FC4007 Industrial Chemistry

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Horská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Lubomír Prokeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
FC4007/Kombi01: Sat 9. 10. 10:00–11:50 učebna 7, Sat 23. 10. 10:00–11:50 učebna 5, Sat 20. 11. 10:00–11:50 učebna 5, Sat 11. 12. 10:00–11:50 učebna 5, H. Cídlová
FC4007/Prez01: Thu 23. 9. to Thu 16. 12. Thu 15:00–16:50 laboratoř 86, H. Cídlová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Goals:
- describe the processes of production of certain chemicals,
- consider and justify some pros and cons of selected chemical technologies,
- They will know some interesting historical facts related to the production of chemicals and they will be able to use them in a suitable motivational way while teaching.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to:
- describe the processes of production of certain chemicals,
- consider and justify some pros and cons of selected chemical technologies,
- They will know some interesting historical facts related to the production of chemicals and they will be able to use them in a suitable motivational way while teaching.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Oil, coal and natural gas. Processing and its impact on the environment and humans.
  • Week 2: Water, water treatment technology. Wastewater treatment.
  • Week 3: Production of ammonia and nitric acid, and its impact on the environment and human.
  • Week 4: Sulfuric acid production and its impact on the environment and human.
  • Week 5: Silicate industry and its impact on the environment and human. Processing of limestone and its impact on the environment and human.
  • Week 6: Production of sodium hydroxide and its impact on the environment and human.
  • Week 7: Production of soda and its impact on the environment and human.
  • 8th and 9th week: Production of technically important metals and its impact on the environment and human.
  • Week 10: Production of technically important gases.
  • Week 11: Production of methanol and ethanol. Beer Production.
  • Week 12: Sugar.
Literature
    required literature
  • Lebloch Jan: Bakalářská práce. Viz IS MU, studijní materiály předmětu.
    recommended literature
  • HOVORKA, František. Technologie chemických látek (Technolgy of chemical compounds). Praha: Vydavatelství VŠCHT Praha, 2005, 180 pp. ISBN 80-7080-588-9. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Exam: Oral exam with previous written test (60 minutes). To pass to the exam it is necessary to receive at least 60 % points at the test and a short home-prepared written report on given topic. Colloquium: Oral discussion, with previous written test (60 minutes). To pass to the ediscussion it is necessary to receive at least 50 % points at the test and a short home-prepared written report on given topic. The total evaluation depends on the quality of the report (0-5 points) and the test (0-20 points).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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