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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 42504 | Innovation in Engineering | 5 | point | August |
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| 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:
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and... Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and quality in pharmaceutical, biotech and food industry - Theoretical version
MSc Thesis
Study plan for February start:
MSc Thesis