The process engineering at Ebbecke from Bruchköbel describes the technical processes which are based on chemical and physical techniques. In the process, raw materials are turned into a product which the customer can process further for his own purposes.

Sub disciplines of process engineering

1. Mechanical process engineering: This type of process engineering deals with material conversion processes that are due to a mechanical action and sees itself as a user of mechanics or fluid mechanics.
2. Thermal process engineering: This sub-discipline includes thermal separation and purification 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 applications of electrochemical phenomena.
5. Bioprocess engineering: Bioprocess engineering is the part of process engineering that deals with biotechnological processes. Biotechnology makes substance transformations through biological processes useful in technical applications.
6. Nanotechnology: This part of process engineering combines very interdisciplinary fields from physics, chemistry, biology and process engineering. It deals with substances and systems that may only consist of a few molecules