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Postgraduate Course: Separation Processes For Carbon Capture (PGEE11045)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course covers the main separation processes required for carbon capture applications. These include chemical absorption using amine for post-combustion capture, physical absorption for pre-combustion capture, Solid-looping process for post-combustion capture and other advanced separation processes relating to carbon capture.
The students will be given formal lectures to introduce them to the overview of various separation processes for carbon capture. The students will then be asked to develop process flowsheets for a carbon capture option and analyse this in detail as part of group project.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 67 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written report (80%) and oral presentation (20%) at the end of the semester.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to understand the fundamentals of separation processes for carbon capture and their integration into a power plant.
Through the group project they should learn how to use a process simulator and be able to estimate overall efficiencies with and without carbon capture.
Reading List
UniSim Manual/Tutorials
UniSim manuals/tutorials can be found in the computers where UniSim design suites are installed. Alternatively search for HYSYS manual/tutorials.

Understanding amine and Selexol processes
- Gas Purification, A.L. Kohl and F.C. Riesenfeld, Gulf Publishing Company

Understanding process integration of amine capture process with power plants
- Cost and Performance Baseline for Fossil Energy Plants, http://www.netl.doe.gov/File%20Library/Research/Energy%20Analysis/OE/BitBase_FinRep_Rev2a-3_20130919_1.pdf

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsSeparation process, Amine process, Chemical absorption
Contacts
Course organiserDr Hyungwoong Ahn
Tel: (0131 6)50 5891
Email: h.ahn@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Paulo Nunes De Moura
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
Email: paulo.nunesdemoura@ed.ac.uk
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