PósENQ Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química

(02h) –

10:10 – 11:50

• Objectives;
• Adsorbents;
• Terminology;
• Modeling;
• Equilibrium theory;
• Intraparticle kinetics – LDF model;
• Old models;
• Methodology;
• PSA and SMB technologies.

(02h) –

10:10 – 11:50

PSA

• Cycle and basic steps;
• Process performance parameters;
• Hydrogen purification;
• Simulation of a pilot unit for hydrogen purification.

SMB

• Xylene isomers;
• Separation processes;
• Adsorbents used for xylene isomers liquid phase separation;
• Xylene isomers liquid phase separation with MIL-53 (Al).

(02h) –

10:10 – 11:50

Introduction

• Process Intensification
• The Simulated Moving Bed Reactor Concept

Design Methodology

• Mathematical Model
• Reactive/Separation Regions
• Process Development
  • CASE STUDY: Ethyl Lactate
    • Ethyl Lactate Green Solvent
    • Thermodynamic equilibrium & reaction kinetics
    • Fixed Bed Adsorptive Reactor
    • SMBR Experimental Validation
    • Separation Region vs Reactive Separation Region
    • Effect of different operating parameters

  Other Applications: Acetals Production

• Acetals as Green Fuel Additives;
• SMBR experimental validation for acetals production;
• SMBR Process Integration for 1,1-diethoxyethane (DEE) Production.

Conclusions

(02h) –

10:10 – 11:50

• Introduction to Product Engineering and odor perception

• Scientific Methodologies for Engineering Perfumes
  • Predicting the odor from the molecule
  • Perfumery Ternary Diagram (PTD^®)Perfumery Quaternary-Quinary Diagram (PQ2D^®)
  • Examples of applications. Effect of base notes.
  • Evaporation/release of fragrance mixtures
  • Propagation of odorants in air and odor performance analysis
  • Perfumery Radar
  • Sillage – The trail of perfumes
• Conclusions and Looking ahead