CHEE 204
Chem Engineering Principles 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Material and energy balances in chemical processes. Introduction to process design. Problem solving in the design of various industrial processes such as combustion, humidification, separation processes (evaporation, crystallization), and other reactive systems used in the diverse areas of chemical engineering.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
CHEE 423
Chemical Reaction Engineering
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Review of fundamental concepts in chemical reaction thermodynamics and kinetics. Mass and energy balances for homogenous ideal reactors. Batch, semi-batch and continuous operation. Minimization of by-product and pollution production. Heterogenous reactions, effect of heat and mass transfer on the global rate. Laboratory exercises.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
CHEE 456
Design Project
9 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Chemical engineering process and plant design. Preliminary engineering design, feasibility analysis considering important decision factors such as economics, environmental impact, hazards and safety, site selection, sustainability and social acceptability. Professional skills such as: effective communication in a technical setting, ethics in engineering design, and effective teamwork.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CHEE 457
Course not available
CHEE 363
Projects Chem Eng 1
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Projects on social or technical aspects of chemical engineering practice. Students must find a supervisor amongst the departmental faculty before registering for this course. Students suggest their own projects to be approved by their supervisor. Students may work in groups.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- (1-0-5) Students are required to submit a written report.
- Prerequisite: CHEE 200 (A "D" grade is acceptable for prerequisite purposes only)
- Terms
- Instructors
- Richard L Leask
- Richard L Leask
CHEE 494
Research Project & Seminar 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Independent study and experimental work on topic(s) chosen by consultation between the student and professor. Students must find a supervisor amongst the department faculty before registering for this course.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- (1-6-2)
- Students are required to complete a written report and a presentation before the end of the semester.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Richard L Leask
- Richard L Leask
CHEE 495
Research Project & Seminar 2
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Independent study and experimental work on topic(s) chosen by consultation between the student and professor. Students must find a supervisor amongst the department faculty before registering for this course.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- (1-9-2)
- Students are required to complete a written report and a presentation before the end of the semester.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Richard L Leask
- Richard L Leask
CHEE 496
Environmental Research Project
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Independent study and experimental work on environmental topic(s) chosen by consultation between the student and professor. Students must find a supervisor amongst department faculty before registering for this course.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- (1-6-2)
- Students are required to complete a written report and a presentation before the end of the semester.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Richard L Leask
- Richard L Leask
CHEE 511
Catal for Sust Fuels&Chemicals
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Introduction to catalytic processes for the production of sustainable fuels and chemicals. Topics: From fossil fuel to renewable fuel. Syngas vs. platform route. Biomass upgrading. Renewable natural gas. CO2 as chemical building block. Theory of photo- and electro-catalysis.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisites: CHEE 204 and CHEE 310 or permission of instructor.
- Course open to U3 Chemical Engineering undergraduate students and graduate students in Chemical Engineering.
Previous Courses
CHEE 401 Energy Systems Engineering (3 Credits) (2015-2016)
Description: Applied engineering principles of major energy technologies, including quantitative performance evaluation, cost and environmental impact. Criteria for energy system selection. System engineering methodologies for energy, including efficiency, project scope, trade-offs, energy consumption, and environmental impact.
Topics: System approach, Engineering Economis, Climate Modelling, Fosil Fuel and Renewable Energy Sources, Energy Storage, Conservation and Transport,
Guest Lecture
CHEM 512 Catalysis, Concepts and App (3 Credits) (2016)
Chemistry: General concepts governing catalysis and practical aspects of its implementation including its most important applications. A global perspective on industrial catalysis. A general introduction about catalysis including homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, organocatalysis, and biocatalysis. A select number of reactions will be studied in detail, based on the most recent research efforts made in the field of catalysis.
