Chemisch productontwerp

The Chemical Product Design course provides insight into the key aspects that play a role in the development of chemical products. Teams of 5-6 students work on designing a new product. The goal is to effectively use the acquired knowledge about chemical engineering and creativity of the team to develop an innovative but realistic product.

The following topics are covered in the course:

• Working effectively in a team

• Aspects that are important for product design

• Relationship between physico-chemical composition and product properties

• Development of physico-chemical models to describe product properties and performance

• Identifying customer needs

• Generating new ideas and selecting the most promising idea

• Developing a new product.

The activities during the course mimic the situation in a chemical company where a new product is developed. Your team is a group of engineers who have received this task from their manager. The role of the manager is taken by a staff member of the Chemical Engineering Department, who serves as the team's coach.