KJM4800 – Petrochemistry
Course description
Course content
About petroleum in general, the formation of petroleum, aspects of resources, refinement of petroleum, important processes in petrochemical industry, petrochemicals, polymers, catalysis and reaction kinetics.
Learning outcome
During this course, the student should gain a general knowledge about petroleum formation and use, important petrochemical processes such as oil refining and natural gas conversion, petrochemicals, polymers, catalysis and reaction kinetics.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
KJM1010 – Kjemiske prinsipper og strukturer (discontinued) or KJM1011 – Organic Chemistry 1 (discontinued), KJM1020 – Organisk kjemi I (discontinued) or KJM1021 – Kjemisk struktur og reaktivitet (discontinued), KJM1030 – Uorganisk kjemi (discontinued) and KJM1060 – Struktur og spektroskopi (discontinued).
Overlapping courses
Overlap: 7 study points with KJ202.
Teaching
The course comprises 2 hours/week of lectures, 2 hours/week of exercises and a mandatory project task. The first lecture is mandatory. If you are unable to attend, you have to report to the Expedition office (phone 22 85 54 46) in advance.
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
The project task has do be approved before the student can take part in the examination. An approved project report is valid for 3 semesters.
Written (3 hours) examination.
This subject offers new examination in the beginning of the subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary examination or fail an ordinary examination. For general information about new examination, see /studier/admin/eksamen/sykdom-utsatt/mn/index.html and http://www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/examination/repeat.html
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. If you would prefer to have the exam text in English, you may apply to the course administrators.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Other
The teaching will be cancelled if less than 3 students are registered for the course at the registration deadline.