Courses

CHE101 - Introduction to Chemical Engineering (2 + 0) 2

A general introduction to engineering and chemical engineering, the role of chemical processing, strategies for solving engineering problems, important process variables, fundamentals of material balances.

CHE103 - General Chemistry (3 + 2) 5

General basic chemistry concepts, stoichiometric calculations based on the mole concept, solid, liquid and gas phases, periodic table and properties, prediction of molecular geometry, properties of gases, solutions.

CHE104 - General Chemistry (3 + 2) 4.5

Kinetic theory, chemical equilibrium, basic concepts of acids and bases, neutralization reactions, buffer solutions, thermochemistry, laws of thermodynamics, electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry, chemistry of nonmetals and transition metals, chemistry of life.

CHE201 - Analytical Chemistry (3 + 2) 6

Introduction, calculations, types of errors, statistics, gravimetric and titrimetric methods, equilibrium calculations, titrations, evaluation of titration curves, aqueous solution chemistry, related laboratory program.

CHE203 - Physical Chemistry (3 + 2) 5

The properties of gases,the perfect gases,the real gases,the first law,thermochemistry,state functions and exact differentials,the second law,the direction of spontaneous change,concentrating on the system,combining the first and second laws,physical transformations of pure substances,phase diagrams,phase stability and phase transitions,simple mixtures,the thermodynamic description of mixtures,the properties of solutions,activities,phase diagrams,phases,components, and degrees of freedom

CHE202 - Organic Chemistry (3 + 2) 6

Basic concepts and definitions, bonds in organic compounds, stereochemistry, classification of organic compounds, addition and elimination reactions, alcohols, ethers, aromatics, amines, carboxylic acids, carbohydrates and oils, amino acids and proteins, simple organic conversion designs.

CHE208 - Chemical Process Calculations (3 + 2) 6

An introduction to chemical engineering calculations, chemical engineering processes and process variables, fundamentals of material balances, material balances on single and multiple-unit processes, single-phase systems, fundamentals of energy balances, forms of energy, energy balances on closed and open systems at steady-state, mechanical energy.

CHE210 - Inorganic Chemistry (3 + 0) 5

Bronsted and Lewis acid-base concepts, coordination chemistry, molecular structures, point group and redox reactions.

CHE303 - Chemical Reaction Engineering I (3 + 0) 5

Introduction to reaction engineering, basic definitions: reaction rate, elementary and non-elementary reactions, molecularity, order, chemical equilibrium, reversible and irreversible reactions, reaction stoichiometry, collection and analysis of chemical reactor data: batch reactor data, differential reactors, mass balances for ideal chemical reactors: batch, continuous stirred tank, plug flow and fixed bed reactors, multiple reactions in series or in parallel, pressure drop in reactors.

CHE311 - Fundamentals of Mass Transfer (3 + 0) 5

Principles of molecular mass transfer principles,molecular diffusion coefficient and estimation methods,equimolar countercurrent diffusion and diffusion through stagnant media,chemical engineering applications of these diffusion types (such as distillation and gas absorption),convective mass transfer,concept of mass transfer coefficient and mass transfer rate,interfacial mass transfer,rate-based column design for gas absorption (by ASPEN),gas absorption application for carbon dioxide capture

CHE399 - Summer Practice I (0 + 0) 6

Observation of the analytical and the physical chemistry techniques used in the laboratories of the company, a summer practice report.

CHE302 - Separation Processes (3 + 2) 6

Mass transfer operations; binary distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, multicomponent separations, absorption, membrane separations, fluid-solid separations, adsorption.

CHE304 - Chemical Reaction Engineering II (3 + 2) 6

Catalysis and catalytic reactors, non-isothermal reactor design, adiabatic and non-adiabatic operations, reactor design with diffusion effects, non-elementary reactions, multiple reactions, multiphase reactors, distributions of residence times for chemical reactors.

CHE312 - Biochemistry (3 + 0) 5

Foundations of biochemistry, water and its properties, carbohydrates and their roles, amino acids and proteins, nomenclature, characterization function and mechanism of enzymes, vitamins and coenzymes, nucleic acids and their components, lipids, introduction to metabolism, carbohydrates, glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, lipid metabolism, electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation.

CEAC412 - Bioinorganic Chemistry (3 + 0) 5

Toxic, essential amd key metals in the living systems.

CEAC417 - Pharmacology and Toxicology (3 + 0) 5

The history of toxicology and pharmacology, basics of toxicology, dose response relationship, dose and route of intake of toxic materials, factors that affect toxic response: tendency, metabolism, metabolism for toxic response, biological and chemical factors that affect structure, determination of the examples of toxic effects caused by certain ch

CEAC420 - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (3 + 0) 5

The state of the art of nanoscience, the rapid progress in experimental techniques and theoretical studies, physical principles, and a number of nanoscale measuring methods on synthesis and characterization of nanosystems, technological application of nanoscience, nanochemistry and nanobiology, nanomedicine.

CEAC423 - Polymer Science and Technology (3 + 0) 5

Historical development, basic concepts and definitions, classifications of polymers, polymerization mechanisms, chain-reaction polymerization, ionic and coordination polymerizations, step-growth polymerizations, ring-opening polymerization, chemical bonding and polymer structure, morphology, crystallinity, glass transition temperature, polymer modi

CEAC424 - Conjugated Polymers I: Design, Synthesis and Characterization (3 + 0) 5

The design, synthesis and characterization of conjugated polymers.

CEAC442 - Environmental Pollution (3 + 0) 5

Assessing environmental impact, risk analysis, water pollution, wastewater treatment, air pollution, air pollution control, solid wastes, hazardous wastes.

CEAC470 - Petrochemical Engineering (3 + 0) 5

Introduction to petroleum refining and petrochemical industries, steam cracking and olefins production, emerging technologies for olefin production, catalytic reforming and aromatics (BTX) production, C8 aromatics, aromatics from pyrolysis gasoline and other sources, steam reforming and related processes.

CEAC474 - Electrochemistry (3 + 0) 5

General electrochemical concept, introduction to electrochemistry, thermodynamics, electrode potentials, galvanic and electrolytic cells, the cell potential of an electrochemical cell, electrode kinetics, reversible reactions, irreversible reactions, dynamic electrochemistry, mass transport, migration, convection, diffusion layers, conductivity and

CEAC419 - Transport Phenomena (3 + 0) 5

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CEAC418 - Applied Polymer Science (2 + 2) 5

Primary classification of polymeric materials, synthesis of nylon 6-10 and nylon 6, synthesis of polystyrene, synthesis of pol (methylmetacrylate), synthesis of bakelite: the world?s first synthetic plastic, synthesis of polysulfide rubber, synthesis of linear and crosslinked polyesters, photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate, chemical polymeri

CEAC404 - Graduation Project (1 + 4) 5

Student who are at their 7th and 8th semesters, or at their last semester will perform the research work for the Graduation Project; the topics are suggested by the faculty members, and the project is carried out under the supervision of a multidisciplinary faculty team; the students may come up with the multidisciplinary project topic themselves, and seek a team of faculty members for guidance as well.

CEAC431 - Plastic Materials (3 + 0) 5

The historical development of plastic materials, the chemical nature of plastics, states of aggregation in polymers, relationship between structure and thermal and mechanical properties, relationship between structure and chemical properties, additives for plastics, principles of product design, principles of the processing of plastics.

CEAC311 - Fundamentals of Mass Transfer (3 + 0) 5

Principles of molecular mass transfer principles; molecular diffusion coefficient and estimation methods; equimolar countercurrent diffusion and diffusion through stagnant media; chemical engineering applications of these diffusion types (such as distillation and gas absorption); convective mass transfer; concept of mass transfer coefficient and mass transfer rate; interfacial mass transfer; rate-based column design for gas absorption (by ASPEN); gas absorption application for CO2 capture.

CHE416 - Basic Biology (3 + 0) 5

Chemistry of life, elements, atoms, compounds, molecules, pH scales, biomolecules; carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, cell structure and functions, cell membrane structure and function, cellular organelles structure and functions, human organization; blood and circulation system, respiratory system, digestive system, nervous system, chromosomes and chromosomal inheritance, genetics, DNA and biotechnology.

CHE401 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (0 + 4) 6

Several experiments on fluid mechanics, heat exchanger, heat transfer, heat conduction, distillation and extraction.

CHE405 - Chemical Engineering Design I (3 + 2) 7

Problem solving strategies, flowsheets, hierarchical approach to process design, batch operations, understanding process conditions, design heuristics, pump and compressor performance, heat exchanger design and performance, separator design and performance, reactor design and performance.

CHE407 - Process Modeling, Dynamics and Control (3 + 1) 6

Mathematical models of chemical engineering systems (fundamentals and examples of mathematical models), time-domain dynamics, conventional control systems and hardware, advanced control systems, Laplace domain dynamics, Laplace domain analysis of conventional feedback control systems and frequency-domain dynamics.

CHE499 - Summer Practice II (0 + 0) 6