Industrial Processes III
(IPO301T)
Study Guide
2009
Table of contents:
Page
1. Introduction 3
2. Topics covered 4
3. Study material 5
4. Schedule 9
5. Assessments 12
6. Predicate marks 13
7. Lecturer information 13
1. Introduction
Industrial processes provides the Environmental Sciences student with a introduction to the many different industrial activities that drive the economies of the world. It is essential for the student working in industry and conducting impact assessments on new developments to have a firm understanding of the activities taking place in these industrial plants. This is probably one of the biggest differences between someone doing pure nature conservation and one doing environmental sciences.
The environmental scientist needs a clear understanding of the possible impacts caused by each of the industrial activities. He needs to understand the risks involved and the chemistry happening in these activities in order to make a sound decision on how it will affect the environment and thereby identifying some environmental aspects and impacts. This knowledge will also help him to set in place environmental management plans that will help to mitigate the aspects identified for those industries.
2. Topics covered
Here is a list of the topics that will be covered during the semester:
1. Coal and Coal Mining
2. Coke Production
3. Heavy Chemicals
4. Sulphuric Acid Production
5. Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide Production
6. Wood Production
7. Mining
8. Iron and Steel
9. Natural Gas
10. Paper and Pulp
11. Petroleum Processing and Refining
12. Polymers
13. Rubber and Plastics
14. Soap and Detergents
3. Study material
You will be provided with some notes in hard copy, but the complete set of notes and slideshows will be burned to CD or DVD to save paper.
The Dvd
Here is the layout of the DVD that will be handed to you.
There are three folders in the root of the Dvd.
Contents includes the different chapters that we will be covering during the year. Under each of the chapters you will find the following folders:
File formats
Pdf files contain documents with the file extention .pdf
You can open these documents with Adobe Acrobat. I have included the installation files for Adobe Acrobat 8 on the dvd.
Slideshow Files contain Powerpoint slideshows and can be opened with Microsoft Powerpoint. The following versions of Powerpoint will open the files: Powerpoint in Office XP, Powerpoint in Office 2003 and Powerpoint in Office 2007.
I have included a viewer on the dvd if you do not have powerpoint installed on your computer.
The folder web files contain saved websites in html format. You can view them with any web browser including Internet explorer, Netscape, Firefox and Safari.
Textbooks
There is no prescribed textbook but the following textbooks are available in the library for further information (and you will definitely need further information).
Web resources
In addition to the material on the dvd, there are a number of websites with useful information. The folder bookmarks contain a number of sites with useful and relevant information on industrial processes. A few others have been listed here in the study guide.
Wikipedia is a very complete encyclopedia and can be found at
You can also access the Microsoft Encarta encyclopedia on the web at
Another encyclopedia called Britannica can be accessed at
If you are looking for scientific articles for further research a good place to find them is at Sciendirect
or you can search all of the scientific journals at Scirus
A few companies will be covered in some depth. You can access their sites at the following addesses:
Sasol
Sappi
Mondi
Anglo American
Rio tinto
BHP Billiton
http://www.bhpbilliton.co.za/bb/home.jsp
Keep in mind that the complete websites (not only a few pages) of the companies are included on the dvd.
Many webpages from the different industries covered are also included on the dvd.
Other bookmarks are already on the dvd under the folder named bookmarks.
4. Schedule
A calendar has been provided for you to make planning easier.
Here is a draft breakdown of what will be covered per week. Keep in mind that the dates can and probably will change.
11th of February 2009 | Coal and Coal Mining |
18th of February 2009 | Coke Production |
25th of February 2009 | Petroleum Processing and Refining |
4th of March 2009 | Natural Gas |
11th of March 2009 | Test 1 |
18th of March 2009 | Iron and Steel |
25th of March 2009 | Sulphuric Acid Production |
1st of April 2009 | Holidays |
8th of April 2009 | Holidays |
15th of April 2009 | Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide Production |
22nd of April 2009 | Test 2 |
29th of April 2009 | Paper and Pulp |
6th of May 2009 | Polymers Rubber and Plastics |
13th of May 2009 | Soap and Detergents |
20th of May 2009 | Revision and presentation of assignment |
27th of May 2009 | Test 3 |
3rd of June 2009 | Predicate day |
10th of June 2009 | Exams kick off |
5. Assessments
You will be given three semester tests to write during the semester in addition to one assignment. All four of these assessments have been given equal weighting and are therefore equally important.
Space has been provided for you to fill in the topics covered in each of the tests. This cannot be determined so far in advance because of uncertainty factors.
Test 1
Date: 11th of March 2009
Topics covered in test: Coal and Coal Mining; Coke Production; Petroleum Processing and Refining and Natural Gas
Test 2
Date: 22nd of April 2009
Topics covered in test: Iron and Steel; Sulphuric Acid Production; Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide Production
Test 3
Date: 27th of May 2009
Topics covered in test: Paper and Pulp; Polymers
Rubber and Plastics; Soap and Detergents
Assignment 1
Due date: 20th of May 2009
Topics covered: You will be given a topic
6. Predicate marks, exam requirements etc.
The predicate will be calculated as follows:
Predicate = 25% for test 1 + 25% for test 2 + 25% for test 3 +
25% for assignment 1
A 40% predicate will be required to gain entrance into the main exam. You will then require a 50% mark to pass the exam. If you get between 40% and 50% you will be allowed to write a supplementary exam.
Final mark = 50% for predicate + 50% for exam.
Your final mark must be above 50% to pass the subject.
7. Lecturer information
Lecturer: Rudolph PJ Robbertze
Email: RobbertzeRPJ@tut.ac.za
Tel: 012 382 6320
Cel: 082 860 4573
Office: 4-218 or 3-131
Hours: Tuesdays to Wednesdays from 08:30 to 16:00
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