IDENTIFYING DATA 2009_10
Subject (*) FONAMENTS I APLICACIONS DE L'ADSORCIÓ Code 205141230
Study programme
Enginyeria Ambiental (2006)
 Cycle 2on
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optativa Únic anual
Teaching Modality by working group Teaching language, timetables and exam dates
Department Enginyeria Química
Coordinator
FONT CAPAFONS, JOSÉ
 E-mail
Lecturers
Web
General description and relevant information

Competències
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Comú
  AC14 Conèixer i dissenyar les operacions unitàries.
  Professionalitzador
  Recerca
  AR3 La realització de recerques bibliogràfiques exhaustives en temes altament especialitzats.
  AR6 L’avaluació crítica de resultats de recerca, pròpia o aliena.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Comú
  BC1 Creativitat. Desenvolupar idees i projectes originals.
  BC4 Resoldre problemes de manera efectiva.
  BC6 Actuar amb un esperit crític i responsable.
  BC13 Sensibilitat pel medi ambient.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Comú

Objectius d'aprenentatge
Objectives Competences
To introduce porous materials and adsorption phenomena. AC14
AR3
AR6
 BC1
BC4
BC13
To study adsorption kinetics. AC14
AR6
To achieve skills on gas storage, gas separations, liquid separations. AC14
AR6
 BC1
BC6

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
Fundamentals: 1. Introduction to porous materials and adsorption phenomena.
2. Pure component adsorption: fundamentals, quantum effects, idealized solids, realistic materials, and practical approaches.
3. Multicomponent adsorption equilibria: homogeneous and heterogeneous materials, theoretical models, experimental methods and molecular simulation.
4. Adsorption of complex systems, phase behavior in confined media.
5. Adsorption kinetics: fundamentals of diffusion in porous media.
6. Experimental methods and molecular simulation.
7. Analysis of adsorption kinetics in a single homogeneous and heterogeneous particle.
8. Adsorber dynamics: bed profiles and breakthrough curves.
Applications:
 9. Materials characterization using adsorption: manometry, gravimetry and calorimetry.
10. Gas storage: hydrogen and methane storage.
11. Gas separations: air separation, olefin/paraffin, and other separations.
12. Liquid separations: desulfurization of transportation fuels, xylene separation and purification.
13. Chromatography and ion exchange.
14. Novel applications.

Planificació
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Activitats Introductòries
1 0 1
 
Sessió Magistral
14 14 28
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
15 22.5 37.5
 
Atenció personalitzada
1 0 1
 
Proves pràctiques
1.5 6 7.5
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Metodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Activitats Introductòries Presentació de l’assignatura.
Sessió Magistral Exposició teòrica dels continguts de l’assignatura.
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària Realització de problemes en grups.

Atenció personalitzada
 
Sessió Magistral
Atenció personalitzada
Description
Personalized attention will be during office hours, or by apointment previously arranged through email

Avaluació
  Description Weight
Sessió Magistral 0%
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària Lliurament d'exercicis realitzats en grups. 25%
Proves pràctiques Parcial:
Prova individual (25%).

Final:
Presentació individual d’un tema de catàlisi aplicada (50%). 		75%
 
Other comments and second exam session

Fonts d'informació

Bàsica
  • Ralph T. Yang “Adsorbents fundamentals and applications” Wiley-Interscience 2003.
  • Duong D. Do “Adsorption analysis: equilibria and kinetics” Imperial College Press 1998.
  • Ralph T. Yang “Gas separation by adsorption processes” Imperial College Press 1997.
  • W.J. Thomas and B. Critteden “Adsorption Technology and Design” Butterworth Heineman 1998.
  • F. Rouquerol, J. Rouquerol, K.S.W. Sing, “Adsorption by Powders and Porous Solids: Principles, Methodology and Applications” Academic Press 1999.
  • Papers for discussion in class - Class Relevant paper(s):
  1. Sircar S. “Applications of gas separation by adsorption for the future” Adsorption Science & Technology 19(5): 347-366 (2001).
  2. Myers AL “Thermodynamics of adsorption in porous materials” AIChE J. 48(1): 145-160 (2002).
  3. Myers AL, Monson PA “Adsorption in porous materials at high pressure: Theory and experiment” Langmuir 18(26): 10261-10273 (2002).
  4. Calero S, Dubbeldam D, Krishna R, Smit B, Vlugt TJH, Denayer JFM, Martens JA, Maesen TLM “Understanding the role of sodium during adsorption: A force field for alkanes in sodium-exchanged faujasites” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (36): 11377-11386 (2004).
  5. Qiao Y, Schonhoff M, Findenegg GH “H-2 NMR investigation of the structure and dynamics of the nonionic surfactant C12E5 onfined in controlled pore glass” Langmuir 19 (15): 6160-6167 (2003).
  6. Thielmann F “Introduction into the characterisation of porous materials by inverse gas chromatography” J. Chromatography A 1037 (1-2): 115-123 (2004).
  7. Tunca C, Ford DM “Coarse-grained nonequilibrium approach to the molecular modeling of permeation through microporous membranes” J. Chem. Phys. 120 (22): 10763-10767 (2004).
  8. Colaris AHJ, Hoebink JHBJ, de Croon MHJM, Schouten JC “Intrapellet diffusivities from TAP pulse responses via moment-based analysis” AIChE J. 48 (11): 2587-2596 (2002).
  9. Rittig F, Farris TS, Zielinski JM “Predicting packed-bed breakthrough behavior from PFG NMR diffusion data” AIChE J. 50 (3): 89-595 (2004).
  10. Ohba T, Kanoh H, Kaneko K “Affinity transformation from hydrophilicity to hydrophobicity of water molecules on the basis of adsorption of water in graphitic nanopores” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (5): 1560-1562 FEB 11 2004.
  11. Ward MD “Molecular fuel tanks” Science 300 (5622): 1104-1105 (2003).
  12. Rosi NL, Eckert J, Eddaoudi M, Vodak DT, Kim J, O`Keeffe M, Yaghi OM “Hydrogen storage in microporous metal-organic frameworks” Science 300 (5622): 1127-1129 (2003).
  13. Kuznicki SM, Bell VA, Nair S, Hillhouse HW, Jacubinas RM, Braunbarth CM, Toby BH, Tsapatsis M “A titanosilicate molecular sieve with adjustable pores for size-selective adsorption of molecules” Nature 412 (6848): 720-724 (2001).
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