SYLLABUS:

Date / Revision 23 May 2015 / 02 May 2017 / PP

Faculty Life Sciences (LS)
Study Program Chemical Engineering (CHE)

SUBJECT: Separation Process

1 Basic Information

1.01 Subject Name Separation Process

1.02 Semester 6

1.03 Level 1

1.04 SKS 3
Mandatory /
1.05 D-02
Curriculum
1.06 Subject Code SEPR

1.07 Subject Code CHE- D-LS-117

1.08 Year 2017 (7)

1.09 Quality Control Final Test, see evaluation

1.10 Limitations Min 12 and Max 32 students in one class

1.11 Combined with None

Physics, Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Mass and Energy Balance,
1.12 Pre-requisite
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Engineering Mathematics
1.13 Responsible Dr. Tutun Nugraha

1.14 Revision 15-05-2017/pp

2 Description of Subject

In the chemical and biochemical process industries, chemical separations play significant roles as one of
the end unit processes to acquire purified final products. Investment wise, separation process units may
constitute a subtstantial proportion of the capital and operating costs of a chemical, biochemical and
petroleum processing plants. This course will not only introduce students to such processes but also
bring them to integrate knwoledge that they acquire within the previous years, and apply it together,
and integrate it to understand the principles of separation process.

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 3 Objectives

This course cannot be separated from the concept of mass and energy balance, thermodynamics, heat and
mass transfer, as well as unit operations that are discussed in the previous semesters. In separation process,
both transport phenomena and thermodynamic considerations are equally important. Students will learn
that the separation processes are done based on differences in properties between constituents such as:
vapor pressure, solubility, absorptivity and diffusivity. Examples of separations processes based on these
properties include: distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, absorption and membrane separations.

4 Competency

Through this subject students will understand various concepts relevant to separation process currently
used in the chemical industries, which includes:
 Single stage and multistage equilibrium chemical processes - product recovery, purity and
separation power, azeotropic systems, flash calculations, multicomponent systems, cascades and degree of
freedom analysis.
 The underlying thermodynamic and mass transfer principles- ideal gas, ideal liquid solutions, PVT -
EOS models for non-ideal property models, activity coefficient models for liquid phase, molecular diffusion
and diffusion coefficients, diffusion in laminar and turbulent flow, mass transfer at fluid-fluid interface and
overall mass transfer coefficients.
 Absorption, distillation, and liquid extraction processes - absorption minimum absorbent flow rate,
number of equilibrium stages, stage efficiency, design parameters, distillation McCabe-Thiele diagrams,
number of stages, optimum reflux ratio, Murphree efficiency, liquid extraction mixer settlers, packed
columns, number of stages and minimum and maximum solvent-to-feed flow-rate ratios.
 Membrane technology

5 Learning Approach / Methodology

 Lectures/ Class contact (time-tabled) supplemented with interactive questions and answers to build the
projects;
 Tutorial/Laboratory/Practice Classes: preview of materials, revision and/or reports writing;
 Student Study Effort: homework/assignment; preparation for test/quizzes/ examination.
 Writing assignments/preseantations

6 Evaluation

5.1 Absence maximum 25%

5.2 Participation in Discussion -
5.3 Homework / Classwork 20 Points
5.4 Presentation /Simulation -
5.5 Daily Quiz 20 points
5.6 Final Examination 60 Points
Total 100 Points
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 7 Text Book and Reference

1 Main Text Books:

 Christie John Geankoplis , Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles (Includes Unit
Operations), 4th Edition, Prentice Hall
 Separation Process Principles, International Student Version, 3rd Edition Ernest J. Henley, J. D.
Seader, D. Keith Roper, Wiley

2 Supplement Textbooks:

8 Content / Topics of Lecture

Text
Week Content/ Topics of Lecturing Book Remark
1,2
Gas/Liquid Separation Process: Absorption and Stripping part 1 Chapter
Geankoplis, 2 x 3 x 50
 Types of Separation Processes and Methods. Equilibrium Relations Chapter 10 minutes
Between Phases.
 Single and Multiple Equilibrium Contact Stages. Mass Transfer
Between Phases.
 Continuous Humidification Processes. Absorption in Plate and
Packed Towers.
Gas/Liquid Separation Process: Absorption and Stripping part 2 Geankoplis, 1 x 3 x 50
3
 Absorption of Concentrated Mixtures in Packed Towers. Chapter 10 minutes
 Estimation of Mass-Transfer Coefficients for Packed Towers. Heat
Effects and Temperature Variations in Absorption

Vapor-Liquid Separation Processes: Distillation part 1 Geankoplis, 2 x 3 x 50

4, 5
 Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Relations. Chapter 11 minutes
 Single-Stage Equilibrium Contact for Vapor-Liquid System.
 Simple Distillation Methods.
 Distillation with Reflux and McCabe-Thiele Method.
Vapor-Liquid Separation Processes: Distillation part 2 Geankoplis, 1 x 3 x 50
6
 Distillation and Absorption Efficiencies for Tray and Packed Towers Chapter 11 minutes

Vapor-Liquid Separation Processes: Distillation part 3 Geankoplis, 1 x 3 x 50

7
 Fractional Distillation Using Enthalpy-Concentration Method. Chapter 11 minutes
 Distillation of Multicomponent Mixtures.

8 MIDTERM SEMESTER BREAK

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 Liquid-Liquid and Fluid-Solid Separation Processes part 1 Geankoplis, 2 x 3 x 50
9, 10
 Introduction to Adsorption Processes. Chapter 12 minutes
 Batch Adsorption. Design of Fixed-Bed Adsorption Columns.
 Ion-Exchange Processes. Single-Stage Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Processes.
 Types of Equipment and Design for Liquid-Liquid Extraction.
 Continuous Multistage Countercurrent Extraction. Introduction and
Equipment for Liquid-Solid Leaching. Equilibrium Relations and
Single-Stage Leaching.
 Countercurrent Multistage Leaching.
Liquid-Liquid and Fluid-Solid Separation Processes part 2 Geankoplis, 1 x 3 x 50
11
 Introduction and Equipment for Crystallization. Chapter 12 minutes
 Crystallization Theory
Mechanical-Physical Separation Processes part 1 Geankoplis, 1 x 3 x 50
12
 Introduction and Classification of Mechanical-Physical Separation Chapter 14 minutes
Processes.
 Filtration in Solid-Liquid Separation.
 Settling and Sedimentation in Particle-Fluid Separation.
Mechanical-Physical Separation Processes part 2 Geankoplis, 1 x 3 x 50
13
 Centrifugal Separation Processes. Chapter 14 minutes
 Mechanical Size Reduction.
Membrane Technology Henley 1 x 3 x 50
14
• Introduction and Types of Membrane Separation Processes. Chapter 13 minutes
• Liquid Permeation Membrane Processes or Dialysis.
• Gas Permeation Membrane Processes.
• Complete-Mixing Model for Gas Separation by Membranes.
Complete-Mixing Model for Multicomponent Mixtures. Cross-
Flow Model for Gas Separation by Membranes.
• Derivation of Equations for Countercurrent and Cocurrent Flow
for Gas Separation for Membranes.
• Derivation of Finite-Difference Numerical Method for
Asymmetric Membranes. Reverse-Osmosis Membrane
Processes.
• Applications, Equipment, and Models for Reverse Osmosis.
Ultrafiltration Membrane Processes.
• Microfiltration Membrane Processes.
Quiz/Evaluations 1 x 3 x 50
15
minutes

16, 17 Final Examination

5.

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