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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemical Engineering


Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering

Jennifer Anthony, Interim Head

University Distinguished Professor: Edgar
Professors: Schlup
Associate Professor: Anthony, Amama, and Liu
Assistant Professors: Hansen, Hasegawa and Park
Assistant Teaching Professor: Castro Diaz, Duncan, and Uddin
Adjunct: Pfromm
Emeritus Professors: Akins, Erickson, Glasgow, Kyle, and Matthews

1701 A Platt St

1005 Durland Hall
785-532-5584
Fax: 785-532-7372
E-mail: che@k-state.edu
www.che.k-state.edu

Chemical engineers contribute to society by providing an essential link between the basic chemical sciences and commercial application and production. Chemical engineering is a core engineering discipline, firmly rooted in the basic sciences. Consequently, chemical engineering graduates have a broad array of career choices available to them. Chemical engineers find employment in the chemical and allied industries including energy, petrochemicals, biotechnology, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, the environment, and microelectronics. 

Educational objectives

In consultation with the stakeholders for our baccalaureate program, the department has established the following program mission, objectives, and outcomes. The program objectives describe the career and professional accomplishments expected of our graduates during their first few years in the profession. The program outcomes describe what our students are expected to know and be able to do upon graduation. These program objectives and outcomes are directed toward the further development and continuous improvement of our undergraduate program.

Mission

The mission of the chemical engineering undergraduate program is to produce graduates who strive to better the human condition throughout the world by application of their technical knowledge and professional skill.

Objectives

As engineers, graduates:  (1) will demonstrate through their professional progress the ability to employ chemical engineering fundamentals in diverse professional environments, (2) will contribute both to society in general and their profession in particular, and (3) are life-long learners, demonstrating individual professional improvement.

Outcomes

Graduates of the Chemical Engineering Department at Kansas State University will have: (1) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics; (2) an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors; (3) an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences; (4) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts; (5) an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plans tasks, and meet objectives; (6) an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions; and (7) an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Areas of concentration

If a student desires to emphasize a particular area such as biochemical, food, computer and control systems, energy, materials, or environmental engineering, there are three possibilities: areas of emphasis, secondary majors, and minors.

For an area of emphasis the student selects appropriate technical electives. Lists of recommended technical electives for some of the areas for emphasis commonly chosen are available at our departmental website.

A student may also complete requirements for a secondary major in an area such as natural resources and environmental sciences or biological engineering. Other opportunities are described in the Secondary Majors  section of this catalog.

Students interested in pursuing a minor should consult the department offering the minor.
Students interested in preparing for medical or law school should consult the Pre-Professional Programs section of this catalog.

Selection of technical electives and choices for areas of concentration should be made in consultation with the student’s academic advisor.


 

Programs

Bachelor of Science

Courses

Chemical Engineering

  • CHE 015 - Engineering Assembly

    Credits: 0

    Note
    Repeatable.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 110 - Current Topics in Chemical Engineering

    Credits: 1

    Recent advances in chemical engineering and the impact of the profession on society.

    Note
    One hour lecture per week.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 320 - Chemical Process Analysis

    Credits: 3

    An introduction to chemical engineering with emphasis on material and energy balances.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite or concurrent: CHM 230 or 250 and MATH 222.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 354 - Basic Concepts in Materials Science and Engineering

    Credits: 1

    Structure of materials with crystal structures of metals and their defects emphasized.  Two component phase diagrams, multiphase equilibrium, and the microstructures that result.

    Note
    Three hours lecture a week for 5 weeks.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHM 210, prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 213.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring

    K-State 8
    Natural and Physical Sciences


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  • CHE 355 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Properties

    Credits: 1

    Overview of the mechanical properties of materials, especially metals, and the modification of these properties through changes in microstructure.  Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties.

    Note
    Three hours lecture a week for 5 weeks.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 354.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring

    K-State 8
    Natural and Physical Sciences


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  • CHE 356 - Fundamentals of Electrical Properties

    Credits: 1

    Overview of the electrical properties of materials including conductors, semiconductors, and dielectrics, and their basis in the band theory of solids.  Multiphase equilibrium and modification of properties through changes in microstructure.

    Note
    Three hours lecture a week for 5 weeks.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 354.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring

    K-State 8
    Natural and Physical Sciences


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  • CHE 416 - Computational Techniques in Chemical Engineering

    Credits: 3

    Use of computational techniques in chemical engineering.

    Note
    Two hours lecture and two hours of lab per week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 320.

    Typically Offered
    Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 497 - Undergraduate Research Experience

    Credits: 0-3

    Open to students pursuing undergraduate research project.

    Note
    Repeatable.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 499 - Honors Research in Chemical Engineering

    Credits: 1-6

    Individual research problem selected with approval of faculty advisor.  Open to students in the College of Engineering honors program. A report is presented orally and in writing during the last semester.

    Note
    Repeatable.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 520 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I

    Credits: 2

    A study of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, real gases, heat of solution and reaction.

    Note
    Two hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in CHE 320.

    Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: MATH 340.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 521 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II

    Credits: 3

    A continuation of the study of the second law, thermodynamic analysis of processes, phase equilibrium, chemical reaction equilibrium.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: CHE 416. Prerequisite: CHE 520.

    Typically Offered
    Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 530 - Transport Phenomena I

    Credits: 3

    A unified treatment of the basic principles of momentum, energy, and mass transport.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in CHE 320 and MATH 340.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 531 - Transport Phenomena II

    Credits: 3

    Continuation of Transport Phenomena I with special emphasis on mass transfer.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: CHE 416. Prerequisite: CHE 530.

    Typically Offered
    Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 535 - Transport Phenomena Laboratory

    Credits: 3

    Laboratory experiments in momentum, heat, and mass transfer.

    Note
    Eight hours of laboratory per week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: CHE 531.

    Typically Offered
    Spring

    K-State 8
    Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning
    Natural and Physical Sciences


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  • CHE 542 - Unit Operations Laboratory

    Credits: 3

    Laboratory experiments on classical unit operations, e.g., distillation, absorption, extraction, and on chemical kinetics and process dynamics.

    Note
    Eight hours lab a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 535, 550 and 560. Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: CHE 561.

    Typically Offered
    Spring

    K-State 8
    Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning
    Natural and Physical Sciences


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  • CHE 550 - Chemical Reaction Engineering

    Credits: 3

    Applied chemical kinetics and catalysis including the analysis and design of tubular, packed bed, stirred tank, and fluidized bed chemical reactors.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 521 and 531.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 560 - Separational Process Design

    Credits: 3

    Development of the basic theory and design of separational processes such as distillation, gas absorption, liquid extraction, adsorption, and ion exchange.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 521 and 531.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning


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  • CHE 561 - Chemical Process Dynamics and Control

    Credits: 3

    A study of the unsteady state behavior and control of chemical processes.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 550 and 416.

    Typically Offered
    Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 565 - Health and Safety in Chemical Engineering

    Credits: 3

    Fundamentals of chemical process safety, particularly as they apply to process design. Topics will include toxicology and industrial hygiene, fires and explosions, runaway reactions, relief systems, process hazards identification, risk assessment, and inherently safer design.

    Requisites
    Corequisite: CHE 570.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 570 - Chemical Engineering Systems Design I

    Credits: 3

    Basic concepts of process economics and process optimization with application to the synthesis and design of chemical processing systems.

    Note
    Two hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Corequisite: CHE 550 and 560.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 571 - Chemical Engineering Systems Design II

    Credits: 3

    The solution of comprehensive systems design problems.

    Note
    Two hours recitation and six hours lab a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 550, 560, and 570. Corequisite: CHE 561.

    Typically Offered
    Spring

    K-State 8
    Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning
    Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility


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  • CHE 580 - Problems in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science

    Credits: 1-18

    An introduction to chemical engineering research.

    Note
    Repeatable.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: Approval of department head.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring, Summer

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 626 - Bioseparations

    Credits: 3

    Study of separations important in food and biochemical engineering such as leaching, extraction, expression, absorption, ion exchange, filtration, centrifugation, membrane separation, and chromatographic separations.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 531 or BAE 545.

    Typically Offered
    Spring, even years

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 642 - Fundamentals of Conversion of Biorenewable Resources

    Credits: 3

    An introduction to the conversion of biorenewable resources into biobased products and biofuels.

    Note
    Three hours of recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: MATH 220 and CHM 230.

    Typically Offered
    Upon sufficient demand

    Cross-listed
    BAE 642



    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 643 - Life Cycle Assessment

    Credits: 3

    Examination of the process and methodologies associated with life cycle analysis. Application of the methods developed in the course to a project to gain experience in defining and quantifying uncertainty associated with human perturbation, management and utilization of biofuels and other complex processes.

    Note
    Three hours recitation per week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: MATH 220 and CHM 230.

    Typically Offered
    Upon sufficient demand

    Cross-listed
    BAE 643



    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 650 - Hazardous Waste Engineering Seminar

    Credits: 1

    Topics in hazardous materials management and control, waste reduction and minimization, hazardous substance tracking, and hazardous waste engineering.

    Note
    Repeatable. One hour recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHM 230.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring, Summer

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 656 - Polymer Science and Engineering

    Credits: 3

    An introduction to polymeric materials, including chemistry, structure and formation; physical states and transitions; and, basic physical and mechanical properties.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHM 531.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, even years

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 661 - Processing of Materials for Solid State Devices

    Credits: 3

    Structure, properties and processing of materials for solid state devices. Crystal growth, epitaxy, oxidation, diffusion, lithography, and etching as applied to device fabrication.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 350 or 352.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 663 - Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment

    Credits: 3

    Examination of processes and methodologies associated with human environmental and ecological risk assessments. Application of the methods learned to a project to gain experience in defining and quantifying uncertainty associated with human perturbation, management and restoration of environmental and ecological processes.

    Note
    Three hours recitation per week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: MATH 221 and BIOL 455.

    Typically Offered
    Upon sufficient demand.

    Cross-listed
    BAE 663



    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 670 - Sustainability Seminar

    Credits: 1

    Topics in environmental sustainability, green engineering, life cycle analysis, sustainable development, and sustainability science.

    Note
    Repeatable.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHM 230.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring, Summer

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 681 - Engineering Materials II

    Credits: 3

    The structure and bonding in crystalline and amorphous materials; crystallography; thermodynamic stability in materials; equilibrium diagrams and the phase rule; rate theory and kinetics of solid-state transformations; mechanical behavior of engineering materials; dislocations; failure mechanisms.

    Note
    Three hours lecture a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 350 or 352.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring, Summer

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 682 - Surface Phenomena

    Credits: 3

    Principles and applications of interfacial phenomena, including capillarity, colloids, porosity, adsorption, and catalysis.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 520, CHM 585, ME 513, or PHYS 664.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, odd years

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 715 - Biochemical Engineering

    Credits: 3

    The analysis and design of biochemical processing systems with emphasis on fermentation kinetics, continuous fermentations, aeration, agitation, scale up, sterilization, and control.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: CHE 550.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 725 - Biotransport Phenomena

    Credits: 3

    Principles of transport phenomena applied to biological and physiological processes. Membrane transport processes, circulatory system transport phenomena, transport and distribution of drugs.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 530.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 735 - Chemical Engineering Analysis I

    Credits: 3

    The mathematical formulation of problems in chemical engineering using partial differential equations, vector and tensor notation. Solution of these problems by analytical and numerical methods.

    Note
    Three hours recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHE 530.

    Typically Offered
    Fall, Spring, Summer

    K-State 8
    None


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  • CHE 750 - Air Quality Seminar

    Credits: 1

    Topics in air quality including health effects, toxicology, measurement, characterization, modeling, management, and control.

    Note
    Repeatable. One hour recitation a week.

    Requisites
    Prerequisite: CHM 230.

    Typically Offered
    Fall

    K-State 8
    None


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