Chemical and Biochemical Product Engineering

Chemical and Biochemical Product Engineering

The focus is on the development of advanced biological and chemical materials and products. The properties of the products are important, as are the synthesis and production techniques. A strong connection to physics, chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology is present. Any individual study plan ought to include some process technological elements.

A product engineering curriculum should include the following general competence courses:

28310 Chemical and Biochemical Product Design 10 point Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17) and January
28361 Chemical engineering model analysis 7.5 point Spring F5B (Wed 13-17)
28485 Biobusiness and Process Innovation 5 point Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17)
or
38103 X-Tech Entrepreneurship 10 point Spring F3 (Tues 8-12, Fri 13-17), Autumn E3 (Tues 8-12, Fri 13-17)
28855 Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and quality in pharmaceutical, biotech and food industry - Theoretical version 5 point Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17)
or
28857 Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and quality in pharmaceutical, biotech and food industry - Practical version 7.5 point Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) and Autumn E3B (Fri 13-17)
42500 Innovation in Engineering 5 point January
or
42504 Innovation in Engineering 5 point August
or
42501 Innovation in Engineering 5 point June

Innovation in Engineering is mandatory for all MSc students. Either Biobusiness and Process Innovation or X-Tech Entrepreneurship must be part of an MSc Chemical and Biochemical Engineering study plan. Selection of the general competence course 28530 Transport Processes as elective provides the tools necessary to do advanced modelling of fluid flow, energy transport and mass transport influencing product properties in production equipment.

The following are prime product engineering oriented technological specialization courses:

26436 Pharmaceutical Drug Development 10 point Autumn E1 (Mon 8-12, Thurs 13-17)
26510 Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry 10 point Spring F4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12)
27246 Applied enzyme technology and kinetics 5 point E7 (Tues 18-22)
27455 Microbial adaptation to industrial processes 5 point Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12)
28213 Polymer Technology 5 point Autumn E3A (Tues 8-12)
28315 Applied Colloid and Surface Chemistry 5 point E7 (Tues 18-22)
47304 Ceramic science and engineering 10 point Spring F2 (Mon 13-17, Thurs 8-12)

A study plan within the focus area Chemical and Biochemical Product Engineering should include course 28315 as being broadly applicable in many different product design contexts, also from a processing perspective. One or more of the six other product or material type specific courses will be the foundation for an in-depth study within the focus area. This will typically involve electives, to be decided in collaboration with faculty advisors from appropriate MSc research project areas based on product interest.

The requirement of 30 ECTS technological specialization courses may be satisfied through a free choice among the programme's technological specialization courses. The choice should be guided by MSc project interests. Product engineering oriented supplementary technological specialization courses are:

23522 Rheology of food and biological materials 5 point January
27247 Experimental enzyme technology 5 point Autumn E1A (Mon 8-12)
27410 Computer-aided cell factory design 5 point Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17)
28423 Phase Equilibria for non-ideal mixtures 5 point Spring F2A (Mon 13-17)
28871 Production of Biofuels 10 point Spring F2A (Mon 13-17) and Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)

Technological specialization courses with process technology oriented content of interest in a product engineering context are:

23521 Hygienic design in the food industry 5 point Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12)
28233 Recovery and purification of biological products 5 point Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17)
28242 Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis 5 point Autumn E1A (Mon 8-12)
28345 Industrial BioReaction Engineering 5 point Spring F4A (Tues 13-17)
28434 Membrane Technology 5 point Spring F1A (Mon 8-12)
28872 Biorefinery 5 point Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12)

Electives, i.e. courses not counting as general competences or technological specializations in the MSc Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, are important in order to complete an education in chemical and biochemical engineering with special focus on product engineering.

A few examples of electives are listed below in connection with the study plan examples.

Two examples are shown: one for students beginning their MSc study in September, and one for students beginning their MSc study in February.

The study plans are examples only. Students are free to exchange the shown courses with other courses as long as general competence (GC) and technological specialization (TS) requirements are satisfied.

The plans are not full, but satisfy GC and TS requirements. Remaining ECTS points must be chosen by the students to reach a total of 120 ECTS including MSc thesis.

Some electives are specified as additional GC and TS courses. Further GC or TS courses may be chosen as electives.

Any DTU MSc level course may be used as elective, but there may be prerequisites outside MSc Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. The following are examples of courses relevant for Product Engineering:

12772 Life Cycle Assessment of Products and Systems 10 point Autumn E1 (Mon 8-12, Thurs 13-17)
12774 Assessing health, environmental and life cycle impacts 5 point June
27419 Filamentous Fungi: Biology and Biotechnology 5 point Spring F1A (Mon 8-12)
27510 Biosensors and bioanalysis 5 point Spring F1A (Mon 8-12)
28212 Polymer Chemistry 5 point Spring F3A (Tues 8-12)
28214 Polymer synthesis and characterization 5 point June
28216 Organic Coatings Science and Technology 5 point Spring F4A (Tues 13-17)
28316 Laboratory Course in Colloid and Surface Chemistry 5 point January
28811 Polymers in processes and products 5 point August
28850 Pharmaceutical Process Development 5 point Spring F5A (Wed 8-12)
41737 Design of plastic products 5 point Spring F1A (Mon 8-12)
47309 Materials for hydrogen production and storage 5 point June
47339 Solid state and structural chemistry 5 point Autumn E1A (Mon 8-12)

Study plan examples - Chemical and Biochemical Product Engineering

Study plan for September start:

General competences
Technological specialization
Thesis
1.Semester
28310
Chemical and Biochemical Product Design
10 point
26436
Pharmaceutical Drug Development
10 point
28315
Applied Colloid and Surface Chemistry
5 point
2.Semester
28361
Chemical engineering model analysis
7.5 point
42501
Innovation in Engineering
5 point
28855
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and... Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and quality in pharmaceutical, biotech and food industry - Theoretical version
5 point
28423
Phase Equilibria for non-ideal mixtures
5 point
3.Semester
28485
Biobusiness and Process Innovation
5 point
28213
Polymer Technology
5 point
28233
Recovery and purification of biological... Recovery and purification of biological products
5 point
28872
Biorefinery
5 point
4.Semester
SPEC
MSc Thesis
30 point

Study plan for February start:

General competences
Technological specialization
Thesis
1.Semester
28361
Chemical engineering model analysis
7.5 point
42501
Innovation in Engineering
5 point
28423
Phase Equilibria for non-ideal mixtures
5 point
28434
Membrane Technology
5 point
2.Semester
28310
Chemical and Biochemical Product Design
10 point
28485
Biobusiness and Process Innovation
5 point
28315
Applied Colloid and Surface Chemistry
5 point
3.Semester
28855
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and... Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and quality in pharmaceutical, biotech and food industry - Theoretical version
5 point
28345
Industrial BioReaction Engineering
5 point
28871
Production of Biofuels
10 point
4.Semester
SPEC
MSc Thesis
30 point