Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PCE 306 — Petrochemical Engineering Laboratory I

1 unit · PCE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

work safely in the laboratory and write reports on all the experiments the students carried out in the lab;
apply and explain the importance of all the experiments carried out in the lab listed in the course content in the Petrochemical industry.

Course contents

Safety precautions and experimental report writing. Analysis of Experimental Error in Research and Data Presentation; particle distribution and sieve analysis; density, specific gravity, pH measurement in different solutions. Sampling of solids; determination of flash point of petroleum and fuel oil and related materials. Determination of viscosity of petroleum and fuel oil using redwood viscometer. Determination of particle and bulk density. Determination of pour points of petroleum products and related materials. Measurement of molecular weight; refractive index using Abbey refractometer; ASTM Distillation; aniline point determination; the Nitrogen content of soil, water and other materials. Softening point of bitumen and petroleum products. Measurement of surface tension and Reid vapour pressure. Evaporation and boiling point and simple distillation processes.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PCE 306.

PCE 306 — Petrochemical Engineering Laboratory I

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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