Chemical Engineering Design and Project Synthesis

In the chemical and process industries, turning a laboratory concept into a safe, profitable, and scalable industrial plant is the ultimate engineering challenge. This course guides you through the entire lifecycle of a chemical engineering design project, focusing on the synthesis of technical data and economic analysis. You will learn how to structure engineering memorandums, evaluate process flowsheets, and make rigorous design decisions. Starting with fundamental design principles and safety standards, the curriculum moves through material and energy balances to full-scale economic evaluations. You will also explore modern industry practices, including basic life-cycle assessment (LCA) for environmental impact and process simulation concepts. What you will learn: Understand the core stages of chemical process design and industrial project synthesis; Learn to perform detailed mass and energy balances for complex system networks; Apply economic evaluation techniques, including capital cost estimation and profitability analysis; Design process flowsheets with integrated safety, environmental, and regulatory constraints; Practice drafting professional engineering memorandums and technical project proposals; Apply modern sustainability metrics and life-cycle concepts to chemical processes. This written course begins with foundational design definitions and systematic workflows before guiding you through calculations, economic models, and professional communication standards. It is designed for undergraduate engineering students, newly graduated chemical engineers, and technical professionals looking to master the structured design process. No prior advanced design experience is required to start.