Innovative Process Design and Optimization: Transforming Raw Materials into Valuable Products

Timeline
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May 26, 2025Experience start
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July 15, 2025Midterm Check-in
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August 9, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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May 26, 2025Experience start
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July 15, 2025Midterm Check-in
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August 9, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Data visualization Data modelling Chemical engineering Biotechnology Environmental sustainabilitySkills
circular economy laboratory safety process design engineering design process emerging technologies energy efficiency improvement feasibility studies chemical engineering process simulation aspen plusThis experience allows learners to tackle real-world industry challenges by applying their knowledge in chemical engineering, process simulation, and sustainability.
Participants will engage in projects that enhance their understanding of process design, energy optimization, the circular economy, and emerging technologies such as AI and hydrogen/fuel cell systems. By working on these projects, learners will develop practical skills and insights directly applicable to industry needs while contributing to innovative solutions in transforming raw materials into valuable products.
Students are proficient in:
- Process simulation software (Aspen Plus, MATLAB, COMSOL)
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) & numericalmodellingg
- Experimental design, data collection, & lab safety
- Emerging technologies: AI, waste recovery, circular economy, hydrogen & fuel cells
- Receive structured project deliverables, including detailed design and simulation reports.
Low-risk, high-reward collaboration – contribute to an industry challenge and gain insights from top student talent.
Learners
- Comprehensive process design reports with optimization strategies
- Well-documented process designs and models (Aspen Plus, MATLAB, CFD).
- Analysis, validation, and key insights into efficiency, sustainability, and feasibility.
- Energy efficiency improvements, process optimizations, and economic analysis
- Simulation models demonstrating energy efficiency improvements
- Feasibility studies for integrating AI in process operations
- Proposals for circular economy initiatives in manufacturing
- Technical assessments of hydrogen/fuel cell technology applications
Project timeline
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May 26, 2025Experience start
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July 15, 2025Midterm Check-in
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August 9, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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May 26, 2025Experience start
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July 15, 2025Midterm Check-in
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August 9, 2025Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
- Designing an energy-efficient chemical process for a manufacturing plant
- Developing a simulation model to optimize resource usage in production
- Proposing a circular economy strategy for waste reduction in production
- Assessing the viability of hydrogen technology in industrial applications
- Evaluating the potential of fuel cells in reducing carbon emissions
- Designing a sustainable supply chain model for raw material sourcing
- Analyzing the impact of process changes on sustainability metrics
- Distillation Column Optimization: Use Aspen Plus to enhance separation efficiency and energy savings.
- Reaction Engineering Develop a catalytic reactor model focusing on kinetics, heat transfer & scalability.
- Comprehensive Process Design Integrate economic, safety & environmental considerations into a large-scale industrial challenge.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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May 26, 2025Experience start
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July 15, 2025Midterm Check-in
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August 9, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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May 26, 2025Experience start
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July 15, 2025Midterm Check-in
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August 9, 2025Experience end