Processes in Chemical IndustryLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student is able to:
- tell about principles of sustainability and means for measuring it
- describe possibilities of circular economy while targeting carbon neutrality
- tell about different material classes, their chemical and physical properties and processing technologies
- tell about basic food components and ingredients and food processes
- describe unit operations and unit processes as well as special features of bio processes

Content

In the course the students will familiarize themselves with materials and processes of chemical industry.
- Basics of sustainability, principles of circular economy and carbon neutrality targeting
- Deepening the knowledge of different fields of process technology (bio, materials and food technologies)
- Introduction to materials’ characteristics and their processing technologies
- Introduction to basic food ingredients and food processes
- Introduction to bio processes: unit operations and unit processes and special features of biomaterials