Chemical Engineering

CHE5313Energy and The Environment3 ch (3C)

Explores generation and use of energy is examined from extraction of raw materials through product production. Includes: survey of known material reserves, emerging technologies, discusses the thermodynamic and regulatory constraints to energy conversion. Fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable energy sources including the environmental factors associated with the mining, conversion and end products from each technology are described.

Prerequisites: CHE 2012 or equivalent; CHEM 1982/1987 or permission of the instructor.