ChE 343 Separation Processes

ChE 344 Reaction Engineering and Design

ISBN: 0-8247-9397-8

DATE OF PREPARATION: Last Revision: 3/29/99

FACULTY APPROVAL: 3/29/99

This is a first course in colloid and interface science. The repulsive forces and attractive forces at interfaces are described along with the dynamics of the interfaces. Topics include the stability of macroemulsions, the formulation and properties of microemulsions, and surface metal-support interactions of catalysts.

1. Thermodynamics of surfaces (11)
2. Preparation and characterization of colloidal particles (4)
3. Association colloids (6)
4. Interparticle forces (9)
5. Polymeric stabilization and flocculation (5)
6. Transport properties of dispersions (4)

1. To equip students to design and characterize colloidal dispersions [1-6]
2. To equip students to calculate the interaction forces between colloidal particles [4]
3. To equip students to analyze the physicochemical properties of solutions of amphiphilic molecules and of colloidal dispersions [1, 3, 4, 6]
4. To equip students to analyze processes incorporating colloidal particles [1, 5, 6]

1. To apply the principles of physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, physics, and engineering to the study of colloidal dispersions [1, 11-13]
2. To design a stable colloidal dispersions [3, 12, 13]
3. To quantify the physicochemical properties of a colloidal dispersion [1, 5, 12, 13]
4. To quantify the interparticle forces in a colloidal dispersions [1, 5, 12, 13]
5. To design and analyze processes involving colloidal particles [1, 3, 11-13]

1. Weekly homework assignments assess outcomes 1-5
2. Two written open-book examinations and one final assess outcomes 1-5
3. End-of-term course evaluation provides student self-assessment of outcomes 1-5