Process engineering

What is process engineering?

Process engineering at Ebbecke in Bruchköbel describes the technical processes that are based on chemical and physical techniques. Raw materials are turned into a product that the customer can process further for their own purposes.

Sub-disciplines of process engineering

1. mechanical process engineering: This type of process engineering deals with material conversion processes that can be traced back to a mechanical effect and sees itself as a user of mechanics or fluid mechanics.

2. thermal process engineering: This sub-discipline includes thermal separation and cleaning processes as well as processes that belong to membrane technology.

3. chemical process engineering: This type of process engineering deals with chemical material conversion processes and forms the strongest link between process engineering and chemistry.

4. electrochemical process engineering: Electrochemical process engineering deals with the technical application of electrochemical phenomena.

5. bioprocess engineering: Bioprocess engineering is the part of process engineering that deals with biotechnological processes. Biotechnology makes material transformations through biological processes usable in technical applications.

6. nanotechnology: This part of process engineering combines highly interdisciplinary fields from physics, chemistry, biology and process engineering. It deals with substances and systems that may only consist of a few molecules.