Topics for the diploma exam

 

Chemical Engineering S1  –  diploma exam topics:

 

  1. Basics of technical drawing: drawing formats, scales, types of lines and their application.
  2. The laws of thermodynamics.
  3. The momentum, heat and mass transport analogy.
  4. Energy and mass balances of chemical engineering processes.
  5. Design equations for main type of reactors.
  6. System Dynamics.
  7. Computational and mathematical techniques in chemical engineering and technology.
  8. Principles in fluid mechanics.
  9. Mathematical modelling of transport processes in fluids.
  10. Separation of gas mixtures.
  11. Adsorption on surfaces.
  12. Basic groups of materials and their properties - technologies, methods of analysis and applications.
  13. Classes of nanomaterials, their characterization and industrial applications.
  14. Experimental determination of basic material properties and process parameters.
  15. Principles and elements of the process design.
  16. Evaluation of industrial chemical processes.
  17. Selected industrial technologies of inorganic, organic and polymeric compounds production.
  18. Advanced chemical technologies for special applications.
  19. Characteristics of basic resources used in chemical technology.
  20. Homo- and heterogenous catalysis in chemical technology.
  21. Surfactants and colloids – structures, properties and application.
  22. Application of biotechnology in chemical engineering.
  23. Pharmaceutical engineering – unit processes and operations, drug formulations and delivery systems.
  24. Analytical methods applied in chemical engineering and technology.
  25. Environmental pollution - sources, effects and reduction methods.