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There will not be semestral project meeting this week. Mr Chee will be taking be taking leave off from school but it hasnt confirm how long will it be.

JK - H2 - Wed, 1400h

CFC - Plastics - Wed, 1415

Ismail - Refrigeration - Wed, 1430

CY - Solvent - Fri, 1000

Apple - Desalination - Fri, 1015

Banny- Water - Fri, 1030

KL - Fuels - Fri, 1045

2306 (Week 2)
There is no meeting with Mr Chee for wednesday (25/10) and friday(27/10).

2305 (Week 2 and 3)
The tutorial session will be changed from friday (27/10) to thursday (26/10) at Q418, 1700h-1800h.
The tutorial session will be changed from friday (3/11) to thursday (2/11)) at Q418, 1700h-1800h.

Timeslots: Wednesdays 1400 – 1500 hrs; Fridays 0900 – 1000hrs
Topic Selection through CMS discussion forum and inform group members, topic and time slot

Wk 1: Briefing

Wk 2: Topic Selection

Wk 3 - 6: Update/Questions

Wk 7: Class on Report Writing

Wk 8: Present project outline + update

Wk 9: Common Test

Wk 10 - 11: Term Break

Wk 12: Prelim Presentation

Wk 13 - 14: Update/Comments

Wk 15: Final Presentation

These are the final topics for semestral project. The discussion forum on cms for the selection of topics will be opened on Tuesday, 0900h. Class, try to test out opening cms page from home in this few days sometimes there can be problems, if popups are blocked from your home computer.

1. Solvent Recovery System
   Methanol and Toluene are being used in a chemical process to produce a lubricant additive, Sulphonate. They act as solvent and catalyst in the batch process and the amount of usage is 1.5 MT of Methanol and 1 MT of Toluene. Water is being generated in the process and also exist in the reactor feed stream as a separate charging component.
   Review the methods commonly used for solvent recovery. Select and design a solvent recovery to recover the Toluene and Methanol from the mixture. Minimum purity of the solvents required are 97%
   Ensure no production stoppage due to solvent recovery
   
2. Production of hydrogen
   In April 2005, Rolls Royce signed an agreement with a Singapore consortium to develop a viable power system based on fuel cell technology. Hydrogen gas is a key requirement for fuel cells. It has been said that hydrogen is the fuel of the future.
   1) Review the various methods for hydrogen production in industry
   2) Propose a suitable method for increasing hydrogen production in Singapore
   
3. Desalination
   A report, released by Pacific Institute in 2006, on the impact of Desalination in California, stated that "The potential benefits of ocean desalination are great, but the economic, cultural and environmental costs of wide commercialization remain high.
   Review the economic and environmental impact of implementing Desalination as for drinking water production in Singapore
   Propose a viable alternative to Desalination for drinking water production in Singapore, or methods to minimize the impacts discussed.
   
4. Alternative Fuels
   Why are alternative fuels not more common than they are today, given the high price of fossil fuels? What are the ramifications of people’s slow adoption of alternative fuels?
   
5. Green plastics
   Review current developments and uses of green plastics
   Propose viable uses of green plastics in Singapore
   
6. Membrane Technology
   Review and understand the following areas regarding membranes:
   Materials
   Selectivity
   Configurations
   operating issues
   Discuss new uses and development in membrane technology
   
7. Water for Pharmaceuticals
   Discuss the importance of water quality in the production of pharmaceuticals
   Discuss the different types of water used in the production of pharmaceuticals
   Discuss the process of water treatment used in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process
   
8. Refrigeration
   Discuss the common methods of refrigeration/chilling
   Design a system to chill a process stream of Natural Gas, from a temperature of 15 degC to -20degC. Flow rate of NG is 6.9 x 10^6 Std m3/day. You should design using the compression refrigeration method. Select the refrigerant, determine its flow rate, and specify major specifications of equipment

Singapore citizen can apply the Financial Assistance eApplication online from 1st to 25th October 2006 at www.nyp.edu.sg. Login at Financial Assistance or e-services or NYP students > Financial matters > Bursaries > CDC/CCC-Polytechnic Bursary.

Hard copies of documents have to be submitted at the Student Services Centre (Blk A) by 5.30pm, 25th October 2006.

For further details on what are the documents needed for submission, please come and look for me (LN).

It is opened to full time students with gross monthly household income of less than $1500.

• School starts on 16 october
• Timetable is already out
• Printing shop starts selling books on 12 october