Class Hours 
MWF 11-12 CPE 2.220 - UNIQUE: 14290

Course Specs

The goal of this course is to present the engineering tools that are used to improve the environmental performance of chemical products and processes. This includes assessment tools, such as life cycle assessment and risk assessment, as well as design tools such as heat and mass exchange network synthesis. 

Course Description       |       Preface       |       Part 1 - Overview       |       Part 2 - Overview

Course Material

Chapter Lectures and Homework

Project Material

	Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply
	The Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol: An Update
	Data Sources
	Octane Number
	Cetane Number
	Biomass-derived Transportation Fuels
	Presentation Grade Sheet
	Project Grade Sheet

 Project Links

	http://www.nrel.gov/lci/
	http://www.nrel.gov/lci/database/default.asp
	http://www.transportation.anl.gov/software/GREET/
	http://faculty.washington.edu/cooperjs/Research/database projects.htm
	http://www.lcafood.dk/
	http://www.epa.gov/ord/NRMRL/lcaccess/index.html
	http://www.epa.gov/ord/NRMRL/lcaccess/resources.html#casestudies

Project

ChE 341 Design for Environment Project

Software

Life Cycle Assessments  (A method of evaluating the environmental impact of a product through its production, use, and eventual disposal.  LCA is becoming a widely accepted method for profiling the environmental impacts of products.)

Quiz Solutions

Current Exams & Solutions

Previous Exams & Solutions