Includes:
Introduction, Flowcharts, Estimation of fixed capital cost, Estimation of total production cost, Evaluation of investment projects, Object and design data, Structure and composition of processes, Preliminary design and equipment sizing, Heat exchange network synthesis using the pinch point method, Separation of multicomponent and azeotropic mixtures by fractional distillation, Basic concepts of process optimization, Applications of optimization, Safety and hygiene of facilities, Basic principles of steady-state simulation and simulators, Introduction to the UniSim/Honeywell simulator (UniSim or Hysys ASPEN), Introduction to MATLAB software, Design of biodiesel production unit, Design of combined ethanol/hydrogen production unit, Life cycle assessment.