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CHEM-ENG 404 Advanced Thermodynamics
Quantitative study of
the fundamental principles of thermodynamics. Application of the
laws of thermodynamics, concepts of equilibrium, equations of state,
and properties of solutions to problems of engineering significance,
including phase and chemical reaction equilibria.
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CHEM-ENG 406 Selected Topics in Thermodynamics
Selected topics
from recent literature in thermodynamics.
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CHEM-ENG 408 Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design
Interpretation of chemical rate selectivity data in homogeneous
and heterogeneous reaction systems. Development and application
of the theory of chemical kinetics, including collision, transition
state, and surface reactivity approaches. Theory and analysis of
reaction in heterogeneous phases. Reactor design with applications
to and extension of ideal and nonideal reactor models: gas-solid,
gas-liquid, and three-phase reactor design.
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CHEM-ENG 409 Advanced Reactor Design
Advanced engineering
aspects of reactor design. Analysis of coupled transport processes
and chemical reaction in application to realistic design and scale-up
of various types of chemical reactors. Optimization problems in
reactor design and operation. Extension of CHEM-ENG 408.
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CHEM-ENG 410 Applied Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
Kinetics
of heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Nature of active sites and
surface intermediates and their characterization. Chemistry of
catalysis of metals, oxides, acids and zeolitic, mesoporous and
other materials.
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CHEM-ENG 414 Modern Analytical Techniques for Chemical Engineers
Spectroscopic techniques for chemical engineering research,
such as temperature-programmed methods, X-ray methods, Mossbauer
spectroscopy, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and vibrational
spectroscopy.
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CHEM-ENG 424-1 Transport Phenomena I
Critical analysis of
the role of fluid mechanics in the fundamental processes of chemical
engineering.
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CHEM-ENG 424-2 Transport Phenomena II
Analysis of fluid flow,
heat transfer, and mass transfer phenomena. Development of physical
insight is emphasized. Continuation of CHEM-ENG 424-1.
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CHEM-ENG 437 Selected Topics in Fluid Mechanics
Selected
topics from the recent literature in fluid mechanics. A continuation
of CHEM-ENG 424-1.
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CHEM-ENG 451 Applied Molecular Modeling
Introduction to modern computational methods
for calculating properties of reaction systems, as well as thermodynamics,
transport, and structural properties of materials.
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CHEM-ENG 459 Selected Topics in Design or Simulation and Monitoring
Topics
on the construction and analysis of process models; classification
of process behavior from measurements; development of black-box
models; and statistical analysis of models and measurements.
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CHEM-ENG 462 Viscoelasticity and Flow in Polymer Systems
Fundamental
aspects of polymer rheology, including the theory of linear viscoelasticity,
measurement of fundamental flow properties, constitutive equations,
the kinetic- molecular theories of viscoelasticity, and polymer
processing behavior.
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CHEM-ENG 463 Polymerization Reaction Engineering
Polymerization
reactions and resulting molecular weight distributions; modeling
of polymerization kinetics; batch, continuous stirred tank and
tubular flow reactor design for optimal polymerizations; emulsion
and catalyzed polymerizations; photoresist technology.
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CHEM-ENG 469 Selected Topics in High Polymers
Selected topics
from recent literature.
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CHEM-ENG 477 Downstream Processing in Process Biotechnology
Downstream
processing in biotechnology. Separation and lysis of cells. Recovery
of organelles and proteins. Protein separation and purification.
Prerequisites: CHEM-ENG 321, CHEM-ENG 323 (or equivalent), CHEM-ENG
375.
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CHEM-ENG 479 Cell Culture and Ex Vivo Tissue Engineering
Applications
of cultured cells in biotechnology and medicine. Manipulation of
culture environment to alter cell growth and protein production
or quality. Cell production for cell therapies. In vitro models
of in vivo response. Bioartificial organs.
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CHEM-ENG 489 Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering
Selected
topics from recent literature.
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