Degree in Engineering in Industrial Chemistry

The Degree in Engineering in Industrial Chemistry provides training based on the theoretical bases and the technologies of this field.

Every person graduated in Industrial Chemistry Engineering can carry out tasks of design, maintenance and operation of chemical process equipment, experiment with organic and inorganic substances, heat transmission or mass transfer, fluid flow and chemical reaction engineering. This degree also studies the use of raw materials, the chemistry of natural products, analyzes manufacturing processes, environmental contamination, and industrial safety and hygiene.

Graduates carry out, therefore, their professional activity especially in industries in which chemical processes are developed, such as oil, paper, electricity, electronics and gas, as well as in the environmental sector and public administrations. . You can also dedicate yourself to teaching and research.

• Basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, graphic expression and computer science
• Full capacity for reading, reflection and oral and written communication
• Knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English)
• Restlessness, curiosity and own initiative
• Group work ability
• Interest in the degree and the profession for which it trains

mentions

• Process control and optimization
• Biotechnological processes and environment

This degree qualifies students to carry out their professional activity in the field of the chemical and process industry, as well as in related sectors such as energy, biotechnology or the environment:

• Process optimization and control:
  • Control and optimization of chemical industry processes
  • Management and optimization of process industry operations
  • Biotechnology and Electrochemical Technology:
  • Design and control of bioreactors
  • Industrial applications of Biotechnology: Recovery of natural products, industrial fermentations, etc.
  • Technological applications of Electrochemistry: surface treatment, batteries and fuel cells, material protection, etc.
  • Environmental technology:
  • Management and treatment of urban and industrial effluents
  • Waste management, recovery and treatment
  • Production of liquid and gas biofuels
  • Reduction and treatment of gas emissions (CO2 capture)