Chemical Engineering Program

Faculty of Engineering
Separation Process and NT

HW 3. New Separation Technologies

This assignment has the objective to evaluate the following ABET student’s outcomes:
i) Outcome C: Ability to design a system, a component, or a process to meet the desired
requirements within realistic restrictions (i.e., economic, environmental, social, political, ethical,
health, and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability)
ii) Outcome i: Recognize the ability to keep under a continuous self-learning.

The need to optimize industrial processes, in order to reduce either environmental or

economic costs, has driven the development of new technologies that seek to complement
or replace conventional unit operations. Regarding separation processes, there are several
technologies that continue to be developed, others that are at implementation or escalation
stage, and some are already replacing old operations.

Accordingly, the present work intends the students to make a state of the art of one of these
new technologies. In the following table, an operation has been assigned for each group:

Group Operation
1 Liquid Membrane
2 Molecular sieves
3 Supercritical fluids
4 Ion Exchange
5 Adsorption
6 Crystallization
7 Carbon capture and utilization
8 Ionic liquids
9 Cryoconcentration
10 Spray drying
11 Liquid Membrane
Table 1. Assignment operation process

Besides books, at least five scientific papers from 2019 must be referenced. With the
information collected you will make a paper of maximum 5 pages, which have the following
items:

1. Tittle, name of the students and group number

2. Abstract of not more than 200 words
3. Theoretical fundament of the technology and its applications
4. Design aspects and equipment used for the technology and the implementation of
green engineering principles
5. One specific case of study obtained from one paper more recently than January of
2019
6. Conclusions
7. References
 Chemical Engineering Program
Faculty of Engineering
Separation Process and NT

The homework is going to be graded according to the rubric below (from 0 to 4), in which you have
to detail the work distribution among the students using the same table:

Estudent name Activities Time (h) Distribution Observations

(%)
AAA *** 3 30 ***
BBB *** 4 40 ***
CCC *** 3 30 ***
 Chemical Engineering Program
Faculty of Engineering
Separation Process and NT

Insufficient Beginner Proficient Very proficient (Enhanced

Description
(Little or no learning) (Partial learning) (Expected learning) learning)

In addition, the document is nice,

The document is not clear and the
Presentation
sections are not clearly identified.
The document is partially clear The document is easy to read.
organized, uses colors, page
or some sections are missing. It All the sections are clearly
numbers, etc. Figures are clear
is difficult to read. identified.
and axis well identified.

1 4 6 8
Outcome C. Ability to design a system, a component, or a process to meet the desired requirements within realistic restrictions (i.e., economic,
environmental, social, political, ethical, health, and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability)

Some theoretical fundament is In addition, all the fundaments

Theoretical fundament of the Some theoretical fundament is Theoretical fundament is well
shown but it is not related with the are well explained and easy to
separation process assigned. shown. explained.
operation understand.
1,25 5 7,5 10
There is a superficial There is an interesting analysis
There is not a explicit relationship In addition, the use of green
relationship among the green of the relationship among the
Green engineering principles explanation among the green engineering principles and
engineering principles, the green engineering principles,
and Sustainable Development engineering principles, the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development the Sustainable Development
Goals. Sustainable Development Goals demostrates a deep understanding
Goals and the technology Goals and the technology
and the technology explained. of the current challenges.
explained. explained.
1 4 6 8
In addition, the equipment
description is presented in a PFD,
Equipment description is
There is analysis of design which include design parameters,
There is no analysis of design complete by the use of figures,
Design specifications and specifications but it is not operation conditions and a
specification of the operation nor parameters, conditions,
equipment. coherent. Equipments are not description for each part of the
the equipment. general considerations and the
well presented. equipment. All the possible
specifications are clear.
variables which affect the
process are analyzed.
1 4 6 8

The case of stuy is well

There is not an analysis of a case
Analysis of the case of study
of study.
The source of the case of study In addition, the deeper
presented and all the important
is older than January 2019 and comprenhension of the paper is
test and results are well
is not complete. noticeble.
analyzed.

1,25 5 7,5 10
Outcome I. Recognize the ability to keep under a continous self-learning
Ability to perform a Most of the references were
In addition, reference style is
bibliography search by Most of the references were obtained from books (different
There is not a reference section. obtained from an international
employing a wide variety of obtained from web pages. from the guide book), review,
journal. (e.g., Applied Catalysis A).
sources. research articles and patents.
1,25 5 7,5 10
There is evidence of self- There is evidence of self-
Ability to create its proper There is evidence of self-learning
There is not evidence of self- learning through out some learning through out rational
learning opportunities, through out deep undestanding of
learning. undestanding of the new undestanding of the new
evidence of self-learning the new technology.
technology. technology.
1,25 5 7,5 10

In addition, the conclusions show

The conclusions are not clear The conclusions are deep,
Conclusions There are not conclusions. high level of understanding the
and coherent. clear and coherent.
matter.

1 4 6 8

Teamwork distribution is not

Teamwork distribution seems Teamwork is convincent and
There is not an explanation of the appropiate to make that all the
Teamwork appropiate but it is lack of detailed. All the members seem to
teamwork strategy. team members have learn what
details. be involved in all the activities.
they have to learn.

1 4 6 8
Total 10 40 60 80
Grade 0,5 2,0 3,0 4,0