CHEN 4470 – Process Design Practice Dr. Mario Richard Eden Department of Chemical Engineering Auburn University Lecture No. 1 – Course Introduction and Project Overview January 15, 2013 Class Overview & Introduction

Lectures –Tuesday & Thursday 9:30–10:20 AM (Ross Auditorium) –Relies primarily on knowledge obtained earlier, but several new topics will be introduced, e.g. Mass Integration and Advanced Heat Integration Integration of Design and Control Product Manufacturing and Six Sigma Computer Aided Molecular Design Labs –Sections I: Tuesday & Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM (Ross 306) II: Tuesday & Thursday 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM (Ross 306) –No required labs, the lab (Ross 306) is there for computer access and team meetings Class Overview 1:4

Teaching Assistants –No formal TA has been assigned to this class, but any of my graduate students will be happy to help if the need arises. You can find them in Ross 332 and/or 349. Course Materials –Textbook Seider, Seader, Lewin and Widagdo, Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation, 3e, 2008, , Wiley. Additional material may be provided as handouts or placed on the class homepage. Class Overview 2:4

Grading –Three (3) Progress Reports (60%) –Final report and oral presentation (40%) Team Status Meetings –Scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday –Weekly 30 minute meeting with instructor –Discuss progress and/or problems (technical or management) Class Overview 3:4

Open-Ended Design Project –Literature studies –Flowsheet synthesis –Process simulation –Economic, environmental, health & safety evaluations –Not one single correct solution –Identify possibilities and argue for choices –Optimization of suggested process Team Work –Performed as consulting company –Emphasis on capability to delegate and structure efforts –Focus on presentation skills (oral & written) Class Overview 4:5

Industrial Collaboration –Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN Production of acetic acid –Evonik Degussa, Mobile, AL Day-trip to see the plant Scheduled for Tuesday March 5 –Guest lectures throughout the semester Technical Consultant –Bob Kline, Eastman Chemical Company Senior process engineer (more than 10 years experience) Class Overview 5:5

Liquid Fuels and/or Chemicals from Synthesis Gas –Processing 500,000,000 scf/day syngas (based on CO) Project Overview 1:2

Project Deliverables –Three progress reports –Individual team assignment –Final report and oral presentation Project Timeline –Feb. 8:Progress report 1 due –March 8:Progress report 2 due –March 4-8:Individual team assignment selection –April 5:Progress report 3 due –April 19:Final report due –April 25-26:Oral presentations Project Overview 2:2

Next Lecture – Thursday January 17 –Discuss contents of reports –Modeling gasification in Aspen Team Status Meetings –Should start next week, but delayed to due travel –Schedule will be posted on class webpage Other Business 1:2

Homework –Begin literature collection/review of materials on: –Synthesis gas production –Methanol synthesis –Acetic acid production –Fischer-Tropsch synthesis –Hydroisomerization –Sources: –Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology –Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry –Science direct, Scifinder Scholar Other Business 2:2

Design Teams –Total of 63 students –12 teams of 4 people –3 teams of 5 people Team Names –Catchy is always nice –Not required right now Pick Meeting Slot In Class Assignment