Industrial Processes III Study Guide

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Processes III

(IPO301T)

Study Guide

2010

Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Science

Tshwane University of Technology

 

Table of contents:

Page

1.      Introduction            3

2.     Topics covered            4

3.     Study material            5           

4.     Schedule            11

5.     Assessments            15

6.    Predicate marks            16

7.     Lecturer information            16

 

 

 

1. Introduction

Industrial processes (IPO301T) provides the environmental science student with a introduction to the many different industrial and manufacturing activities that significantly contribute to 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.     Petroleum Processing and Refining

4.     Natural Gas

5.     Sulphuric Acid Production

6.    Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide Production

7.     Iron and Steel

8.    Paper and Pulp

9.    Polymers

10.  Rubber and Plastics

11.    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.

Study guide contains a electronic copy of this studyguide.

Other includes opensource software you will need to open and view the information on 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).

 

Notes

You will be given a number of printed sets of notes during the semester. Please keep those together in a binder as they are the core material required to study for IPO301T.

 

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

http://www.wikipedia.com

You can also access the Microsoft Encarta encyclopedia on the web at

http://encarta.msn.com/

Another encyclopedia called Britannica can be accessed at

http://www.britannica.com/

If you are looking for scientific articles for further research a good place to find them is at Sciendirect

http://www.sciencedirect.com

or you can search all of the scientific journals at Scirus

http://www.scirus.com

 

 

 

 

The core set of notes required from Wikipedia are as follows

 

Coal and Coal Mining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal

 

Coke Production

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_%28fuel%29

 

Sulphuric Acid Production

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfuric_acid

 

Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide Production

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine_production

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide

 

Iron and Steel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_furnace

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel

 

Natural Gas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas

 

Paper and Pulp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_process

 

 

 

Petroleum Processing and Refining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_products

 

Polymers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer

 

Rubber

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber

 

Soap and Detergents

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detergents

 

 

A few companies will be covered in some depth. You can access their sites at the following addesses:

Sasol

http://www.sasol.com

Sappi

http://www.sappi.com

Mondi

http://www.mondi.com

Anglo American

http://www.angloamerican.com

 

Rio tinto

http://www.riotinto.com/

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.

 

MyTutor

All notes, presentations and study guides will also be uploaded to MyTutor.

One assignment will also be done through the MyTutor system so it is therefore important that you regularly visit the site and become familiar with how it works.

It can be reached at http://mytutor.tut.ac.za

 

 

 

 

4. Schedule

A calendar has been provided for you to make planning easier. If changes need to be made to the tabled schedule you can add it to the calendar instead.

 

 

Here is a draft breakdown of what will be covered per week. Keep in mind that the dates can and probably will change.

 

Date	Topic
27th of January 2010	Informal introduction and handing out of study guides
3rd of February 2010	Coal and Coal Mining
10th of February 2010	Coke Production
17th of February 2010	Petroleum Processing and Refining
24th of February 2010	Test 1
3rd of March 2010	Natural Gas
10th of March 2010	Iron and Steel
17th of March 2010	Sulphuric Acid Production
24th of March 2010	Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide Production
31st of March 2010	Test 2
7th of April 2010	TUT Holidays
14th of April 2010	Paper and Pulp
21st of April 2010	Polymers Rubber and Plastics
28th of April 2010	Soap and Detergents
5th of May 2010	Test 3
12th of May 2010	Revision and exam preparation
12th of May	Predicate day
17th of May 2010	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: 24^th of February 2010

Topics covered in test: Coal and Coal Mining; Coke Production; Petroleum Processing and Refining

 

Test 2

Date: 31^st of March 2010

Topics covered in test: Natural gas, Iron and Steel; Sulphuric Acid Production; Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide Production

 

Test 3

Date: 5^th of May 2010

Topics covered in test: Paper and Pulp; Polymers

Rubber and Plastics; Soap and Detergents

 

Assignment 1

Due date: 7^th of May 2010

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 and Fridays from 08:00 to 12:00