Module Details

Module Code: CHEP7003
Title: Chemistry for Chemical Eng.
Long Title: Chemistry for Chemical Eng.
NFQ Level: Intermediate
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2016/17 ( September 2016 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 5240 - Chemical & Process Eng
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: This module presents a course in organic chemistry, analytical chemistry and Process Analytical Technology for students of chemical and process engineering
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Apply the basic principle of organic chemistry to problem solving, involving chemical reactions and mechanisms
LO2 Describe the importance of stereochemistry in organic synthesis
LO3 Explain the principles of a range of instrumental analytical techniques
LO4 Process analytical technology: spectroscopic tools and implementation strategies for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
LO5 Solve problems encountered in the chemical analysis of raw materials, intermediates and products in the chemical process industries
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Organic Reaction Mechanisms
Nucleophilic and electrophilic reagents. Substitution and elimination reactions. Leaving groups. Solvents, Addition and addition / elimination reactions of aldehydes and ketones. Substitution reactions of carboxylic acid derivatives
Stereochemistry
Stereocentres and optical activity. Formation of stereoisomers in chemical reaction. Nomenclature of stereoisomers. Racemates and resolution.
The Total Analytical Process
Sampling, quantitation in analytical chemistry.
Spectroscopy
Fundamentals and application of ultraviolet-visible molecular spectroscopy; infra-red spectroscopy, raman spectroscopy.
Gas chromatography
GC instrumentation, stationary phases, Applications of GC to environmental and pharmaceutical analyses.
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
LC Theory, column phase and instrumentation, Ultra violet and diode-array detection.
Spectroscopic tools
UV-vis, Near-IR and Raman Spectroscopy for on-line analysis and implementation strategies for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
On-line PAT applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Reaction monitoring, crystallisation, API drying, granulation, coating and fermentation using Focus Beam Reflectance Measurement (FBRM), NIR and Raman spectroscopy.
Practical programme
Selected practicals in organic synthesis and analytical chemistry
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 25
Timing Week 6 Learning Outcomes 3,4
Assessment Description
Theory test - analytical chemistry
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 25
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 3,4,5
Assessment Description
Theory test - analytical chemistry / PAT
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 25
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 1,2
Assessment Description
Theory test - organic chemistry
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 25
Timing Every Week Learning Outcomes 1,3,5
Assessment Description
Practical performance, submission of reports and calculations
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Analytical chemistry / PAT Every Week 2.00 2
Lecture Contact Organic chemistry Every Week 1.00 1
Lab Contact 6 x 4 hr practical sessions Every Week 2.00 2
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Personal study Every Week 2.00 2
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 5.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Analytical chemistry / PAT Every Week 2.00 2
Lecture Contact Organic Chemistry Every Week 1.00 1
Lab Contact 6 x 4 hrs practical sessions Every Week 2.00 2
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Personal study Every Week 2.00 2
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 5.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • D. Kealey and P. J. Haines. (2002), Analytical chemistry, Taylor & Francis, Oxford, [ISBN: 1859961894].
  • Seyhan N. Edge. (2004), Organic chemistry, 5th Ed. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, [ISBN: 978-0618318094].
  • Katherine Bakeev (Editor). (2010), Process Analytical Technology, 2nd edition. Wiley, UK, p.545, [ISBN: 978-0-470-72207-7].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Douglas A. Skoog... [et al.]. (2004), Fundamentals of analytical chemistry, 8th. Thomson-Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, [ISBN: 978-0534417970].
  • Meyers. (2011), Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry S1-S3, Wiley and Blackwell, [ISBN: 978-0470973332].
  • John R. Dean. (2003), Methods for environmental trace analysis, [ISBN: 978-0470844229].
  • Harris. (2010), Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 8th. W.H. Freeman, [ISBN: 978-1429239899].
  • Kealey D and Haines P J. (2002), Analytical Chemistry, Oxford: BIOS Scientific.
  • Robert Thornton Morrison, Robert Neilson Boyd. (1992), Organic chemistry, 6th Ed. Prentice Hall, Englewood, Cliffs, N.J., [ISBN: 978-0136436690].
  • McMurray. (2011), Organic Chemistry, 8th Ed. Cengage Learning, Inc, UK, [ISBN: 978-0840054531].
  • K. Peter C. Vollhardt & Neil E. Schore. (2015), Organic Chemistry Structure and Function, 7th. Macmillan, [ISBN: 978-1-4641-20].
  • Cenk Undey (Editor), Duncan Low (Editor), Jose Monteiro Cardoso de Menezes (Editor), Mel Koch (Editor). (2001), PAT Applied in Biopharmaceutical Process Development and Manufacturing: An Enabling Tool for Quality-by-Design, CRC Press, p.480, [ISBN: 1439829454].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
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Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_ECPEN_8 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering 3 Mandatory