B EngIneering (Hons) Chemical – Programme Details

2.0 Programme Curriculum Structure: Bachelor ofEngineering (Honours) Chemical

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
Code Courses Cr G Code Courses Cr G
MPW 2113/ MPW 2143/
MPW 2123 BahasaKebangsaan A/B 3 N MPW 2153 Islamic Studies/Moral Studies 3 N

LCB 1042 Academic Writing 2 U Kxx xxx1 Co Curriculum II 1 U

Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry FCM 1033 Vector Calculus 3 CE
PCB 1012 2 U
and Sustainable Development
Kxx xxx1 Co Curriculum I 1 U CCB 1013 Organic Chemistry 3 M
FCM 1023 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 CE CCB 1033 Fluid Flow and Transport Processes 3 M

MCB 1012 Introduction to Material Science 2 CE CCB 1064 Principles of Chemical Engineering 4 M
CCB 1023 Physical Chemistry 3 M
Credit Hours 16 Credit Hours 17

SEMESTER 3 SEMESTER 4
Code Courses Cr G Code Courses Cr G
HCB 2033 Professional Communication Skills 3 U CCB 2012 Health, Safety and Environment 2 CE
FCM 2043 Computational Methods 3 CE FCM 2063 Probability and Statistics 3 CE
Structured Programming and Chemical Engineering
TCB 2073 3 CE CCB 2024 4 M
Database System Thermodynamics
CCB 1052 Engineering Drawing 2 M CCB 2063 Separation Processes 3 M
CCB 2033 Heat Transfer Design 3 M CCB 2073 Analytical Chemistry 3 M
CCB 2053 Mass Transfer Design 3 M CCB 2092 Unit Operation Lab I 2 M
Credit Hours 17 Credit Hours 17

SEMESTER 5 SEMESTER 6
Code Courses Cr G Code Courses Cr G
Kxx xxx1 Co Curriculum III 1 U Kxx xxx1 Co Curriculum IV 1 U
Engineering Economics and
GCB 2033 Introduction to Management 3 CE GCB 3173 3 CE
Entrepreneurship
Chemical Process Dynamic,
CCB 3013 3 M MCB 3053 Engineering Team Project 3 CE
Instrumentation and Control
CCB 3043 Kinetics & Reactor Design 3 M CCB 3024 Process Plant Design 4 M
CCB 3053 Process Safety and Loss Prevention 3 M CCB 3033 Advanced Transport Processes 3 M
Process Instrumentation and Control
CCB 3062 Unit Operation Lab II 2 M CCB 3072 2 M
Lab
Credit Hours 15 Credit Hours 16

INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

Code Courses Cr G
ICB 3017/
Industrial Internship 14 M
ICB 3027
Credit Hours 14

SEMESTER 7 SEMESTER 8
Code Courses Cr G Code Courses Cr G
MPW 2133 Malaysian Studies 3 N VCB 4043 Engineers in Society 3 CE
LCB xxx3/
Social Science/ Humanities Elective 3 U CCB 4023 Plant Design II 3 M
HCB xxx3
CCB 4013 Plant Design I 3 M CCB 4624 Final Year Project II 4 M
CCB 4612 Final Year Project I 2 M CCB 4xx3 Major Elective III 3 ME
CCB 4xx3 Major Elective I 3 ME
CCB 4xx3 Major Elective II 3 ME
Credit Hours 17 Credit Hours 13

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS : 142

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3.0 Major Electives (ME) Courses

Choose any of the following sets of Major Elective’s areas (set A, B, C, D or E) for Major Elective I, II and III.

A. Industrial Environmental Engineering

Course Name Code G Cr
1 Air Pollution Engineering CCB4213 ME 3
2 Industrial Effluent Engineering CCB4233 ME 3
3 Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering VCB4423 ME 3

B. Process Plant Engineering

Course Name Code G Cr
1 Heat Integration CCB4313 ME 3
2 Plant Utility Systems CCB4323 ME 3
3 Process Optimization CCB4333 ME 3

C. Gas and Petrochemical Engineering

Course Name Code G Cr
1 Gas Process Engineering CCB4413 ME 3
2 Polymer Process Engineering CCB4423 ME 3
3 Reactor Design for Petrochemical CCB4433 ME 3

D. Process Analysis and Control

Course Name Code G Cr
1 Industrial Automation and Control System ECB4224 ME 4
2 Multivariable Process Control CCB4523 ME 3
3 Statistical Process Control CCB4533 ME 3

E. Process Plant Safety

Course Name Code G Cr
1 Human Factors for Process Safety CCB4613 ME 3
2 Inherently Safer Design CCB4623 ME 3
3 Technical Management for Process Safety CCB4633 ME 3

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4.0 Minor in Management (Em) Courses

A Minor in Management is made available to all Engineering students who are interested to enhance their
knowledge in management and business. However, the option to do the Minor in Management is at the
students’ discretion and is not compulsory. The credit hours will be over and above the graduation
requirements of 142 hours.

Minor in Management (For Engineering Programme only)

Course Name Code S Cr
1 Business Accounting GCB1013 Em 3
2 Management and Organizational Behaviour GCB1033 Em 3
3 Principles of Finance GCB 1053 Em 3
4 Principles of Marketing GCB 2043 Em 3
5 Business and Entrepreneurship GCB 3093 Em 3

Note:
Code E : Please refer to Electrical & Electronic Engineering Programme for Course Synopsis.
Code F : Please refer to Fundamental & Applied Sciences Department for Course Synopsis
Code K : Please refer to Credited Co-Curriculum Programme for Course Synopsis.
Code M : Please refer to Mechanical Engineering Programme for Course Synopsis.
Code P : Please refer to Petroleum Engineering Programme for Course Synopsis.
Code Q : Please refer to Petroleum Geoscience Programme for Course Synopsis.
Code S : Please refer to Business & Information System Programme for Course Synopsis.
Code T : Please refer to Information & Communication Technology Programme for Course Synopsis.
Code V : Please refer to Civil Engineering Programme for Course Synopsis.
Code L, G, H, MPW : Please refer to Management & Humanities Department for Course Synopsis.

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5.0 Programme Courses Synopsis

5.1 Major (M) Courses Synopsis

COURSE CODE: CCB 1013

COURSE: Organic Chemistry
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Reactions Mechanisms of Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Vinylic Compound and Dienes, Alkyl Halides, Alcohols and
Reaction of Arenes and Amines, Polymerization reactions.

COURSE CODE: CCB 1023

COURSE: Physical Chemistry
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, Phase Equilibria, Chemical Kinetics, Adsorption, Catalysis,
Electrochemical Systems.

COURSE CODE: CCB 1033

COURSE: Fluid Flow and Transport Processes
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Fluid Static, Fluid Dynamics, Flow of Incompressible and Compressible Fluids, Fluidisation, Transport Metering of
Fluid, and Agitation and Mixing.

COURSE CODE: CCB 1052

COURSE: Engineering Drawing
NO. OF CREDIT: 2 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Engineering Graphics Fundamentals, Orthographic Projections, CAD 2D & 3D using AUTOCAD, Mechanical
Desktop, Micro station, PDS or other graphic packages.

COURSE CODE: CCB 1064

COURSE: Principles of Chemical Engineering
NO. OF CREDIT: 4 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Introduction to the Chemical Industry, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Calculations, Techniques of Problem
Solving, Material Balance for Various System, Energy Balance for Various Systems, Combined Material and Energy
Balance.

COURSE CODE: CCB 2012

COURSE: Health, Safety and Environment
NO. OF CREDIT: 2 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

HSE Movement Then and Now, Regulations and Standards, Effects of Accident and Accident Causations, Accident
Investigations and Reporting, Emergency Response Plans, Safety Analysis and Prevention, Ergonomic Hazards,
Mechanical Hazards, Falling, Impact and Lifting Hazards, Heat, Temperature and Pressure Hazards, Electrical and
Radiation Hazards, Fire and Life Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Noise and Vibration Hazards, Environmental
Management System and ISO 14000, Promoting HS.

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COURSE CODE: CCB 2024

COURSE: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
NO. OF CREDIT: 4 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Application of First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, Power Production, Refrigeration, Thermodynamics
Properties of Fluid, Phase Equilibria, Chemical Reaction Equilibria.

COURSE CODE: CCB 2033

COURSE: Heat Transfer Design
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Heat Conduction, Heat Convection, Thermal Radiation, Condensation and Boiling Heat Transfer, Heat Exchanger
Design.

COURSE CODE: CCB 2053

COURSE: Mass Transfer Design
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Principles of Chemical Engineering

Mass Transfer Principles, Equilibrium Stage Operations: Distillation, Absorption, Leaching and Extraction,
Azeotropic, Extractive and Reactive Distillation, Multicomponent Distillation and Supercritical Fluid Extraction,
Experimental Module on Selected Separation Processes.

COURSE CODE: CCB 2063

COURSE: Separation Processes
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Adsorption, evaporation, drying, crystallization, membrane processes and mechanical-physical separation

processes.

COURSE CODE: CCB 2073

COURSE: Analytical Chemistry
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Introduction to various types of equipments, Sampling Method, Gravimetry, Spectrophotometry, Spectroscopy,

Chromatography, Application procedure and interpretation.

COURSE CODE: CCB 2092

COURSE: Unit Operation Lab I
NO. OF CREDIT: 2 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Fluid Flow & Transport Processes &Heat Transfer Design

Fluid Flow Experiment, Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger, Cross Flow Heat Exchanger, Coil Heat Exchanger, Fixed
and Fluidized Flow, Mixing Characteristic, Thermal Conductivity, Pump Test Rig, Diffusion in Gases and Liquid,
Double Pipe Heat Exchanger.

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COURSE CODE: CCB 3013

COURSE: Chemical Process Dynamic, Instrumentation & Control
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Mathematical Modelling of Chemical Processes, Feedback Control, Laplace Domain Dynamics and Control,
Frequency Domain Dynamics & Control and Process Instrumentation.

COURSE CODE: CCB 3043

COURSE: Kinetics and Reactor Design
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Physical Chemistry

Reaction kinetics, evaluation of Reaction kinetics, ideal reactors, choosing the reactor and sizing for a reaction,
Design for multiple reactions, Temperature & Pressure effects for single reactions, Non-ideal flow reactor,
Catalytic reactors.

COURSE CODE: CCB 3053

COURSE: Process Safety and Loss Prevention
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Safety Standards and Regulations, Toxicology, Source Models, Toxic Release and Dispersion Models, Hazard
Identification, Fires and Explosion, Design to Prevent Accidents, Layers of Protection, Risk and Reliability and
Accident Investigations.

COURSE CODE: CCB 3062

COURSE: Unit Operation Lab II
NO. OF CREDIT: 2 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Mass Transfer Design &Separation Processes

Filtration Press, Bubble Cap Tray Distillation, Packed Column Distillation, Packed Column Absorber, Tray Dryer,
Climbing Film Evaporator, CSTR, Tubular Flow Reactor, PM 10, Adsorption Unit.

COURSE CODE: CCB 3024

COURSE: Process Plant Design
NO. OF CREDIT: 4 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: i. Mass Transfer Design
ii. Kinetics & Reactor Design

General Design Considerations, Conceptual Process Design, Plant Cost Estimation and Equipment Design, Sizing,
Costing, and Specifications, Plant Wide Control, Operability.

COURSE CODE: CCB 3033

COURSE: Advanced Transport Processes
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: None

Momentum, Energy and Mass Transport Processes; Equations of Change (Continuity, Momentum, Energy);
Distributions of Velocity, Temperature and Concentration; Steady and Transient States.

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COURSE CODE: CCB 3072

COURSE: Process Instrumentation& Control Lab
NO. OF CREDIT: 2 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Chemical Process Dynamic, Instrumentation & Control

P&ID Building, Signal Analysis, Measurement and Sensor Analysis, Final Element Analysis, Dynamics Analysis,
Feedback Control System, Regulatory Control, Frequency Response Analysis.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4013

COURSE: Plant Design I
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Industrial Internship

Conceptual Process Design, Material and Energy Balance, Plant location, Process Flowsheeting and Simulation,
Environmental and Safety Aspects, and Economics.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4023

COURSE: Plant Design II
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Plant Design I

Equipment Detailed Design, Environmental and Safety Aspects, Instrumentation and Control, and Detailed
Economics.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4612

COURSE: Final Year Project I
NO. OF CREDIT: 2 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Industrial Internship

This is an individual research project in connection with a special engineering problem and under the guidance of
a faculty member. The project undertaken may fall under one of the following areas: mathematical modelling,
experimental tests and computer simulation. In this course, students are expected to produce project proposal.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4624

COURSE: Final Year Project II
NO. OF CREDIT: 4 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Final Year Project I

This is a continuation from Final Year Project I (FYP I) where the students are expected to carry out the research
projects themselves as stipulated in their earlier proposal (FYP I). At the end, the students should present their
research outputs in the form of both oral presentation and thesis.

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5.2 Major Elective(ME) Courses Synopsis

5.2.1 Industrial Environmental Engineering.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4213

COURSE: Air Pollution Engineering
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Air Pollution Introduction, Air Quality Monitoring, Air Pollution Control, Selection, Design and Application of
Equipment.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4233

COURSE: Industrial Effluent Engineering
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Generations of Industrial Waste, Waste Characterization, Unit Process and Operation Design, Design of Effluent
Treatment Facilities, Sludge Treatment and Disposal, Water Minimization, Distributed Effluent Treatment.

COURSE CODE: VCB 4423

COURSE: Solid & Hazardous Wastes Engineering
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Related to municipal and hazardous waste and integrated management of these kinds of waste. It deals the
selection and application of suitable methods to achieve the specific waste management objectives and goals.
The course is divided into several topics such as: solid and hazardous waste issues in Malaysia and abroad, solid
and hazardous waste generation reduction, reuse, separation, recycling, collection and transportation, solid and
hazardous waste treatment techniques and technologies, incineration and land disposal.

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5.2.2 Process Plant Engineering.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4313

COURSE: Heat Integration
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Introduction to Heat Integration, Energy Targets, Pinch Design Methods, Capital Cost Targeting, Automated
Design, Integration of Heat Engine and Heat Pumps, Integration of Reactors and Separators, Process
Modifications, Data Extraction.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4323

COURSE: Plant Utility Systems
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Combustion, Furnace, Steam Boilers, Heat Engines, Cogeneration, Steam Distribution System, Cooling Tower,
Chilled Water, Cooling Systems Distributions, Utility System Design, Refrigeration

COURSE CODE: CCB 4333

COURSE: Process Optimization
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Formulation of the Objective Function, Optimized Solution using Linear and Nonlinear Programming Methods.

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5.2.3 Gas and Petrochemical Engineering.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4413

COURSE: Gas Process Engineering
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Importance of natural gas, Introduction to reservoir engineering, Natural gas properties, Pre-treatment of
natural gas, Separation techniques, Liquefaction of Natural Gas, Gas fractionation, Gas to Liquid
Technology, Transportation and Storage.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4423

COURSE: Polymer Process Engineering
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Polymer properties and classification, Kinetics Analysis of Polymerization Reaction, Polymeric viscous
media, powder and pellet handling, Design of main equipment (silos, pneumatic conveying), Methodology
of polymer process and plastics articles project development.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4433

COURSE: Reactor Design for Petrochemicals
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Fundamental of catalyst and catalyst technology, catalyst materials and properties, Solid catalysed
reaction, Catalyst deactivation, Fluid – Fluid reaction, Fluid – Particle reaction, reactor system design and its
application for petrochemical industries.

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5.2.4 Process Analysis and Control.

COURSE CODE: ECB 4224

COURSE: Industrial Automation and Control System
NO. OF CREDIT: 4 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: Control Systems I or equivalent

This course cover topics related to the implementation of computer control in industrial automation. These
include a study on industrial sensors and actuators, industrial controllers such as computer-based control,
programmable logic controller (PLC), and distributed control systems (DCS), and interfacing. Current
trends in Industrial and Factory automation will also be covered. The emphasized will be on the control
systems aspects for FMS, the communication and system networking, and the FMS systems components.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4523

COURSE: Multivariable Process Control
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Feedback Control, Enhancement to Single Loop Regulatory Control, Multivariable Control, Multivariable
Controller Design, Interaction, Case Study – Distillation Column Control Design.

COURSE CODE: CCB 4533

COURSE: Statistical Process Control
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Adaptation in Process Control, Automatic Process Control (APC) vs. Statistical Process Control (SPC), Plant
Diagnostic, On line Optimization, Analysis of Variability, Process Control by Attributes,Cumulative Sum
(CUSUM) Charts, Process Capability Analysis, Designing the SPC Method, Taguchi Method, Implementation
of SPC in Direct Digital Control Systems (DCS).

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5.2.5 Process Plant Safety

COURSE CODE: CCB 4613

COURSE: Human Factors for Process Safety
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Human performance and error, Regulatory requirements, Factors affecting human performance,
predicting and reducing human error with systematic analysis, Data collection and risk assessment,
Implement prevention technique, Case studies

COURSE CODE: CCB 4623

COURSE: Inherently Safer Design
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Concept of Inherent Safety, ISD regulation, IS in Process Risk Management, ISD Strategies, ISD in Plant Life
Cycle Stages, ISD Implementation, ISD Conflicts

COURSE CODE: CCB 4633

COURSE: Technical Management for Process Safety
NO. OF CREDIT: 3 credits
PRE-REQUISITE: 3rd Year Standing

Process knowledge and documentation, process safety review procedures, process risk management,
management of change, process equipment integrity, training and performance, incident investigation,
audits and corrective actions

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