive equations (of ideal and non-ideal gases), critical and reduced variables, theorem of corresponding states.
  3. Diffusion of gases.
  4. Phase Balance.
  5. Equilibrium of a liquid mixture and its vapors and laws governing it.
  6. Distillation: physicochemical distillation analysis and design, differential and fractional distillation.
  7. Equilibrium of gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, liquid-solid
  8. Physicochemical analysis of Absorption, Extraction, Adsorption processes.
  9. Physical and chemical sorption, isotherms.
  10. Thermodynamics: 1st Law and applications.
  11. Chemical Thermodynamics,
  12. 2nd Law and applications, Enthalpy, Entropy, Gibbs and Helmholtz Free Energy.
  13. Chemical potential, Chemical equilibrium.

4. INSTRUCTION and LEARNING METHODS - ASSESSMENT

Lecture Method Direct (face to face)
Use of Information and Communication Technology Power point presentations, E-class support
Instruction Organisation Activity Workload per Semester
(hours)
- Lectures 26
- Tutorial exercises 13
- Lab exercises 13
- Study of Literature 26
- Autonomous study 22
Course Total 100

Assessment Method

Written final examination (100%):
- Questions of theoretical knowledge.
- Theoretical problems to be resolved.

5. RECOMMENDED READING

  • Physical Chemistry, Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula, James Keeler, Oxford University Press; 11th edition, ISBN: 978-0198769866
  • Physical Chemistry, Kurt W Kolasinski, Wiley; 1st edition, ISBN: 978-1118751121

6. INSTRUCTORS

Course Instructor: Professor  P. Gikas (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Lectures: Professor  P. Gikas (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Tutorial exercises: Professor  P. Gikas (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Laboratory Exercises: G. Botzolaki (LTS - ChEnvEng), N. Vakakis (LTS - ChEnvEng)