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Head of the Department: Amable Hortacsu

Professors: Sukru Ugur Akman, Ahmet Erhan Aksoylu, Mahir Arikol*, Bahattin Baysal*, Fahir Borak*, Mehmet C. Camurdan, Salih Dincer*, Pemra Doruker, Turkan Haliloglu, Amable Hortacsu, Oner Hortacsu*, Betul Kirdar, Stephan G. Oliver•, Zeynep Ilsen Onsan, David L. Trimm•, Kutlu Ulgen

Associate Professors: Ramazan Yildirim

Assistant Professors: Murat Dervisoglu, Sefika Banu Ozkan, Elif Ozkirimli Olmez, Abdullah Kerem Uguz

*Part-time

• Adjunct

The department endeavors to provide for the needs of the chemical industry and for research in Chemical Engineering. The aim is to train engineers who will be mainly concerned with the development and application of manufacturing processes in which chemical and/or physical changes of materials are involved and who will be able to design, construct, operate and maintain the equipment in which these operations and processes will take place.

In the undergraduate program there are three specialization-option sequences: Biochemical Engineering, Polymers and Process Engineering. Each student must select one option sequence from which at least four courses must be completed. Students doing double-major programs in science or engineering may take a specialization-option sequence from their second major. In addition, all students choose two complementary courses with a view toward complementing their engineering education according to their individual interests. The selection of specialization-option and complementary courses must be made under the supervision of the departmental advisors.

The course requirement for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering is a minimum of 145 credit-hours of formal course work. In addition to the course-credit requirements, the equivalent of minimum 60 days of industrial training, in areas approved by the department, in the two summers following the second and third years, is required.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

TOTAL: 145 credits

SPECIALIZATION OPTIONS

Option 1 - Biochemical Engineering
BIO 241 Cell Biology 4
BIO 301 (+) Biochemistry I 4
BIO 322 (+) Techniques in Biological Research 3
BIO 351 (+) Microbiology 4
BIO 353 Molecular Genetics 4
CHEM 411 Food Chemistry 4
CHEM 415 General Biochemistry 4
CHE 330 Separation Technologies 3
CHE 353 (+) Chemical Processes 3
CHE 412 Structure, Function and Simulations of Biopolymers 3
CHE 421 (+) Genetic Engineering Applications in Biotechnology 3
CHE 427 (*) Biochemical Engineering I 3
CHE 520 Downstream Processing in Biochemical Engineering 3
CHE 525 Basic Food Engineering 3
CHE 526 (+) Technology of Food Preservation 3
CHE 529 Biochemical Engineering II 3
CHE 550 Statistical Methods in Chemical Processes 3

Option 2 - Polymers
CHE 310 (+) Introduction to Macromolecular Systems 3
CHE 330 Separation Technologies 3
CHE 353 Chemical Processes 3
CHE 412 (+) Structure, Function and Simulations of Biopolymers 3
CHE 413 (+) Design and Simulation of Macromolecular Systems 3
CHE 414 (+) Physical Properties of Polymeric Systems 3
CHE 511 (+) Polymer Processing Systems and Modeling 3
CHE 518 Conformational Statistics and Dynamics of Polymers 3
CHE 555 Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Systems I 3
CHEM 435 Polymer Science and Technology 3
CHEM 537 Polymer Characterization 3
CHEM 586 Polymer Composites 3
PHYS 302 Classical Mechanics II 3
PHYS 421 Statistical Mechanics 4
PHYS 546 Polymers

Option 3 - Process Engineering
CHE 330 Separation Technologies 3
CHE 353 Chemical Processes 3
CHE 427 Biochemical Engineering I 3
CHE 430 (+) Separation Processes 3
CHE 440 (+) Heterogeneous Catalysis 3
CHE 460 Total Quality Engineering in Chemical Industries 3
CHE 477 (+) Process Optimization 3
CHE 511 Polymer Processing Principles and Modeling 3
CHE 525 Basic Food Engineering 3
CHE 550 (+) Statistical Methods in Chemical Processes 3
CHE 555 (+) Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Systems I 3

(1) At least four courses should be taken from an option list to satisfy the option requirements.
(2) Special Topics courses, depending upon the subject they will cover in a given semester, may be included in one ore more Specialization Option course lists upon Departmental decision.
(3) Courses marked (*) are required for the option sequence.
(4) At least two courses should be taken from those marked (+).

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CHE 110 Introduction to Chemical Engineering (4+2+0) 4
(Kimya Muhendisligine Giris)
Chemical industries and chemical engineering in Turkey. An introduction to chemical engineering via the flowsheets of operations and processes involved. Relevant phenomena related to these operations and processes. Principles of material balance calculations of continuous steady-state processes; computational techniques and software applications. Introduction to chemical engineering economics.

CHE 201 Physicochemical Systems I (Fizikokimyasal Sistemler I) (3+2+2) 4
Description of physicochemical systems. Laws of thermodynamics. Changes of state. Solutions and phase equilibria. Chemical equilibrium. Physical chemistry of surfaces. The kinetic theory. Electrochemistry: conductance and ionic reactions; electrochemical cells. Laboratory experiments.

CHE 202 Physicochemical Systems II (Fizikokimyasal Sistemler II) (3+2+2) 4
Concepts and methods of statistical thermodynamics. Distribution of molecular states. Schrödinger equation, partition functions, X-ray diffraction. Electric and magnetic properties of molecules. Structure and motion of fluids. Radial distribution functions. Intermolecular forces. Kinetics of gases, diffusion equation. Chemical kinetics, rate laws, temparature dependence of reaction rates, elementary and complex reactions. Eyring's theory. Laboratory experiments.

CHE 211 Chemical Engineering Calculations (4+2+0) 4
(Kimya Muhendisligi Hesaplari)
Calculation methods used in the chemical industry based on the principles of material and energy balances. Application of equations of state, heat capacity, enthalpy, chemical reactions, two-phase systems, enthalpy-concentration diagrams, heats of solution; crystallization, vaporization, melting, etc. Concepts of simultaneous material and energy balance calculations of chemical engineering unit operations, unit processes and related applications.
Prerequisite: CHE 110.

CHE 232 Chemical Engineering I: Fluid Mechanics (3+1+0) 3
(Kimya Muhendisligi I: Akiskanlar Mekanigi)
Dimensional analysis with applications. Fluid statics and its applications. Integral and differential mass, energy and momentum balances. Laminar and turbulent flow of Newtonian fluids. Flow measurements.
Prerequisites: CHE 110, PHYS 121, Math 102.

CHE 302 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (1+1+4) 3
(Kimya Muhendisligi Laboratuvari I)
Safety assessment. Principles of safety regulations. Survey of experimental methods. Series of experiments related to unit operations and unit processes.
Corequisites: CHE 334, CHE 342.

CHE 310 Introduction to Macromolecular Systems (3+0+0) 3
(Makromolekuler Sistemlere Giris)
Basic concepts of polymer science and engineering. Mechanisms and kinetics of polycondensation and free radical polymerization reactions. Molecular weight distributions. Addition copolymerization: random and alternating, block and graft copolymers. Definition of theta state and conditions. Osmometry, viscosimetry, gel permeation chromatography and dielectric and spectroscopic methods for the characterization of polymeric materials. Introduction to structure-property relationships.
Prerequisite: 3rd year standing.

CHE 321 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (4+1+0) 4
(Kimya Muhendisligi Termodinamigi)
The laws of thermodynamics, equations of state and formulation of thermodynamic properties of systems. Generalized state properties. Prediction of behavior of multiphase and multicomponent systems. Chemical reaction equilibria. Thermodynamic analysis of processes.
Prerequisite:CHE 201.

CHE 330 Separation Technologies (Ayirma Teknolojileri) (3+0+0) 3
Fundamentals of various separation processes and the tools necassary for selecting the most suitable separation sequence for a required task. Equilibrium-based processses such as distillation, evaporation, extraction, leaching, chromatography, absorption and stripping, absorption on ion-exchange resins, zeolites and activated coal as well as rate-governed processes such as membrane separation, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, dialysis, electrodialysis and gas separations by membrane permeation. Discussion of comparative energy requirements, economics, advantages and disadvantages of proposed separation tasks.
Prerequisite: CHE 211.

CHE 333 Chemical Engineering II: Heat Transfer (3+1+0) 3
(Kimya Muhendisligi II: Isi Aktarimi)
Heat transfer by conduction. Heat transfer by convection in single phase systems and in systems with phase change. Radiation heat transfer. Analytical, numerical and graphical techniques. Heat exchange equipment and networks.
Prerequisites: CHE 232, MATH 202.

CHE 334 Chemical Engineering III: Mass Transfer Operations (4+1+0) 4
(Kimya Muhendisligi III: Kutle Aktarimi ve TemelIslemler)
General and special forms of the differential equations for mass transfer. Steady-state molecular diffusion. Convective mass transfer: single-phase and interphase transfer. Continuous and stagewise contacting of immiscible and partially miscible phases: gas absorption, desorption and liquid-liquid extraction. Distillation of binary mixtures.
Prerequisites: CHE 321, CHE 232.

CHE 342 Chemical Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design (4+1+0) 4
(Kimyasal Reaksiyon Kinetigi ve Reaktör Tasarimi)
Kinetics of homogeneous reactions. Analysis of simple and complex rate equations; correlation of rate data. Kinetics of heterogenous reactions. Global rates. Isothermal and non-isothermal operation of homogeneous reactors: ideal batch, plug-flow and stirred-tank reactors. Other reactor types. Deviations from ideal performance.
Prerequisites: CHE 202, CHE 333.

CHE 353 Chemical Processes (Kimyasal Surecler) (3+0+0) 3
A survey of various chemical processes as it is pertinent to the conventional chemical industry with an eye to the developments expected in the future. The main aim of the course is to give the ability to critically analyze complete chemical processes in some detail.
Prerequisite: CHE 110.

CHE 383 Probability and Statistics in Chemical Engineering Applications
(Kimya Muhendisligi Uygulamalarinda Olasilik veIstatistik) (3+1+0) 3
Fundamental concepts in probability; probability distributions, mathematical expectations; statistical methods including sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, linear regression, analysis of variance, as applied in chemical engineering problems. Factorial design of experiments.
Prerequisite: MATH 201.

CHE 386 Mathematical Modeling (Matematiksel Modelleme) (3+0+0) 3
Utilization of mass, energy and momentum balances and rate processes to describe the behavior of chemical engineering systems. Distributed, lumped parameter, steady and transient systems. Block diagrams, development of mathematical models and solution techniques.
Prerequisite: CHE 211.
Corequisite: MATH 202.

CHE 401 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II (1+0+4) 3
(Kimya Muhendisligi Laboratuvari II)
Continuation of CHE 302, including independent laboratory projects and presentations.
Prerequisite: CHE 302.

CHE 412 Structure, Function and Simulation of Biopolymers (3+0+0) 3
(Biyopolimerlerin Yapi, Fonksiyon ve Benzetimi)
Introduction to protein structure and conformations. DNA: mechanical properties and packing. Structural classes of proteins. Protein folding problem. Thermodynamics of protein denaturation. Hydrophobicity. Kinetics of biomolecular changes. Molecular motors and transcription machinery. Mechanism of protein-protein, protein-DNA, protein-inhibitor binding and interactions. Analysis of Protein Data Bank and Nucleic Acid Data Bank structures. Computational methods for simulating biomolecular systems. Methods in protein engineering and design.

CHE 413 Design and Simulation of Macromolecular Systems (3+0+0) 3
(Makromolekuler Sistemlerin Tasarimi ve Benzetimi)
Introduction to statistical mechanics of macromolecular systems. Models of different complexities for simulating polymers. On-lattice and off-lattice approaches for design and numerical analysis. Monte Carlo/Metropolis algorithms. Molecular forces dominating the stability and conformational kinetics of polymers. Molecular dynamics and Brownian dynamics simulations. Statistical analysis of simulation trajectories.

CHE 414 Physical Properties of Polymeric Systems (3+0+0) 3
(Polimer Sistemlerinin Fiziksel Ozellikleri)
First and second order transitions in polymeric materials: glass transition and phase transition phenomena. Flory-Huggins theory. Equation of State Approaches. Frictional properties of polymers in solution. Viscoelastic models for the description of the mechanical behavior of polymer in the bulk state. Rubber elasticity.
Prerequisite: CHE 310.

CHE 421 Genetic Engineering Applications in Biotechnology (3+0+0) 3
(Biyoteknolojide Genetik Muhendisligi Uygulamalari)
Introduction to molecular biotechnology, DNA replication, transcription, genetic code, translation, post-transcription and post-translational modifications, control of genetic expression, mutation and mutagenesis. Basic principles of genetic engineering and its applications in medicine, agriculture, and in the production of commercially important proteins.

CHE 427 Biochemical Engineering I (Biyokimya Muhendisligi) (3+0+0) 3
Kinetics of enzyme catalyzed reactions. Kinetics of cell cultures. Analysis and correlation of data. Transport phenomena in bioreactors. Design and analysis of biological reactors. Examples of industrial bioprocess and biotechnology products.
Prerequisite: CHE 342.

CHE 430 Separation Processes (Ayirma Surecleri) (3+0+0) 3
Rate- and equilibrium-based separations. Generalized and specific rigorous multi-component steady-state and dynamic models of separation operations. Comparison of rigorous and short-cut methods. Computational methods with emphasis on multi-stage/multi-component separation: system models. Heuristic and MINLP approaches to separation systems. Heat integration in separation systems.
Prerequisite: CHE 334.

CHE 433 Design of Chemical Processing Units (3+2+0) 3
(KimyasalIslem Birimlerinin Tasarimi)
Basic engineering concepts and accepted procedures as applied to the design of main process units and auxiliary equipment. Operating principles of various processing equipment to critically evaluate, specify and design the most appropriate unit(s) among available alternatives for specific tasks.
Prerequisites: CHE 334, CHE 342.

CHE 440 Heterogeneous Catalysis (Heterojen Kataliz) (3+0+0) 3
Physical and chemical properties of heterogenous catalytic systems. Metal catalysis, metal-support interactions. Measurement of catalytic properties. Criteria and methodologies involved in the selection, development and preparation of solid cataysts. Kinetics of fluid-solid catalytic reactions; model discrimination and parameter estimation. Interphase and intraparticle transport processes in heterogenous systems using porous ad non-porous solid catalysts. Global rates. Practical examples tracing the steps in process synthesis from catalyst selection up to its use in the industrial unit.
Prerequisite: CHE 342.

CHE 450 Fuel Technology (Yakit Teknolojisi) (3+0+0) 3
Classification and occurrence of fuels. Coal processing: coal gasification and liquefaction, and petroleum refining from the point of thermodynamics, kinetics, reactor design and product identification. Lignites among different types of coal. Design of coal gasification and liquefaction processes, and petroleum refineries.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

CHE 460 Total Quality Engineering in Chemical Industries (3+0+0) 3
(Kimya Sanayinde Toplam Kalite Muhendisligi)
Introduction to quality management: fundamentals, historical background, technical and behavioral dimensions. Quality in design and development: conceptual and technical design, planning and integrating product and process design using Quality Function Deployment, robust product, parameter and process design using Taguchi methods. Quality assurance standards for design and production: ISO 9000 quality assurance systems, ISO 14000 enviromental management systems, as applied in chemical engineering practice.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

CHE 462 Chemical Plant Design and Economics (3+2+0) 3
(Kimya Tesislerinin Tasarimi ve Ekonomisi)
Study of fundamental concepts in chemical plant design, organization of chemicals manufacturing plants and the economic considerations associated with the investment, feasibility and operation of such plants. Independent and group projects covering the above topics related to the existing Turkish conditions.
Prerequisites: CHE 334, ChE 342.

CHE 475 Process Dynamics and Control (Surec Dinamigi ve Denetimi) (3+1+0) 3
Dynamic modeling of linear and nonlinear chemical processes. Linearization. Laplace transforms. Stability of systems. Conventional feedback controllers. Dynamic behavior of feedback controlled systems. Controller design using frequency response techniques. Computer simulation of controlled and uncontrolled systems. Design of controls using simulation programs.
Prerequisite: CHE 386.

CHE 477 Process Optimization (Surec Optimizasyonu) (3+0+0) 3
Fundamentals of analytical optimization. Survey of one dimensional line-search methods, and multi-dimensional unconstrained and constrained numerical optimization algorithms. Applications of linear programming, nonlinear programming, mixed integer linear/ nonlinear programming, and parameter estimation in chemical engineering. Feasible-path and infeasible-path techniques for chemical process flowsheet optimization.
Prerequisite: CHE 386.

CHE 492 Project (Bitirme Projesi) (0+0+8) 4
Listed under Engineering Core Courses.

CHE 480-499 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (3+0+0) 3
(Kimya Muhendisliginde Ozel Konular)
Special topics of current interest in chemical engineering and chemical technology.

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