CHOICE 2

The goal of this course is to enable students with a chemistry background to understand the fundamentals of process engineering.

The course consists on two main parts that are illustrated by the same process.

In the first part of the course, a drying process will be used to introduce the most common heat and mass transfer phenomena found in process engineering, from which the dimensionless numbers can be derived. In the second part, the thermodynamic properties of the air/water vapor mixtures will be used to derive basic dimensioning rules for the same drying process.

This course will be entirely taught in English.

Hourly volumes* :

CM : 10

TD : 10

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The following topics will be covered:

- Biobased solvents

- Fuels from biomass

- Antioxidants derived from lignin

- Metal catalysts from plants

- Surfactants obtained from renewable resources

- Examples of industrial applications of enzymatic synthesis

Hourly volumes* :

CM : 15

TD : 5

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A general approach to liquid-liquid extraction will be developed through thermodynamic and kinetic notions in order to understand the mechanisms responsible for extraction as well as the processes taking place at the liquid-liquid interface. Fundamental aspects of other types of extraction (liquid-solid, supercritical fluid, distillation) will also be discussed.

Hourly volumes* :

            CM : 12h

            TD : 8h

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The medicinal chemistry course aims to introduce students to the key steps in the development process of molecules with biological activities. In particular, a description of the interactions involved, the notion of pharmocophores, bio-isosteria..., as well as structure-activity relationship studies will be addressed in order to consider strategies and adequate structural modifications.

Hourly volumes* :

CM : 3 pm

TD : 5 h

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