COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PETROCHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 4262 PETROCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DERYA TOPKAYA TAŞKIRAN

Offered to

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to inform students about the origin and formation of natural petroleum as a source of energy and chemical raw materials, the structure and composition of the crude petroleum, petrochemical technology and products, fuel and non-fuel products and their usage.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have information about the petroleum which is source of energy and chemical raw materials source of fossil in nature, the structure and composition of the crude petroleum
2   Have information about classification and resources of petroleum, about how the petroleum is taken
3   Be able to understand petrochemical raw materials derived from petroleum and their usage
4   Be able to associate fuel and petroleum products used as fuel with petroleum-based technologies
5   Be able to have information about non-fuel products, mineral oils, paraffins, asphaltenes and associate them with their technology and usage

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The origin of crude oil, formation, structure and composition
2 Petroleum resources and classification,
3 General principles of petroleum refining
4 Existing petroleum refining methods
5 The processes which will be applied to different types of petroleum
6 Homework presentation
7 Homework presentation
8 Mid-term exam
9 Petroleum products and features
10 Physical and chemical methods of petroleum refining
11 The basic steps in refining, separation and conversion processes, Reforming, process with hydrogen gas, adjusting the viscosity
12 Basic methods applied in petroleum processing, Change the shape of the molecule, Conversion of some hydrocarbons to aromatic hydrocarbons, sulfur removal, removal of metal contents, stability of the product be suitable for the storage operation
13 Homework presentation
14 Homework presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Petrol Kimyası, Birsen Beşergil, Gazi, 2009
Materials: ppt presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Lecture, question and answer technique, homework, examples

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student will be evaluated midterm examination which will be prepare from the online quiz section or an exam with preparing uploading the file, with a homework presentation (each student will make a presentation in the lecture) and questions to be asked in the final exam. A single homework presentation will be made for each student throughout the semester, and the planning of the homework presentation topics will be announced in the first two weeks.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To continue 70% of the classes throughout the semester is students own responsibility. The specified class times must be complied with. Unethical behavior that may occur in class and on exams, will be acting within the framework of the relevant regulations. D.E.U. Science Faculty implementation principles of teaching and examination regulations can be found at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.alp@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

every days 16.30-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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