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Simulación y Optimización de Procesos Químicos

Código asignatura
MINQUI01-1-004
Curso
Primero
Temporalidad
Primer Semestre
Carácter
Obligatoria
Créditos
4.5
Pertenece al itinerario Bilingüe
No
Actividades
  • Tutorías Grupales (2 Hours)
  • Prácticas de Laboratorio (15 Hours)
  • Clases Expositivas (17 Hours)
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The subject "Advanced Methodologies in Chemical Analysis" is an optional course that is part of the Process and Product Engineering module in the second semester of the Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Oviedo. The course is taught by the Analytical Chemistry Area of the Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry.

This subject aims to delve into chemical analysis applied to process and product control. Different techniques will be shown, which will cover the most current spectrum of methodologies used for chemical analysis, including atomic spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, electrochemistry, and separations. Likewise, different aspects of the analysis process will be addressed, such as screening methods, automation, surface analysis techniques, and the use of (bio)sensors, among others.

This subject is therefore a continuation of the corresponding subjects of the Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, "Analytical Chemistry" and "Chemistry Laboratory II", and is also supported by the contents seen in all the subjects of the first semester of the Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering. This subject will be taught in English, so a suitable level of the language is required by students to be able to follow its development, although specific requirements are not established.

The only requirements are those that are mandatory for admission to the Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering.

The main competences that students who take and pass this subject will acquire are the following:

Generic competences:

  • CG1 Ability to apply the scientific method and the principles of engineering and economics, to formulate and solve complex problems in processes, equipment, facilities, and services, in which matter undergoes changes in its composition, state or energy content, characteristic of the chemical industry and other related sectors including the pharmaceutical, biotechnological, materials, energy, food or environmental sectors.

Specific competences:

  • CIPP1 Apply knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and other natural sciences, obtained through study, experience, and practice, with critical reasoning to establish economically viable solutions to technical problems.
  • RAMAAQ1 Recognize and analyze new problems in the field of Chemical Analysis and be able to select an analysis method, depending on the problem raised (object of the analysis) and the performance of the method (quality parameters).
  • RAMAAQ2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of facts, concepts, principles, and theories related to the subject and its application to the resolution of specific analytical problems.
  • RAMAAQ3 Relate the fundamentals of analytical techniques to their applications in the fields of analytical control in industry and the environment.
  • RAMAAQ4 Know and safely use analytical techniques in chemical analysis laboratories with respect for the environment.

The contents of the subject have been organized according to the following seven thematic blocks:

  • Block 1: Introduction. The chemical measurement process. Analytical chemistry of processes.
  • Block 2: Spectroscopic techniques for analysis. Introduction. Atomic and emission absorption. X-ray fluorescence. Raman. Analytical applications.
  • Block 3: Surface analysis techniques: XPS, transmission and scanning electron microscopy.
  • Block 4: Electrochemical analysis techniques. Introduction. Voltammetry. Coulometry. Analytical applications.
  • Block 5: Mass spectrometry. Introduction, Atomic and molecular mass spectrometry. Analytical applications.
  • Block 6: Chromatographic analysis techniques. Introduction. Liquid and gas chromatography. Analytical applications.
  • Block 7: Screening methods. Automation of chemical analysis processes. (Bio)Sensors. Others. Applications.

The teaching organization of the subject has been structured according to the following typology of teaching modalities:

1. In-person Activities

  • Lectures (CE, 17 h)
  • Group tutorials (TG, 2 h)
  • Laboratory practices (PLA, 15 h)

2. Non-in-person Activities

  • Autonomous work (24 h)
  • Group work (54.5 h)

3. Evaluation sessions (SE, 3 h)

The lectures will be dedicated to theoretical and practical activities based on a portfolio jointly developed by the teacher and the student, where each of the different blocks will be worked on using information obtained from different sources (periodic publications, textbooks, internet, etc.). Students will have support material available for these activities in the Virtual Campus.

In group tutorials, exercises and practical cases will be proposed for students to solve adequately. The necessary material will be available throughout the course in the Virtual Campus.

Laboratory practices are dedicated, preferably, to practical activities that require high student participation and/or visits to technological centers, scientific-technical services, and companies.

The evaluation system for both regular and extraordinary calls, expressed as a percentage, will be as follows:

Evaluation Systems Learning OutcomesPercentage
Evaluation (PLA and TG)All50%
Written Exam EvaluationAll50%

Attendance at Group Tutorials and Laboratory Practices is mandatory, although in duly justified cases, attendance higher than 80% will be valid. The active participation and personal work of the student in both activities will be evaluated. 50% of the student's final grade will correspond to the assessment of these aspects. At the end of the course, a written exam will be carried out to check the mastery of the content covered in the course. 50% of the student's final mark will correspond to the mark obtained in the exam. In order to pass the subject, the final mark obtained in each evaluation system cannot be less than 40% of its maximum value.

If the aforementioned requirements are met, the final mark will be calculated with the marks obtained in the two aspects indicated, taking into account the weighting percentages indicated for each of them in the previous table, and it must be greater than 5 out of 10.

In extraordinary calls that take place during an academic year, prior to the semester in which the subject is usually taught in that academic year, the final mark will be calculated with the marks obtained in the Laboratory Practices and Group Tutorials of the previous academic year in which the subject was taught and the mark obtained in the final evaluation corresponding to the extraordinary call, taking into account the weighting percentages indicated for each of them in the previous table.

Graphic material will be used, which as previously indicated, will be made available to students. Consultation of specialized bibliography available through the network of libraries at the University of Oviedo (BUO), especially located in the Faculty of Chemistry, as well as online resources (electronic publications and databases), will be encouraged.

The following is the recommended bibliography:

  1. Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 6th Edition, D. A. Skoog, F.J. Holler, S.R. Crouch, Editorial Cengage Learning.
  2. Cromatografía y electroforesis en columna,1ª edición, M.V. Dabrio at al. Springer Verlag Ibérica