Separation Processes

 7.5 ECTS credits
The course introduces the most common unit operations in the chemical engineering industry, their industrial application areas, how they are dimensioned, and the physical and chemical principles on which they are based.

The course covers methods for calculating equipment design parameters and degree of separation for the following unit operations:
  • Absorption
  • Adsorption
  • Mechanical separation processes
  • Distillation
  • Humid air
  • Drying
  • Leaching
  • Extraction
  • Evaporation/vaporisation
The course also includes clear process diagrams, material and energy flows, as well as phase equilibrium.

Progressive specialisation: G2F (has at least 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level: Undergraduate level
Admission requirements: Basic course in thermodynamics (7.5 credits) and Fluid mechanics (7.5 credits), or 60 credits from completed courses in chemistry, chemical engineering, and environmental and energy systems. An equivalence assessment can be made.
Selection: Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

More information

  • Start Spring 2027
  • Mode of study Campus
  • Language Swedish and English
  • Course code CKGB55
  • Application code KAU-55306
  • Study pace 50% (Day)
  • Study period week 13–22
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