| CHE | 410 | Transport Phenomena | 3 OR 4 hours. | Continuum theory of momentum, energy, and mass transfer. Viscous behavior of fluids. Laminar and turbulent flow. Thermal conduction and convection, diffusion and coupled operations. Same as MENG 410. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CHE 312 or consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 413 | Introduction to Flow in Porous Media | 3 OR 4 hours. | Theoretical modeling of single-phase and multiphase flow in porous media. Darcy's law and relative permeabilities. Oil production and hydrology. Capillary phenomena. Dispersion and miscible displacement. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CHE 312 or consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 421 | Combustion Engineering | 3 OR 4 hours. | Combustion chemistry and thermochemistry. Kinetics and mechanism of combustion; ignition and pollutant formation. Detonation and deflagration; premixed and diffusion flames. Surface reaction and droplet combustion. Applications. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CHE 301 and CHE 321. |
| CHE | 422 | Biochemical Engineering | 3 OR 4 hours. | Enzyme-catalyzed and microbially-mediated processes. Free and immobilized enzymes. Batch and continuous cell cultures. Transport phenomena in microbial systems and fermentation processes. Design of biological reactors. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 423 | Catalytic Reaction Engineering | 3 OR 4 hours. | Catalytic reactions which occur under conditions for which heat and mass transfer cannot be neglected are considered. Includes porosimetry, surface area measurements and catalyst deactivation. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CHE 321 or consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 431 | Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3 OR 4 hours. | Introduction to the application of numerical methods to the solution of complex and often non-linear mathematical problems in chemical engineering. Includes methods for the solution of problems arising in phase and chemical reaction equilibria, chemical kinetics, and transport. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or advanced undergradate standing. |
| CHE | 438 | Computational Molecular Modeling | 3 OR 4 hours. | Provide students with a fundamental understanding of the methods, capabilities and limitations of molecular simulations. Same as MENG 412. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CHE 301. Recommended background: Engineering/Science. |
| CHE | 440 | Non-Newtonian Fluids | 3 OR 4 hours. | Fluid mechanics and transport processes involving non-Newtonian fluids. Purely viscous and viscoelastic behavior. Viscometric functions and rheometry. Heat and mass transfer in non-Newtonian fluids. Same as MENG 411. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CHE 410 or MENG 410 or consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 441 | Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering | 3 OR 4 hours. | Nonnumerical applications of computers: artificial intelligence and expert systems for chemical engineering design and online diagnosis; data acquisition and control for digital process control; process design calculations. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in chemical engineering. |
| CHE | 445 | Mathematical Methods In Chemical Engineering | 3 OR 4 hours. | Advanced mathematical techniques in chemical engineering. Includes infinite series in thermodynamic perturbation theory; Laplace transforms in process control; chemical diffusion transport theories and differential equations. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): MATH 220 or the equivalent. |
| CHE | 450 | Air Pollution Engineering | 4 hours. | Environmental aspects of combustion processes, pollutant formation. Control of pollutants and particulates. Air quality control. Fundamentals of combustion. Same as ME 450. Prerequisite(s): ME 321 or consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 456 | Fundamentals and Design of Microelectronics Processes | 3 OR 4 hours. | Design and practical aspects of the most advanced state of micro- and nano-electronics processing with emphasis on thin film deposition, substrate passivation, lithography and etching with thermodynamics, kinetics, reactor design, and optimization. Same as MENG 413. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Engineering/Science. |
| CHE | 494 | Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering | 1 TO 4 hours. | Systematic study of selected topics in chemical engineering theory and practice. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 499 | Professional Development Seminar | 0 hours. | Students are provided general information about their roles as UIC Chemical Engineering alumni in society and the role of the University in their future careers. Students provide evaluations of their educational experience in the Chemical Engineering Department. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Open only to seniors; and approval of the department. Must be taken in the student's last semester of study. |
| CHE | 501 | Advanced Thermodynamics | 4 hours. | Laws of thermodynamics. General conditions for equilibrium and stability. Thermodynamic potentials. Phase transition and critical phenomena. Principle of irreversible thermodynamics, Onsager's fundamental theorem and engineering appications. Prerequisite(s): MATH 220 or the equivalent. |
| CHE | 502 | Fluid Phase Equilibria | 4 hours. | Application molecular theories of fluids to phase equilibrium systems. Intermolecular potentials, partition functions, correlation functions, chemical potentials, fugacity and activity coefficient and their relationships. Prerequisite(s): CHE 301 or equivalent. |
| CHE | 503 | Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Mixtures | 4 hours. | Thermodynamic theories of mixtures. Molecular principles of various solution theories. Conformal solutions, lattice theories, group contribution function theories, and perturbation and variational theories. Prerequisite(s): CHE 502 or the equivalent. |
| CHE | 505 | Advanced Statistical Thermodynamics | 4 hours. | Development of the principles of statistical mechanics. Calculation of partition functions and properties for the ideal gas including polyatomic gases. Ensemble concepts and interacting subsystems. Applications. Prerequisite(s): CHE 502. |
| CHE | 510 | Separation Processes | 4 hours. | Advanced coverage of equilibrium stage separation. Multi-component separation and distillation; unsteady state adsorption processes. Separation efficiencies and energy requirements. Prerequisite(s): CHE 410. |
| CHE | 511 | Advanced Mass Transfer | 4 hours. | Analysis of diffusion and mass transport in chemical engineering systems. Unsteady state diffusion convective diffusion, mass transfer coefficient dispersion and the study of diffusion and reaction and simultaneous mass transport. Prerequisite(s): CHE 410. |
| CHE | 512 | Microhydrodynamics, Diffusion and Membrane Transport | 4 hours. | Theoretical and numerical fluid mechanics of microstructure: potential flow and virtual mass, quasistatic versus transient Stokes flow, integral theorems, multipole expansions, singularity solutions, fluctuations, and current applications. Same as MENG 512. Prerequisite(s): CHE 410 or MENG 410 and CHE 445 or consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 514 | Biotransport | 4 hours. | Diffusion and flow in living systems. Blood rheology and flow. Microcirculation, oxygen transport, diffusive transport across membranes. Membrane structure; water, and ion flows, active transport. Same as BIOE 514. Prerequisite(s): CHE 410 or consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 524 | Characterization Techniques in Catalysis | 4 hours. | The most common crystallographic, spectroscopic, and physicochemical techniques for characterization of bulk solids, solid surfaces, and gas-solid interactions are surveyed. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 527 | Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering | 4 hours. | Multiplicities in chemically reacting systems nonideal reactors: Effects of residence time distribution and mixing history. Heterogeneous noncatalytic reactions: gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, and solid-fluid systems. Heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Prerequisite(s): CHE 321. |
| CHE | 530 | Gas Kinetics | 4 hours. | Modern theory and experimental methods in the rates of gas reactions. Review of phenomenological kinetics, collision theory, energy transfer, unimolecular reactions, transition state and RRKM theory. Modern applications. Prerequisite(s): CHE 505. |
| CHE | 592 | Specialized Problems | 4 TO 8 hours. | Specialized problems under faculty supervision. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instuctor. |
| CHE | 594 | Advanced Topics in Chemical Engineering | 1 TO 4 hours. | Systematic study of advanced topics in chemical engineering theory and practice. Subjects vary from year to year. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 595 | Seminar in Chemical Engineering Research | 1 hours. | Advances in Chemical Engineering Research will be discussed in a seminar setting. Students will be expected to make presentations in areas of: catalysis, thermodynamics, transport phenomena and kinetics. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in chemical engineering. |
| CHE | 597 | Project Research | 0 TO 4 hours. | A research design or reading project approved by the committee appointed by the director of graduate studies. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Completed required classes in curriculum. |
| CHE | 598 | MS Thesis Preparation | 0 TO 16 hours. | Individual research in specialized problems under faculty supervision. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| CHE | 599 | PhD Thesis Preparation | 0 TO 16 hours. | Individual research in specialized problems under faculty supervision. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |