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#. :strike:`Hydrocracking of oil and separation of fractions therefrom`
#. :strike:`Hydrocracking of oil and separation of fractions therefrom`
#. Hydrolysis of waste water for production of small molecules and their separation by activated carbon for waste water treatment
#. Hydrolysis of waste water for production of small molecules and their separation by activated carbon for waste water treatment
#. Industrial water reclamation, treatment and reuse
#. :strike:`Industrial water reclamation, treatment and reuse`
#. KBR's ammonia purification process
#. KBR's ammonia purification process
#. Kraft pulp mill (paper production process) and bleach plant
#. Kraft pulp mill (paper production process) and bleach plant

Revision as of 22:37, 26 September 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:

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Here are some ideas. Please select a unit from one of these flow sheets. *Entries that are struck out have already been taken (refresh your web page to see the latest version ... it is changing hourly)*.

  1. . Bayer process for production of aluminium oxide
  2. . :strike:`Bio-diesel production from vegetable oil`
  3. . :strike:`Bio diesel production from algae`
  4. . Brewing of ale from raw materials to beer clarification (topic not allowed in 2012)
  5. . :strike:`CO2 capture and sequestration plant`
  6. . :strike:`ConocoPhilips HF alkylation process`
  7. . Copper production from ore to heap leaching to electro-refining
  8. . Corn syrup production from corn
  9. . :strike:`Cryogenic separation of oxygen/nitrogen/argon`
  10. . :strike:`Desalination of seawater`
  11. . Distillation of coal tars
  12. . Glycol dehydration process
  13. . :strike:`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. . :strike:`Industrial water reclamation, treatment and reuse`
  16. . KBR's ammonia purification process
  17. . Kraft pulp mill (paper production process) and bleach plant
  18. . :strike:`Mono-sodium glutamate (MSG) manufacturing by fermentation`
  19. . :strike:`Penicillin production process`
  20. . Phthalic anhydride production from o-xylene
  21. . Processes for endotoxin removal by adsorptive membranes
  22. . :strike:`Processes for oil extraction from vegetables`
  23. . Processes for production of hydrogen via methane reforming
  24. . :strike:`Processes for separation of bitumen from oil sands`
  25. . Processes for solid waste management
  26. . Processing of soy bean into food products
  27. . :strike:`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. . :strike:`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. . :strike:`Production of cheese from milk, from cow to finished product`
  38. . :strike:`Production of decaffeinated coffee by supercritial fluid extraction`
  39. . :strike:`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. . :strike:`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. . :strike:`Production of sulfur by the Claus process`
  56. . Production of wax fractions by thin film distillation
  57. . :strike:`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. . :strike:`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
  72. . :strike:`Municipal solids waste separation/recycling`

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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