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

The course consists of 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 taught entirely in English.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 10

TD: 10

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The following topics will be covered:

- Bio-based solvents

- Fuels derived from biomass

- Antioxidants derived from lignin

- Metal catalysts derived 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 thermodynamics and kinetics concepts with a view to understanding the mechanisms responsible for extraction and the processes taking place at the liquid-liquid interface. The fundamental aspects of other types of extraction (liquid-solid, supercritical fluid, distillation) will also be addressed.

Hourly volumes:

            CM: 12 p.m.

            Tutorial: 8 hours

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The aim of teaching medicinal chemistry is to introduce students to the key stages in the process of developing molecules with biological activities. In particular, a description of the interactions involved, the concept of pharmacophores, bioisosterism, etc., as well as structure-activity relationship studies will be covered, enabling students to consider appropriate strategies and structural modifications.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 3 p.m.

Tutorial: 5 hours

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