Minors

Chemical and Process Engineering

Code:

CHEM3047

Extent:

20–25 ECTS

Curriculum:

2022–2024

Level:

Advanced studies

Language of learning:

English

Theme:

ICT and digitalisation
Materials and sustainable use of natural resources

Target group:

All Aalto students

Teacher in charge:

Marjatta Louhi-Kultanen

Administrative contact:

Pekka Tolvanen

Organising department:

Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

School:

School of Chemical Engineering

Prerequisites:

While making your study plan, you should verify that you have the prerequisites needed for the courses.


Quotas and restrictions:

Please note, that in some courses the number of participants can be limited. In those cases, major students (Chemical and Process Engineering) have priority.

Application process:

Open for all students of Aalto University.

Discontinuation of the minor

This minor is being discontinued 31 July 2024 as a result of a redesign of master's studies at the School of Chemical Engineering. You can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the Master's portfolio renewal - Student information page.
 

The Master's portfolio renewal - Student information page offers information on how to continue your studies in this minor until 31 December 2025, if you have started your studies in the minor before 31 July 2024. The page will also include the course substitution tables for courses that are no longer taught after 31 July 2024, when the tables are published on 1 April 2024.

Objectives

Chemical Engineering is based on a multi-scale perspective to underlying physical and chemical phenomena in chemical processes. It starts with molecular level origins of relevant phenomena, explains how processing unit level models and design practices emerge from them, and further considers integrated chemical plants and ultimately societal level effects. The emphasis is to educate engineers with a deep perspective on how natural sciences are applied with best engineering practices in Chemical Process Industries.

The graduates of this minor are capable of being active members in a team of chemical processing experts, supporting the team with their own competence, and actively communicating with other process technology experts.

Learning outcomes

Core scientific and engineering knowledge (emphasis of these depends on the student’s interests and course selections):

  1. Knowledge of transport phenomena (heat, mass and momentum transfer) and unit operations in chemical processing.
  2. Knowledge of chemical reaction kinetics and catalysis in various fields related to chemical process industries.
  3. Knowledge about applied thermodynamics, phase equilibrium and physical property calculations, and their relation to conversion and separation process design.
  4. Understand process dynamics, automation and control, and their connection to process design and integration.

Structure of the minor

For the minor (20–25 credits), the students have to take compulsory studies 15–20 cr from Chemical and Process Engineering major's compulsory courses (NB! Not CHEM-E7170 Design project part A, CHEM-E7180 Design project part B or CHEM-E7120 Laboratory Project in Chemical Engineering). Additionally, the students need to select specialisation studies of 0–10 cr. Please check the list below.

Code Course name ECTS credits Period
Mandatory courses   15–20  
Choose 15-20 cr.      
CHEM-E7100 Engineering Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, part I D 5 I
CHEM-E7130 Process Modeling 5 I
CHEM-E7190 Process Dynamics and Control D 5 II
CHEM-E7150 Reaction Engineering 5 II
Elective courses   0–10  
Choose so many courses from the list below that the minor will be at least 20 cr.      
CHEM-E7105 Process Development 5 I–II
CHEM-E7110 Engineering Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, part II D 5 II
CHEM-E7115 Experimental Assignments in Chemical Engineering 5 I–V
CHEM-E7135 Reactor Design 5 III–IV
CHEM-E7151 Production Planning and Optimization 5 I
CHEM-E7160 Fluid Flow in Process Units 5 IV–V
CHEM-E7225 Advanced Process Control D 5 III
CHEM-E1130 Catalysis 5 III
CHEM-E2145 Polymer Reaction Engineering D 5 III–V

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