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KKEK4283

Resear ch Project
Briefing 1 , Sem 1

16 July 2010
Objective

To introduce students to the principles of


research and development in areas related to
chemical engineering.
Outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to:

1. Carry out literature review on research topics related


to chemical engineering.
2. Establish a methodology to carry out experimental or
theoretical research.
3. Analyse and interpret experimental and theoretical
data.
4. Write a scientific report.
5. Write a scientific article.
6. Communicate research findings by means of poster
presentation.
Deliverables
The deliverables are:

 A Literature Review Article: at the end of semester I


Use of Turnitin software

 Full Research Proposal: at the end of semester I

 A Viva Session: at the end of semester I.

 A Final Report: at the end of semester II.

 An Article at the end of semester II.


Use of Turnitin software

 A Poster to be presented in the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Research


Day (ChemEng URD).
Project Allocation
 The project allocation is carried out before the
start of the session.

 Every lecturer is asked to propose up to 2 topics


of research and submit to the coordinator at least
1 month before the start of the session. A one
page proposal is submitted.

 Students form their own research groups


(maximum two students per group) and they
submit their names and contact emails to the
coordinator before the start of semester 1.
Project Allocation
 The list of projects along with project choice
form is sent to students via email.

 Students are given one week to choose 6


topics by order of priority and submit their
choice to the coordinator (via email).

 The projects are assigned based on the choice


of students and in some cases by lucky draw
and the final list is distributed to the students
and lecturers as well. 2010/11 project list
Project schedule and Important Dates.

Record student-supervisor meetings


Assessment

Individual assessment

Task 1: Literature
review
The literature review is a very important step in research.
The literature review is a very important step in research.

 Good understanding of the research topic.


 Good knowledge of the recent developments in the
field of study.
 Good understanding of the research methodology.
 It helps you to define the scope and the objectives of
your research work.
 It helps you to come up with the research methodology
 It helps you to analyse and interpret your results.
How to start a literature
review ?
CO2 absorption by alkanolamine solution with ionic liquid as additive

1. Why we want to study CO2 absorption ?


2. What an alkanolamine solution is?
3. What an ionic liquid is ?
4. How does an alkanolamine react with CO2 ?
5. Types of alkanolamines used and their characteristics.
6. How the absorption process is studied ?
7. What other researchers had done so far ? Critical review of previous
research work.
You have to identify your
keywords
1. CO2
2. Absorption
3. Ionic Liquids
4. Alkanolamine
5. CO2 removal
Start your search
1. Books for theoretical background
2. Web
3. Research Journals and patents (at least 30 per group)

A summary table of the literature review can help a lot


Good Luck

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