PROJECT GUIDELINES

a. Introduction
Students who are registered course CHE244 for semester June October 2014 are
required to submit a report of project on the industrial reactors that have been applied in
industries or chemical processing.
b. Objective
The objectives of this case study are:
i. To expose the students on the real condition of industrial reactors.
ii. To encourage the students to understand the usage of reactors in the real industrial
process.
c. Format
Font : Arial, Font size: 11 (1.5 spacing)
Page setup : Top: 1, Bottom: 1, Left: 1.1 and Right: 1.1
Paper size : A4
Pages : 10 15 pages
Submission Date : 8th September 2014 (Monday) before 4.00 pm
d. Content
1. The following processes are commonly applied in industrial application:

Hydrogenation of Organic Compounds : Nitrobenzene to Aniline Production

Hydrogenation of Organic Compounds : Catalytic Hydrogenation of Fatty Oil

Dehydrogenation of Organic Compounds: Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes to

Alkenes

Dehydrogenation of Organic Compounds : Ethylbenzene to Styrene Production

Petroleum Refining and Processing : Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Production

Petroleum Refining and Processing : Reforming of Naphtha

Petroleum Refining and Processing : Ethylbenzene Synthesis

Catalytic Oxidation of Inorganic Compounds : Ethylene to Ethylene Oxide

Production

Catalytic Oxidation of Inorganic Compounds : Nitric Acid Production

Catalytic Oxidation of Inorganic Compounds: Hydrogen Cyanide Production

Hydrogen production and synthesis gas reaction : Hydrogen and Synthesis Gas
Production

Polymerization catalyst : Polypropelene Production

Polymerization catalyst : Polyethylene Production

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2. Report must have the following items:

Front page
Acknowledgement
Table of content
Abstract
Abstract should be in one short paragraphs in a single page (150 300 words).
Summarize the report including objectives brief on the reactor and process
description. Finally, state a short conclusion.
Content
Explain/Discuss/State on:
1. Introduction
1.1
1.2

1.3
1.4

In general the history of the process.

Process methods
1.2.1 A few types of process method (if any)
1.2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of each method
1.2.3 Any related descriptions
Explain Brief on the overall process/production (choose one from 1.2.1 for
further report)
Application of product and its importance.

2. Reactants, Products and Side Products (Main reactor which involved main
reaction and produces the target product)
2.1

Raw materials or feeds

2.1.1 Any related process to produce the reactants in general (if any)
2.1.2 Phase or physical description
2.1.3 Supplier/company name
2.1.4 Supply method (transportation or piping system)

2.2

Products
2.2.1 Phase or physical description
2.2.2 Purity
2.2.3 Production per day or per a year relative to amount of feeds or
raw materials
2.2.4 Customer and how it is sold (transportation or piping system) (if
any)?

2.3

Side and by Products (if any)

2.3.1 Phase or physical description
2.3.2 How it can be reduced or minimized (alternative process) (side
product)?
2.3.3 How it can be recycled (by product)?

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3. Catalyst
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

Phase or physical description

Supplier/company name
Amount (weight basis or % relative to flowrate)
Any related description

4. Reaction Process
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

Type of reaction
Reaction mechanism or kinetic (e.g. intermediates equations, rate
equation, rate constant etc)
Any description of reaction chemistry and equilibrium thermodynamic
(e.g. heat of reaction, VLE (vapour liquid equilibrium) data)
Stoichimetric equation

5. Reactor
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7

Types of main reactor and its description (include the schematic diagram)
Size or dimension (e.g. volume)
Others supportive equipments or units at the reactor station
Constraints or problem of the reactor used
How the operations of the reactor being controlled? (if any)
Any advantages and disadvantages of reactor (if any)
Any related description

6. Reactor Operating Conditions

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

Temperature or temperature range

Pressure or pressure range
Flowrate, concentration, composition or feed ratio etc
Other related descriptions

Conclusions and recommendations

i. Explain the benefits of this project
ii. Further improvement of this project

References (min 10 references)

Every statement or information that cited from any resources should be mentioned in
the text in the form of (Author name, year). Then, at the end of the report list down all
the references that have been cited in the text based on the format below:
i. Book
Author (Year). Title. Edition (if not the first). Placed published: Publisher.
Example:
Theusen, G. J. and Fabrycky, W. J. (1984). Engineering Economy. 6th ed.
Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall.
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ii. Journal Articles

One Author (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal. Volume (Number): page.
Example:
Billings, S. A. (1980). Identification of Nonlinear Systems: A survey. Proc. IEE Part D,
127(6), 272284.
More than One Author (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal. Volume
(Number): page.
Example:
Fujishima, A., Rao, T. N. and Tryk, D. A. (2000). Titanium dioxide photocatalyst.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C, 1, 121.

iii. Website
Author. (Date published if available; n.d.--no date-- if not). Title of article. Title of web
site Retrieved date. From URL.
Example
Landsberger, J. (n.d.). Citing Websites. In Study Guides and Strategies. Retrieved
May 13, 2012, from http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm .
iv. Patent
Author (Year). U.S. Patent No. Date of Patent.
Example
Williams, D. (2005). U.S. Patent No. 6,885,550. 26 April 2005.

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v. Recommended References
i.

Handbook Book: Perrys Chemical Engineers Handbook, McGraw Hill or any

Chemical Processing Handbook

ii.

Any related Advanced Books

v. Websites(Onlinedatabase):
i.
http://library.uitm.edu.my/eresources/ access to
Science direct: http://www.sciencedirect.com
Scopus: http://www.scopus.com/home.url
Engineering Village 2: http://www.engineeringvillage2.
org/controller/servlet/Controller
American Chemical Society (ACS): http://pubs.acs.org/
ii.
US Patents: www.google.com/patents or http://www.uspto.gov/
iii.
Or any related websites (trusted source)
e. Assessment
i.

Case Study Report (group) (Including peer evaluation (individual)) : 80%

ii. Presentation (group)

: 20%
100%

Total up to 10% of the coursework

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