The chemical processing option focuses on courses in Chemical Engineering. Environmental engineers trained in this area emphasize waste minimization during chemical processing, such as petroleum refining. They also have expertise in reactor designs to treat wastes from chemical processing industries, such as pharmaceuticals and plastics.
OPTION COURSES
• CHEN 3220 Chemical Engineering Separations & Mass Transfer (required for this option, 3 credit hours, S;
prerequisites: CHEN 3200, CHEN 3320; co-requisite: CHEN 3210 or MCEN 3022; or equivalents)
• CHEN 4330 Chemical Engineering Reaction Kinetics (required for this option, 3 credit hours, S;
prerequisites: CHEN 3320, CHEN 3210 or MCEN 3022)
Students select remaining 3 credits from among the following:
• CHEM 3311 Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credit hours; prerequisite: CHEN 1211; co-requisite: CHEM 3321 or 3361)
• CHEM 3331 Organic Chemistry 2 (4 credit hours; prerequisite CHEM 3311 or 3351; co-requisite CHEM 3341 or 3381)
• CHEN 4670 Environmental Separations (3 credit hours, every other S; prerequisite: CHEN 2120, senior or graduate)
• CHEN 4680 Environmental Process Engineering (3 credit hours; senior or graduate standing)
