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Chemical and
Environmental Engineering
Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.
http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Jim-Henry
jim-henry@utc.edu 26th year at UTC
What we do
Who we are
What we take at UTC
What we do
Processes
Messer Industries
Processes
What we do
Who we are
What we do
But first, a POP quiz
Air has Oxygen and Nitrogen
How much is Oxygen?a) more than 75%b) 50% to 75%c) 25% to 50%d) less than 25%
e) Don’t know, don’t care
Air has Oxygen and Nitrogen
How much is Oxygen?a) more than 75%b) 50% to 75%c) 25% to 50%d) less than 25%
e) Don’t know, don’t care
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Air has Oxygen and Nitrogen
How much is Oxygen?a) more than 75%b) 50% to 75%c) 25% to 50%d) less than 25%
e) Don’t know, don’t care
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Air has Oxygen and Nitrogen
How much is Oxygen?a) more than 75%b) 50% to 75%c) 25% to 50%d) less than 25%
e) Don’t know, don’t care
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Air is79% Nitrogen21% Oxygen<1% CO2, Argon, etc.
O2 and N2 react to Nitrogen Oxides
What’s the main source of NOx?a) Automobilesb) Power plantsc) Lawn mowersd) Industrial boilers
e) Mother Nature
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O2 and N2 react to Nitrogen Oxides
What’s the main source of NOx?a) Automobilesb) Power plantsc) Lawn mowersd) Industrial boilers
e) Mother Nature
O2 and N2 react to Nitrogen Oxides
What’s the main source of NOx?a) Automobilesb) Power plantsc) Lawn mowersd) Industrial boilers
e) Mother Nature
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O2 and N2 react to Nitrogen Oxides
What’s the main source of NOx?a) Automobilesb) Power plantsc) Lawn mowersd) Industrial boilers
e) Mother Nature
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Natural biological processes in forests generate more NOx than all anthropogenic (man-made) sources
O2 and N2 react to Nitrogen Oxides
What’s the main source of NOx?a) Automobilesb) Power plantsc) Lawn mowersd) Industrial boilers
e) Mother Nature
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Unfortunately, man-made sources are near where we live and breathe and where we also emit hydrocarbons
We come from
Red bankMemphisHowardMcCallieOoltewahPolk Co.Bradley Co.Whitwell
… and many others
We are
David CumminsKyle Cunningham
Larry FinchDewayne Greene
Lindy JohnsonSandy Koss
Denise ThackerChris Waters
Rebecca WilliamsKaren Wolfe
… and many others
We got degrees in chemical
or environme
ntal engineering at UTC
We now are
Manager, Velsicol Chemical, Alton ParkEngineer, Celanese, Greenville, SCPhysiology, Professor UT-Memphis
Manager, Shell Oil, LondonEngineer, TVA, Chattanooga
Engineer, Amoco Chemical, HuntsvilleEngineer, General Motors, Michigan
Engineer, TVA, Sequoyah PlantEngineer, Oil company in the CaribbeanEngineer, Oil company in Kailua Lumpur
Engineer, Sverdrup, Tullahoma, TNMedical Doctor, Tennessee
Engineer, DuPont Plant, Chattanooga
… and many others
Our UTC chemical or environme
ntal engineering degree
has enabled us
to…
Fuji-Hunt Chemicals
What we do
Who we are
What courses we take at UTC
Our lab facilities
for learning and research
at UTC
“High Bay”
For tall
equipment
Our lab facilities
“Lepeyre”
stair
Level Control
Flow Control
Cooling
Tower
Water
Pump
Gas-fueled
Water heater
Drying
oven
Steam
boiler
Heat
Exchanger
Packed
Column
Packed
Column
Distillation
Distillation
Distillation
Distillation
Pressure
Swing
Adsorption
Pressure Swing
AdsorptionPressure Swing
Adsorption
Fuel Cell
Fuel Cell
Chemical and
Environmental Engineering
http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Jim-Henry
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