Industrial
Chemistry
Prepared by Helen Njeri NJENGA
African Virtual university
Université Virtuelle Africaine
Universidade Virtual Africana
, African Virtual University
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Table of Contents
I. Industrial Chemistry_________________________________________ 3
II. Prerequisite Course or Knowledge_ _____________________________ 3
III. Time_____________________________________________________ 3
IV. Materials__________________________________________________ 4
V. Module Rationale_ __________________________________________ 4
VI. Content___________________________________________________ 5
6.1 Overview ____________________________________________ 5
6.2 Outline_ _____________________________________________ 5
6.3 Graphic Organizer______________________________________ 7
VII. General Objective(s)_________________________________________ 8
VIII. Specific Learning Activities____________________________________ 8
IX. Pre-assessment_ __________________________________________ 11
X. Compiled List of all Key Concepts (Glossary)_____________________ 14
XI. Compiled List of Compulsory Readings _________________________ 15
XII. Compiled List of Resources__________________________________ 16
XIII. Compiled List of Useful Links_________________________________ 17
XIV. Learning Activities__________________________________________ 20
XV. Synthesis of the Module____________________________________ 162
XVI. Summative Evaluation_ ____________________________________ 163
XVII. References______________________________________________ 165
XVIII. Student records__________________________________________ 166
XIX. Main Author of the Module_ _________________________________ 166
XX. File Structure______________________________________________ 167
, African Virtual University
I. Industrial Chemistry
By Dr. Helen Njeri Njenga, University of Nairobi and William Wanasolo
II. Prerequisite Courses or Knowledge
Module 5
Unit I Basic Organic Chemistry
Unit II Hydrocarbons
Unit III Alkyl halides
Unit IV Amines
Module 6
Unit I Alcohols and ethers
Unit III Carboxylic acids and their derivatives
Module 7
Unit I Benzene and its derivatives
Unit III Heterocyclic compounds
Module 9
Thermodynamics
Chemical principles of variable constituents
III. Time
This unit will require 120 hours
• Unit I Introduction to industrial chemistry and the chemical industry (15 hrs)
• Unit 2. Unit Operations and Unit Processes (20 hrs)
• Unit 3. Industrial Inorganic Chemistry I (Extractive Metallurgy) (10 hrs)
• Unit 4. Industrial Inorganic Chemistry II (Chlor-alkali, Ammonia, Sulphuric
Acid, Fertilizer and Cement) (20 hrs)
• Unit 5. Industrial Organic Chemistry I (Petroleum, Petrochemicals and Po-
lymers) (25 hrs)
• Unit 6. Industrial Organic Chemistry II (Fermentation, Ethanol, Pharmaceu-
ticals, Soaps and Detergents) (25 hrs)
Chemistry
Prepared by Helen Njeri NJENGA
African Virtual university
Université Virtuelle Africaine
Universidade Virtual Africana
, African Virtual University
Notice
This document is published under the conditions of the Creative Commons
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Attribution
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License (abbreviated “cc-by”), Version 2.5.
, African Virtual University
Table of Contents
I. Industrial Chemistry_________________________________________ 3
II. Prerequisite Course or Knowledge_ _____________________________ 3
III. Time_____________________________________________________ 3
IV. Materials__________________________________________________ 4
V. Module Rationale_ __________________________________________ 4
VI. Content___________________________________________________ 5
6.1 Overview ____________________________________________ 5
6.2 Outline_ _____________________________________________ 5
6.3 Graphic Organizer______________________________________ 7
VII. General Objective(s)_________________________________________ 8
VIII. Specific Learning Activities____________________________________ 8
IX. Pre-assessment_ __________________________________________ 11
X. Compiled List of all Key Concepts (Glossary)_____________________ 14
XI. Compiled List of Compulsory Readings _________________________ 15
XII. Compiled List of Resources__________________________________ 16
XIII. Compiled List of Useful Links_________________________________ 17
XIV. Learning Activities__________________________________________ 20
XV. Synthesis of the Module____________________________________ 162
XVI. Summative Evaluation_ ____________________________________ 163
XVII. References______________________________________________ 165
XVIII. Student records__________________________________________ 166
XIX. Main Author of the Module_ _________________________________ 166
XX. File Structure______________________________________________ 167
, African Virtual University
I. Industrial Chemistry
By Dr. Helen Njeri Njenga, University of Nairobi and William Wanasolo
II. Prerequisite Courses or Knowledge
Module 5
Unit I Basic Organic Chemistry
Unit II Hydrocarbons
Unit III Alkyl halides
Unit IV Amines
Module 6
Unit I Alcohols and ethers
Unit III Carboxylic acids and their derivatives
Module 7
Unit I Benzene and its derivatives
Unit III Heterocyclic compounds
Module 9
Thermodynamics
Chemical principles of variable constituents
III. Time
This unit will require 120 hours
• Unit I Introduction to industrial chemistry and the chemical industry (15 hrs)
• Unit 2. Unit Operations and Unit Processes (20 hrs)
• Unit 3. Industrial Inorganic Chemistry I (Extractive Metallurgy) (10 hrs)
• Unit 4. Industrial Inorganic Chemistry II (Chlor-alkali, Ammonia, Sulphuric
Acid, Fertilizer and Cement) (20 hrs)
• Unit 5. Industrial Organic Chemistry I (Petroleum, Petrochemicals and Po-
lymers) (25 hrs)
• Unit 6. Industrial Organic Chemistry II (Fermentation, Ethanol, Pharmaceu-
ticals, Soaps and Detergents) (25 hrs)
