Analysis of oil derivatives and fuels

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Course title

ANALYSIS OF OIL DERIVATIVES AND FUELS

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Code

HM-554

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Study curriculum

All chemistry study programms

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
Institute of Chemistry

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

III/V

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ECTS points

4

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Lecturer

Jane Bogdanov, Full Professor

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Prerequisites

Organic Chemistry I and Analytical Chemistry I

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Course objectives (competences): 

To study the methods for analyzing petroleum derivatives and fuels.

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Course content:
Introduction; Crude oil: Refining process - Pretreatment, Fractional (rectification) distillation of crude oil, Fractional distillation under reduced pressure (vacuum distillation), Cracking of heavy oil fractions, Catalytic hydrocracking. Fuels: Combustion and burning, Principles of combustion, Classification of fuels, Calorific value, Characteristics of good fuels. Gaseous fuels: Classification of gaseous fuels, Characteristics of gaseous fuels, Natural gaseous fuels, Gaseous fuels obtained from other materials. Liquid fuels: Gasoline fuels, Diesel fuels, Biodiesel, Mazut. Lubricating oils: Viscosity, Classification of lubricants according to purpose, according to characteristics and NLGI classification, Mineral base oils and chemically modified lubricants, Synthetic base oils, Quality of base oils and additive addition. Bitumen and asphalt: Obtaining refined bitumen, Types (categories) of asphalt/bitumen; Solid fuels: Coal (Components of coal, Derivatives obtained from coal, Sampling coal for analysis, Analysis of coal, Classification of coal, Sulfur in coal), Coke (Obtaining coke, Application of coke, Characteristics of coke), Petroleum coke (Types, characteristics, and uses of petroleum coke, Processes for obtaining petroleum coke), Activated carbon and adsorption (Adsorption process, Adsorbents, Regeneration and reactivation of adsorbents). Particle size analysis.
Exercises: Determination of density of petroleum derivatives; Determination of water in petroleum derivatives; Determination of corrosiveness of petroleum derivatives; Determination of calorific value with calorimetric bomb; Determination of the composition of gaseous fuels. Analysis of the quality of gasoline, diesel fuels. Lubricant analysis. Bitumen analysis. 

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Teaching methods: lectures, exercises

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Total available time

120

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Time distribution

2+1 (lectures 30 hours, laboratory exercises 15 hours)

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

30

15.2.

Practicals (laboratory, problem solving), seminars, team work

15

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Other activities

16.1.

Projects

15

16.2.

Independent work

0

16.3.

Homework

60

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

70

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

17.3.

Activity

30

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Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50 points

5 (five) (F)

51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Attendance at lectures and completed laboratory or theoretical exercises

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Course language

macedonian, english

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Teaching quality control

anonymous survey, conversation with students

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

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Bogdanov J. Bogdanov B.

Анализа на нафтени деривати и горива

Electronic edition

2015

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22.2.

Additional

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

James G. Speight

The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, 5th ed

CRC Press , Taylor & Francis Grou

2014

2.

James G. Speight

The Chemistry and Technology of Coal

CRC Press , Taylor & Francis Grou

2013

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