Master degree program
Petrochemistry

Petrochemistry

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Engineering Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

1. demonstrate deep knowledge of the current state and development trends of nanotechnology, as well as knowledge in the interdisciplinary areas of professional activity;
2. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of process control for structuring materials by nanoparticles and nano-substances;
3. to solve technological problems in new and unfamiliar contexts by the methods of research, analysis, diagnosis and modeling of the properties of substances and nanomaterials;
4. substantiate the choice and applicability of existing synthesis methods for the production of nanomaterials taking into account physicochemical, kinetic and thermodynamic parameters;
5. to compare modern methods of synthesis used in nanotechnology, taking into account economic and environmental aspects to achieve practical goals;
6. apply modern technologies to control the properties of materials, aimed at changing their structure to solve the problems of creating new pilot plants, devices and devices in the nanotechnology industry;
7. use modern information and communication technologies, global information resources in research and computational and analytical activities in the nanotechnology field;
8. integrate scientific and professional knowledge into the practice of the educational process of higher education in the field of nanotechnology;
9. to develop modern technological processes for the production of various nanomaterials, the processing of materials and products from them, process control systems;
10. draw up design and working technical documentation in the field of nanotechnology in accordance with regulatory documents;
11. plan and carry out comprehensive scientific research in the field of the synthesis of new carbon-containing materials with nanoscale structural components;
12. to be capable of reflection, objective assessment of their achievements in the field of nanotechnology, awareness of the need for the formation of new competencies.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Petrochemistry
Speciality Code
7M07101
Faculty
Chemistry and Chemical Technology

disciplines

Foreign Language (professional)
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to acquire and improve competencies by international standards of foreign language education and to communicate in an intercultural, professional, and scientific environment. A master's student must integrate new information, understand the organization of languages, interact in society, and defend his point of view.

History and Philosophy of Science
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: Understanding of modern philosophy as a system of scientific knowledge, including worldview in rational-theoretical comprehension. The discipline includes aspects of the evolution and development of scientific thinking, historical moments, the contribution of scientists and scientific schools to the formation of science, and ethical and social aspects of scientific activity.

Kinetics and catalysis in industry
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to evaluate and describe industrial catalytic processes. Course forms theoretical basis for understanding characteristics of chemical reactions under industrial conditions. Course is focused on: factors affecting speed, activity, selectivity and duration of catalyst, theoretical and applied macrokinetics of industrial chemical processes and hydrodynamics of reaction system.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research (in English)
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline aims to form the ability to apply practical skills in organising and planning scientific research. The discipline studies forms and methods of planning, organisation, and design of scientific articles and dissertations, as well as summarising scientific research results in presentations, speeches, projects, and articles.

Pedagogy of Higher education
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is the formation of the ability of pedagogical activity through the knowledge of higher education didactics, theories of upbringing and education management, analysis, and self-assessment of teaching activities. The course covers the educational activity design of specialists, Bologna process implementation, acquiring a lecturer, and curatorial skills by TLA-strategies.

Physical-chemical bases of the catalysts preparation
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to evaluate and describe physical-chemical processes occurring during synthesis of catalysts at various stages of preparation. Forming basis for understanding methods for synthesizing catalysts with predetermined textural characteristics, chemical and phase composition, which determine functional properties of the materials obtained. Main focus: formation of active centers on surfaces.

Psychology of management
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of knowledge about the fundamental concepts of management psychology for the practical application of the most critical aspects of management in professional interaction. The following will be studied: basic principles of management psychology, personality in management interactions, management of personality behavior, modern ideas, psychology of managing group phenomena, motivation, and practical reflection.

Technology of Heterolytic and Homolitic Oil Refining Processes
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to describe and analyze modern industrial heterolytic and homolytic processes based on petroleum hydrocarbons. Forming theoretical basis for understanding physical chemistry of heterolytic and homolytic processes with participation of petroleum hydrocarbons. Main focus: influence of technological parameters on material balance of catalytic processes, environmental problems of oil refining.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Designing of oil refining and petrochemical enterprises
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to describe, analyze process of designing and building oil refineries, petrochemical enterprises. Forming practical basis for understanding technological and technical calculations for projects, conducting feasibility study and functional cost analysis of project's effectiveness. Main focus: structure and composition of initial data for design, of calculation technological devices method.

Energy-saving technologies for the separation of hydrocarbon raw materials
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to develop compare energy-saving technologies for oil refining and oil residues. Course forms practical basis for understanding methods of processing hydrocarbon raw materials using energy-saving technologies. Main focus: ways to optimize technological schemes, reduce energy consumption for process, the technology of hydrocarbons separation, technical characteristics of equipment used.

Mass transfer processes in systems involving a solid phase
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to compose and solve basic equations of mass transfer processes in solid phase systems. Course forms basis for understanding the patterns of mass transfer in porous bodies. Course is focused on: basics of mass transfer in solid phase systems, constitutive equations of dynamics of sorption and ion exchange.

Modern Technologies of Oil, Gas and Coal
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to describe and evaluate modern technologies for processing of oil and gas hydrocarbons. It forms theoretical and methodological understanding of important modern industrial petrochemical processes. Course is focused on: processing of petroleum hydrocarbons, gas and coal, technological schemes of processing of petroleum hydrocarbons, gas and coal.

Nanotechnology in Oil Chemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to apply, analyze methods of nanotechnology in petrochemistry and oil refining. Theoretical, methodological basis for understanding physics, chemistry of nanoscale materials in petrochemistry and oil refining. Main focus:structure and properties of nanoscale catalysts, materials, properties of materials in nanostructured state, methods for their preparation, nanochemistry basic principles.

Nontraditional Methods of Oil and Oil Products Refining
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to describe, substantiate technology of refining oil and petroleum products using non-traditional methods of processing raw hydrocarbon. Forming practical basis for understanding physics and chemistry of non-traditional bitumen processing methods. Main focus: technological schemes for bitumen oxidation, influence of technological parameters on physical and mechanical characteristics of bitumen.

Optimization of chemical-technological processes
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to apply, analyze ways to optimize chemical and technological processes in petrochemistry and oil refining. Forming practical basis for understanding structure of optimization and parameters of processes in petrochemistry and oil refining. Main focus: theoretical, technological features and methods of chemical-technological processes optimization in petrochemistry and oil refining.

Syntheses based on liquid and solid hydrocarbons of petroleum origin
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Forming skills to describe and evaluate methods of petrochemical syntheses based on petroleum hydrocarbons. Course forms theoretical basis for technological processes application that make it possible obtaining most important organic compounds based on petroleum products. Main focus: mechanisms of key reactions of processes of processing different hydrocarbons of petroleum origin.

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: formation of the ability to carry out educational activities in universities, to design the educational process and conduct certain types of training sessions using innovative educational technologies.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2021-2024 years