What is process engineering?

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