Course project - 2012

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More details that will clarify the scope of the project will be coming soon.

For now, please identify a separation process that interests you and read up about it. Some references that will help:

• `Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook <http://accessengineeringlibrary.com/browse/perrys-chemical-engineers-handbook-eighth-edition>`_
• `Uhlmann's set of encyclopedias <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/14356007/topics>`_
• `Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/mrw/advanced/search?doi=10.1002/0471238961>`_
• `McCabe, Smith and Harriott <http://catalogue.mcmaster.ca/catalogue/Record/788121>`_
• Any bioprocessing textbook that discusses "downstream" (i.e. separation) processes, e.g. `volume 2 in this comprehensive reference <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780080885049>`_.

Here are some ideas. Please select a unit from one of these flow sheets:

1. . Bayer process for production of aluminium oxide
2. . Bio-diesel production from vegetable oil
3. . Bio diesel production from algae
4. . Brewing of ale from raw materials to beer clarification (topic not allowed in 2012)
5. . CO2 capture and sequestration plant
6. . ConocoPhilips HF alkylation process
7. . Copper production from ore to heap leaching to electro-refining
8. . Corn syrup production from corn
9. . Cryogenic separation of oxygen/nitrogen/argon
10. . Desalination of seawater
11. . Distillation of coal tars
12. . Glycol dehydration process
13. . Hydrocracking of oil and separation of fractions therefrom
14. . Hydrolysis of waste water for production of small molecules and their separation by activated carbon for waste water treatment
15. . Industrial water reclamation, treatment and reuse
16. . KBR's ammonia purification process
17. . Kraft pulp mill (paper production process) and bleach plant
18. . Mono-sodium glutamate (MSG) manufacturing by fermentation
19. . Penicillin production process
20. . Phthalic anhydride production from o-xylene
21. . Processes for endotoxin removal by adsorptive membranes
22. . Processes for oil extraction from vegetables
23. . Processes for production of hydrogen via methane reforming
24. . Processes for separation of bitumen from oil sands
25. . Processes for solid waste management
26. . Processing of soy bean into food products
27. . Production and processing of orange juice
28. . Production lactic acid by fermentation
29. . Production of acetone from isopropyl alcohol
30. . Production of acrylic acid from propylene
31. . Production of amidase
32. . Production of aspirin
33. . Production of benzene from hydrodealkylation of toluene
34. . Production of castor oil derivatives
35. . Production of cement
36. . Production of cereal products
37. . Production of cheese from milk, from cow to finished product
38. . Production of decaffeinated coffee by supercritial fluid extraction
39. . Production of ethanol from residual sugar cane
40. . Production of ethanol via extractive distillation
41. . Production of ethylene oxide
42. . Production of formaldehyde from methanol
43. . Production of fragrances by extraction of animal products
44. . Production of glucose via the enzymatic hydrolysis of aspen wood chips
45. . Production of insulin
46. . Production of iron ore concentrate
47. . Production of maleic anhydride via the oxidation of n-butane
48. . Production of monoclonal antibodies
49. . Production of nitrogenous fertilizers
50. . Production of palm oil from palm trees
51. . Production of pure methane gas from natural gas
52. . Production of PVC
53. . Production of sodium lauryl sulphate
54. . Production of sugar by methods other than evaporation
55. . Production of sulfur by the claus process
56. . Production of wax fractions by thin film distillation
57. . Production of white oils from petroleum products
58. . Purification of nickel by the Mond process
59. . Recovery and purification processes for plasmid production
60. . Recovery of nickel and cadmium from spent batteries
61. . Recovery of turpentine from the kraft pulping process and production of pinenes therefrom/ alt(acetic acid production by BASF process)
62. . Removal of H2S from natural gas
63. . Secondary stage of waste water treatment process (topic not allowed in 2012)
64. . Separation of benzene and cyclohexane mixture by extractive distillation method
65. . Separation of carbon dioxide using polymeric membranes
66. . Separation of drilling muds from crude oil
67. . Separation of sulphuric acid from smelter off-gas
68. . Shukhov cracking process
69. . Troua corporation process for production of potassium chloride
70. . Uranium ore mining and concentration
71. . Wax production from petroleum products

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Important dates

Topic selection:	27 September (minor iterations after that)
Outline due:	16 October
Project due:	09 November
Presentations:	week of 19 to 23 November