{"id":6557,"date":"2025-07-31T09:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ebbecke-verfahrenstechnik.de\/lexikon\/process-engineering\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T18:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:36:27","slug":"process-engineering","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/www.ebbecke-verfahrenstechnik.de\/en\/lexicon\/process-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Process engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is process engineering?<\/strong><\/p>

Process engineering at Ebbecke in Bruchk\u00f6bel<\/a> 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.<\/p>

Sub-disciplines of process engineering<\/strong><\/p>

1. <\/b>mechanical process engineering: <\/b>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.<\/p>

2. <\/b>thermal process engineering: <\/b>This sub-discipline includes thermal separation and cleaning processes as well as processes that belong to membrane technology.<\/p>

3. <\/b>chemical process engineering: <\/b>This type of process engineering deals with chemical material conversion processes and forms the strongest link between process engineering and chemistry.<\/p>

4. <\/b>electrochemical process engineering: <\/b>Electrochemical process engineering deals with the technical application of electrochemical phenomena.<\/p>

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

6. <\/b>nanotechnology: <\/b>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.<\/p>

Studying process engineering – but where?<\/strong><\/p>

The process engineering degree program combines engineering and natural sciences, with many points of contact to mechanical and plant engineering, measurement and automation technology, biotechnology, agriculture and food technology, as well as medicine, aerospace and deep-sea research. The areas of responsibility range from process-integrated environmental protection in chemical production to exhaust air and wastewater treatment, soil remediation, waste utilization, recycling processes and food technology.<\/p>

Example for universities:<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/tu-freiberg.de\/studium\/studienangebot\/studiengaenge\/ba_vt<\/a><\/p>

https:\/\/tu-dresden.de\/die_tu_dresden\/fakultaeten\/fakultaet_maschinenwesen\/ifvu\/<\/a><\/p>

https:\/\/www.tu.berlin\/verfahrenstechnik\/<\/a><\/p>

https:\/\/www.haw-hamburg.de\/<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section>

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Online sources:
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https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Verfahrenstechnik,<\/a> retrieved: September 28, 2019, 10:46 UTC<\/em><\/p>

https:\/\/www.duden.de\/rechtschreibung\/Verfahrenstechnik<\/a><\/em><\/p>

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Literature sources:<\/strong><\/p>

1. basic concepts of process engineering: with exercises and solutions \/ R\u00fcdiger Worthoff, Wolfgang Siemes \/ 2012<\/em><\/p>

2nd Handbook of Mechanical Process Engineering \/ Heinrich Schubert \/ 2012<\/em><\/p>

3. thermal process engineering: fundamentals and methods \/ A. Mersmann \/ 2013<\/em><\/p>

4. chemical process engineering: calculation, design and operation of chemical reactors \/ Klaus Hertwig, Lothar Martens \/ 2011<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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