Processes in Chemical Industry (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Content of the course:
Basics to circular economy and chemical engineerig. During the cource we get familiar with specialisation options of chemical engineering, namely materials, food and bio-technology.

Liisa Lehtinen, weeks 3-7 (2 cr)
In circular economy part we familiarise ourselves with the concepts of circular economy and sustainability. We also learn the business models of circular economy via concrete examples.In materials technology part we learn different ways to produce and recycle materials. We also learn how the structure of materials affect to their chemical and physical properties.

Eija Kulju, weeks 9 - 14 (1,5 cr)
In Food technology we learn the basic incredients of food and Basic food engineering processes.

Kari Haajanen, week 14 - 18, (1,5 cr)
In biotechnology part we familiarize ourselves with unit operations and - processes in biotechnology and with special characteristics of bioprocesses.

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

Materials

Materials in Itslearning, materials given during lectures and self searched material (Internet, library, etc sources)

Teaching methods

Research
Literature survey
Web material

Exam schedules

Materiasl technology and circular economy exam will be held at 10.2.2025. Re-exams will be agreed together.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Individual learning
Team learning
Task based learning
The course includes some theory of sustainability.

Completion alternatives

If you need alternative ways to pass the course, please contact the relevant lecturer.

Student workload

The course is 5 credits which requires about 133 hour work.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The course consists 3 individual courses. You must pass all the courses. The final grade will be the average of the 3 individual courses.
The course evaluation is based on reporting of the tasks and exams.
The course emphases working life skills, thus active participation, self-orientated working and following of schedules will be evaluated.
The assessment of reporting is based on Chemical Engineering's Criteria of assessment -document.

Failed (0)

All the reports have not been returned.
Some of the reports has not been done at the level that at least grade 1 could be achieved.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

All documentation returned and presented. Some of the tasks might be returned late.
Reporting is written at the level, where the reader can figure out at general level how the work that has been done but could not replicate it.
Team is working towards goals but requires a lot of support.
The progress of the work is poorly communicated to the stakeholders.
Relevant theory can not be found from the reporting.
Students are able to perform the required tasks.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

All documentation returned and presented. Some of the tasks might be returned late.
Reporting is written clearly and no major errors can be found. It includes most of the relevant information needed.
Team is working towards its goals with support.
Some theory is presented and included in the reporting.
Student can base team's tasks on theory.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has excellent attitude towards learning new things.
All documentation returned and presented according to schedule.
Reporting is clear and flawless.
Team is working independently towards its goals.
Relevant theory is presented and included in the reporting.
Student can find and apply relevant theory in the tasks.