Course: Theoretical Principles of Inorganic Productions II

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Course title Theoretical Principles of Inorganic Productions II
Course code KANT/C586
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Honcová Pavla, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Čičmanec Pavel, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Košťál Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The seminars will include examples, which demonstrate the practical significance of the issues discussed for the practice of inorganic technologist, including the use of PC and special software ProPhyPlus, along with calculations in Excel in all topics covered. 1st week Thermodynamics of multicomponent and multiphase systems - the state behavior. 2nd week Thermodynamic functions of multiphase and multicomponent systems, methods of their determination. Choice of the standard states. 3rd week The partial molar quantities, methods of their determination and meaning. Mixing and additional quantities, methods of their determination. 4th week Thermodynamic description of a multicomponent multiphase system - the description of equilibrium. Methods for determining the activity coefficients. 5th week Thermodynamics of solids. 6th week Sources of thermodynamic data characterising inorganic substances. 7th week Phase diagrams - Gibbs phase rule. One-component systems. Phase diagrams of multiphase multicomponent systems, their construction and use. Two-component systems. 8th week Construction of phase diagrams based on experimental data. The use of phase diagrams in practice. 9th week Phase separation and its use in chemical technology. 10th week Chemical equilibrium - state functions of reacting systems. The enthalpy and entrophy of reaction - methods of their determination, practical exercises. 11th week Criterion of chemical equilibrium, the equilibrium constant at various standard states. Influence of pressure and temperature on the equilibrium constant. Methods for determining the equilibrium constant. 12th week Material balance of a system with a chemical reaction. Simultaneous reactions. Examples of the use in chemical technologies. 13th week Calculation of the equilibrium composition of a complex reaction mixture.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on the description of the behavior of more complex systems in equilibrium, i.e. the thermodynamics of multiphase and multicomponent systems. The aim is to acquaint students with the basic procedures for describing more complex systems that correspond to real problems solved in technological practice. In the seminars, examples are solved that reflect the practical significance of the issues discussed.
The graduate of this course will gain the necessary knowledge about the procedures of solving basic technological calculations related to the equilibrium of chemical processes and reactions. He/she is able to perform basic calculations.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basics of general and inorganic chemistry, knowledge of the basics of physical chemistry is assumed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Two written tests during the semester (practical examples), an exam test (practical examples) and an oral exam (theory). To admit to oral exam it is necessary to succeed in all tests and in written part of exam.
Recommended literature
  • Atkins P., Paula J. Fyzikální chemie, 9. vydání. Praha: VŠCHT, 2013.
  • Nývlt J. Rovnováhy tuhá fáze - kapalina. Academia, 1975.
  • Sandler S.I. Chemical, Biochemical and Engineering Thermodynamics, 4th Edition, Wiley Sons. 2006.
  • Tassios D.P. Applied Chemical Engineering Themrodynamics, Springer-Verlag. Berlín, 1993.
  • Velich V., Šolc Z. Chemickoinženýrská termodynamika. Pardubice: VŠCHT, 1986.
  • Zhao J.-C. Methods for phase diagram determination. Oxford, 2007.


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