Advanced Chemical Engineering (Hydrogen and Low Carbon Technologies) MSc

Compulsory

• Process Engineering Principles

  The aim of this module is to provide students with the principles of chemical and process engineering to allow them to fully understand the core unit operations required in the design of low carbon technologies. In order to achieve this, the laws of thermodynamics and their application to chemical processes, and the principles of mass and energy balance calculations will be covered. The demonstration and application of chemical engineering software suites will also be included in this module

• Process Design and Safety

  The aim of this module is for students to enhance their understanding of various elements, assumptions and considerations involved in designing chemical processes and low carbon technologies. This advanced knowledge will enable them to create detailed designs, to analyse and to synthesise chemical processes and low carbon technologies including techno-economic, environmental and societal impacts. This will be further supported by learning process safety concepts and by applying appropriate techniques in safe process designs. The students will acquire and apply engineering management skills such as project management, reflective practices, critical thinking, decision-making and conflict resolution skills, while solving complex engineering problems.

• Advanced Process Engineering
  This module aims to deliver advanced knowledge and skills in process engineering design, advanced particulate process technologies and advanced reactor design. It will enable students to properly select various separation processes in diverse industrial applications and designs.
• Engineering Fundamentals for Hydrogen Economy

  This module aims to develop knowledge, understanding and skills for hydrogen economy, including hydrogen production, distribution and storage, as well as the design and analysis of safety critical infrastructure in hydrogen economy. The module's aims are:

  • To introduce and enhance the student’s perception on current hydrogen production, storage and distribution systems
  • To introduce students to the principles of hydrogen as an energy carrier and its environmental impact
  • To analyse safety of the infrastructure used for storage and distribution of hydrogen, including the hydrogen – material systems interaction, such as hydrogen embrittlement, corrosion and hydrogen induced cracking.
• Emerging Low Carbon Technologies
  This module ties closely with global environmental challenges and focuses on process intensification, which is a sustainable disruptive step change process at the core of modern Chemical and Biochemical Engineering thinking. The low carbon emerging technologies tackle and reduce capital, power and footprint through integration with advanced separation apparatus, manufacturing and thermodynamic cycles.
• Research Methods and Professional Development

  This module aims to instill principles of good research practice and enable students to acquire skills to conduct scientifically-robust research with due consideration of engineering quality issues and environmental and health and safety risks, and to develop understanding of how research and development drives innovation in a business context and the mechanisms to protect intellectual property.

• Research Dissertation

  The aim of this module is to give students the opportunity to develop independent and proactive learning, decision-making skills, and the ability to identify research needs in emerging areas. The open-ended nature of the research project related to low carbon technologies facilitates the development of critical thinking and problem-solving capacities.The aim of this module is to provide students the opportunity to develop independent and proactive learning, decision-making skills, and the ability to identify research needs in emerging areas. The open-ended nature of the research project related to low carbon technologies facilitates the development of critical thinking and problem-solving capacities.

Optional

• ES5600 - Environmental Management and Legislation
  This module enables students to understand the key management principles necessary for the successful implementation of sound environmental management practice, to understand the environmental, methodological and technological and legislative issues in environmental management, and to understand the main environmental legislation and policy at the level of the European Union as well as internationally.
• The Politics of Climate Change

  The principal aim of this module is to enable students to attain a comprehensive understanding of key concepts and theories in the politics and political economy of climate change. It will provide students with resources to assist them in making informed judgements on a range of questions and debates.

• Project Management

  This module will develop deeper understanding of the roles of various engineering professionals involved in engineering and construction project delivery, deeper understanding of management science as applied to engineering and infrastructure projects, and wider appreciation of the role of the Engineer in society and in sustainable project development.

• Sustainable and Environmental Engineering
  The main aim of this module is to provide the students with advanced knowledge and understanding of the grand challenges and key principles in energy, water and food sustainability. The module will cover energy and economics of technology aspects and skills needed to analyse sustainable energy systems.