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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ945556
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 5
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Two-Compartment Pharmacokinetic Models for Chemical Engineers
Kanneganti, Kumud; Simon, Laurent
Chemical Engineering Education, v45 n2 p101-105 Spr 2011
The transport of potassium permanganate between two continuous-stirred vessels was investigated to help chemical and biomedical engineering students understand two-compartment pharmacokinetic models. Concepts of modeling, mass balance, parameter estimation and Laplace transform were applied to the two-unit process. A good agreement was achieved between experimental and predicted data. The setup was used by a group of students who studied the effects of dose size on the concentrations of potassium permanganate in the two vessels.
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering Education, Science Education, College Students, College Instruction, Models, Pharmacology, Kinetics
Chemical Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. P.O. Box 142097, Gainesville, FL 32614. Tel: 352-392-0861; Fax: 352-392-0861; e-mail: cee@che.ufl.edu; Web site: http://cee.che.ufl.edu/index.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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