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 vapour 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

- Biomass fuels

- 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 notions of thermodynamics and kinetics, with a view to understanding 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 covered.

Hourly volumes* :

            CM: 12h

            TD : 8h

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The aim of the medicinal chemistry course is to introduce students to the key stages in the process of developing molecules with biological activity. In particular, a description of the interactions involved, the notion of pharmocophores, bio-isosteria, etc., as well as structure-activity relationship studies will be covered, enabling students to envisage appropriate strategies and structural modifications.

Hourly volumes* :

WC: 3 p.m.

TD: 5 h

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