• CHE 4335: Fuel Cells

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisite: CHE 3010, CHEM 3510, . Emphasis will be on electrochemical techniques, fundamental principles and technologies related to proton exchange membrane fuel cells. The course will delineate theoretical energy vs. specific losses: including ohmic, mass transport, and catalytic losses. Advanced materials for specific proton exchange membrane fuel cells will be discussed and diagnostic testing methodologies will be demonstrated (polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry).
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• CHE 4340: Introduction to Rheology

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisite: CHE 3121. This course introduces the science of Rheology and its applications in chemical and petrochemical, food, pharmaceutical, and polymer industries. The concepts of Non-Newtonian behavior and continuous deformation are followed by discussions of viscosity and factors affecting viscosity of fluids, viscosity measurements and rheometers, shear diagrams, rehological equations of state, Bingham materials, shear thinning and shear thickening fluids, thicksotropy & time dependency, dilatent materials, viscoelastic materials, as well as various governing rheological and fluid flow equations and their applications. Industrial Applications are discussed via case studies of topics selected by students and presented to class.
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• CHE 4410: Process Design I

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisites: CHE 3021, and CHE 3121. Design and synthesis of chemical systems using basic engineering principles with integration of reliability, safety and environmental aspects. The economics involved in the design of chemical plants such as capital cost, profitability, operating costs, and alternative evaluation.
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• CHE 4420: Process Design II

  0.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisite: CHE 4410. Continuation of Design I but with emphasis on complex chemical systems and innovation in design . Introduction to process modeling, the use of computer-aided process design, and analysis.
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• CHE 4440: Protein Engineering

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisites: Biochemistry and Cell & Molecular Biology are encouraged but not required. Students will apply principles of molecular biology and protein engineering to improve the properties of a selected protein. Computational tools and experimental methods will be applied to mutate and enhance the characteristics of proteins, which will hopefully lead to publishable results. Students will have to think about the subject creatively and use more than just knowledge from a textbook to solve the challenges encountered in the course.
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• CHE 4470: Intdisc Stu/Cermc Mtrl Process

  0.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisite: Senior standing in engineering, mathematics, chemistry (calculus-based), or physics. Selected materials synthesis for metals, ceramics, and their composites; application of fracture mechanics and failure models; mechanical, chemical, and morphological characterization theory and practice; and materials design.
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• CHE 4510: Appl Math in Chem Engr

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisite: CHE 3020, CHE 3120 or equivalents and MATH 2120. Applied numerical methods, and the solution of differential equations in chemical engineering.
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• CHE 4540: Process Dynamics and Control

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisite: CHE 4131 and CHE 4210. Analysis of the dynamic behavior of chemical processes. Basic control principles and methods of measuring and controlling process variables.
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• CHE 4550: Green Engineering

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisites: MATH 1920 and CHEM 3010. This course focuses on including environmental objectives during the design of chemical processes. Environmental objectives include sustainable energy use, global warming, ozone, air quality, water quality, and zero discharge. Risk concepts, environmental legislation and evaluation of fate based on chemical structure are reviewed. Pollution prevention and analysis are covered with attention to unit operations of the chemical reactor and catalysis. Critical review of literature sources is emphasized.
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• CHE 4552: Energy/Environment Sp Topics

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Technological University

  
  Prerequisite: MATH 2120. Minimum Grade of C. Special topics in Chemical Engineering with engineering content in nuclear power, solar power, alternative energy storage or production, carbon sequestration, economics of energy infrastructure.
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