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Course, academic year 2023/2024
  
Inovation of structure products - N409075
Title: Inovace strukturovaných produktů
Guaranteed by: Department of Chemical Engineering (409)
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Actual: from 2021
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:4
E-Credits: winter s.:4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Is provided by: B409015
For type:  
Guarantor: Kosek Juraj prof. Dr. Ing.
Grof Zdeněk doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Is interchangeable with: B409015
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
Last update: Kosek Juraj prof. Dr. Ing. (25.09.2013)
The purpose of this subject is to explain the differences in concepts of commodity and specialty chemicals. Center of our attention is not the optimum product of commodity chemicals, but the search for various available solutions offering the desired properties. Number of theoretical and practical concepts for the design of new or innovation of existing products is introduced. Teaching involves number of case studies well illustrating various concepts.
Aim of the course -
Last update: SEK409 (17.12.2013)

Students shall be able to:

1. Understand differences between commodity and specialty chemicals and different manufacturing, design and R&D of these chemicals.

2. Identify the desired innovations, perform economic comparison of available variants, select the best option.

3. Design or select energetically non-demanding solutions or solutions involving renewable energy sources.

4. Understand the relationships between material micro-structure and their properties.

Literature -
Last update: SEK409 (09.10.2013)

R Cussler E.L., Moggrridge G.D.: Chemical Product Design, Cambridge University Press (2001).

R Letcher T.M.: Future Energy, Elsevier (2008).

Learning resources -
Last update: SEK409 (17.12.2013)

PowerPoint presentations will be available after the lectures.

Teaching methods -
Last update: Kosek Juraj prof. Dr. Ing. (25.09.2013)

Lectures, seminars and homework.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: Kosek Juraj prof. Dr. Ing. (25.09.2013)

Two written tests within the course. Individual mini-project. Oral exam.

Syllabus -
Last update: Kosek Juraj prof. Dr. Ing. (25.09.2013)

1. Concepts of product and process engineering - differences in manufacturing, R&D and innovations for commodity and specialty chemicals.

2. Identification of innovation needs in various market segments. Objective characterization of taste, flavor and viscosity. Case studies - chocolate, cream lotion.

3. Selection of the best innovation among several options. Case studies - bateries, exhaust gas muffler, separation of nitrogen from natural gas.

4. Economical comparison of available options: water desalination, milk processing.

5. Selection of best solution based on thermodynamics and/or kinetics: coffee cup, purification of antibiotics, improvement of cream lotion.

6. Solutions available for the local accumulation of energy and heat. Ventilation of buildings, control of humidity.

7. Selected concepts of renewable energy generation and storage including flow-through batteries. Biofuels, photovoltaics. Heat pumps. Stirling engine. Low-temperature Rankin cycle.

8. Batteries and their construction. Comparison of available batteries with those in the development stage.

9. Specialty products with micro-structure. Concept of soft matter.

10. Mechanical and rheological properties of materials and their temperature dependence. Toughness and impact resistance.

11. Dispersions in product engineering. Suspension, emulsion, foam, paste, alloy, aerosol.

12. Modification of wetting and other surface properties of materials.

13. How to achieve the desired optical, heat or electric or sound insulation properties.

14. Polymers with desired sorption and transport properties. Food packaging materials.

Registration requirements -
Last update: Kosek Juraj prof. Dr. Ing. (25.09.2013)

None.

 
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