A Holistic Unit Operations Laboratory

Authors

  • Laureano Jimenez University Rovira i Virgili
  • Josep Font University Rovira i Virgili
  • Josep Bonet University Rovira i Virgili
  • Xavier Farriol University Rovira i Virgili

Abstract

The unit operations laboratory is where students traditionally face practical problems (startup, steady-state, and shutdown procedures), apply models of unit operations, and acquire soft skills.  To increase retention of knowledge and improve integration of concepts, the laboratory course has been revised to focus on open-ended problems within a “stop and go” course organization. This framework forces students to search for information, to design experiments, to interpret data, and to derive conclusions.

Author Biographies

Laureano Jimenez, University Rovira i Virgili

Laureano Jimenez is Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the URV. He holds a BCh and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Barcelona and has eight years experience in laboratory teaching. His research interests are process synthesis, process modeling, process simulation, and teaching methodologies.

Josep Font, University Rovira i Virgili

Josep Font completed both his BCh and PhD in Chemistry at the University of Barcelona. At present he is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, URV. His research interests are chemical reaction engineering, wastewater treatment, and membrane processes.

Josep Bonet, University Rovira i Virgili

Josep Bonet completed both his BCh and PhD in Physics at the University of Barcelona. At present, he is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at URV. His research interests are polymer modeling and molecular simulations.

Xavier Farriol, University Rovira i Virgili

Xavier Farriol completed both his BCh and PhD in Chemistry at the University of Barcelona. At present, he is Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, URV. His research interests are wood science and lignin materials.

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Published

2002-04-01

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2002): Spring 2002

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