Chemical Engineering and Technology

(Discipline Code: 0817)

I. Discipline Overview

Chemical Engineering and Technology is an engineering technology discipline that studies the common laws of material transformation, material composition change, material properties and their changes in the chemical industry and other process industries, as well as the key technologies for the design, operation and optimization of related process and equipment. It takes the basic theories of chemistry, physics, mathematics, chemical engineering thermodynamics, transfer process principles, chemical reaction engineering, separation engineering, process system engineering, etc. as the basic knowledge system, and experimental research, theoretical research and computer simulation as the research methods, and serves various fields of economy and society through engineering applications.

Chemical Engineering and Technology of Nanjing Tech University is among the earliest batch of disciplines established by China, ranked A grade in the fourth round of discipline evaluation, and is a preponderant discipline ranking first in Jiangsu Province. It has the State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering and the National Engineering Technology Research Center for Special Separation Membrane. It has a well-structured and energetic faculty with academicians, outstanding youth and chief scientists of the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) as the leaders, middle-aged and young doctoral supervisors as the backbone, and young doctors returning from overseas as the main body. The development of chemical engineering and technology is closely linked and crossed with mathematics, physics, chemistry, material science, environmental science, biology and other disciplines, forming five secondary disciplines like chemical engineering, chemical process, industrial catalysis, biochemistry and applied chemistry.

II. Cultivation Goals

Guided by Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, the discipline comprehensively implements the Party's education policy, takes establishing moral values and educating people as the fundamental, and the all-round moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic development as the main line, deeply promotes the construction of course ideology and politics, and cultivates high-level talents with firm political stance, noble ideological character, rigorous academic attitude and innovative spirit.

The cultivation goal of master's degree in chemical engineering and technology is to cultivate highly qualified and high-level talents who can adapt to the requirements of modern chemical industry. Master students are required to: establish a correct world view and outlook on life, love the motherland, abide by the discipline and law, be rigorous in their studies, and have good professional ethics and dedication. Have a solid grasp of the basic theory of chemical engineering discipline consisting of transfer process principles, chemical reaction engineering, chemical engineering thermodynamics, chemical separation processes, and chemical process system processes, as well as systematic and in-depth expertise and modern experimental methods and skills in this discipline. Have the ability to work on chemical process modeling and simulation, intermediate synthesis, chemical cleaning process and technology, industrial pollution control, catalyst and catalytic reaction process development, development of new materials, new technology and new equipment for the chemical industry, and engineering scaling-up design. Be innovative talents who can undertake teaching, scientific research and technical management in institutions of higher learning, research institutes, enterprises and other units. Master a foreign language.

III. Cultivation Direction

1. Chemical engineering: Materials chemical engineering, chemical reaction and separation engineering, nano and interface chemical engineering, resources and energy chemical engineering, and environmental chemical engineering.

2. Chemical processes: Fine chemical synthesis processes, green chemical processes, organic chemical process integration and optimization, molecular design and atomic economy reactions.

3. Industrial catalysis: New energy catalysis, new catalytic materials, green catalytic processes, new catalytic reaction engineering, and nano-catalytic technology.

4. Biochemicals: Screening and modification of industrial microorganisms, bioreaction engineering and bioreactors, biorefining (system integration and optimization), biological separation engineering, and bioenergy engineering.

5. Applied chemistry: Applied spectroscopy and applied electrochemistry, fine organic synthesis, hydrochemistry and industrial water treatment technology, photoelectromagnetic materials and applications, fine polymer synthesis and applications.

IV. Study Period and Credits

The study period for academic master students is generally 3 years, with a maximum of 5 years.

The minimum total credit required for academic master students is 28 credits. Wherein, the total credit for courses is not less than 24 credits (10 credits for public degree courses, 6 credits for professional degree courses, 4 credits for professional elective courses and 4 credits for public elective courses); 4 credits for compulsory links: 2 credits for academic lectures/reports and 2 credits for academic practice. In principle, the study of graduate courses shall be completed within 1 year.

For master students enrolled at the university with equivalent academic attainments or from another discipline, they must make up the main courses (not less than 2) of the undergraduate program of their current discipline, and the make-up courses will only be recorded with grades, not credits, but should be included in their personal cultivation plan.

V. Curriculum Setting

VI. Compulsory Links Management

1. Academic lectures/reports (2 credits)

Academic master students must attend at least fifteen academic seminars on and off campus (at least two lectures on the quality of humanities and aesthetics) during their studies, among which at least five are arranged by the Graduate School and others are arranged by each college, and only those who have attended at least fifteen seminars can obtain two credits for academic lectures/reports.

2. Academic practice (2 credits)

During the study period, academic master students must participate in one of the following academic practice activities: graduate student science and technology forum, graduate student summer school, graduate student academic innovation forum, graduate student research innovation practice competition, high-level international and domestic academic conferences or overseas exchange visits, and labor practice, and participate in activities such as sunshine run on campus and sports meeting, in order to obtain 2 credits for academic practice.

VII. Thesis

1. Basic requirements for thesis

The master's thesis should be completed independently by master students under the supervision of their tutors. Topics related to the cutting-edge field of chemical engineering and technology or of great significance to China's economic and social development should be chosen for the thesis, which should have a certain technical difficulty and workload, and should be advanced and somewhat innovative. The thesis should synthesize basic theories, scientific methods, professional knowledge and technical means to analyze and study the scientific and technical problems involved, and have an independent opinion on a certain aspect. Time spent onthesis research is usually not less than one year.

The content of the thesis should generally include: abstract, significance of the topic and review of previous work; theoretical part; overview of experimental or practical testing methods and instrumentation; analysis and discussion of experimental data; conclusion and references; and appendices. The specific requirements are as follows:

(1) The thesis should contain an overview of the theoretical significance and application value of the topic, the frontier development of the discipline, the problems to be solved and the ways, and the contributions the author has made.

(2) The thesis should describe the experimental methods, experimental apparatus and calculation methods used, and provide theoretical analysis and discussion of collated and processed data.

(3) The thesis should summarize and conclude the results obtained, and propose the methods and suggestions for further research.

(4) The thesis should give all formulas, and description of calculation procedures, and list the necessary raw data and the cited literature.

(5) The citation of others' scientific research results should be clearly indicated, and for the part of cooperation with others, the specific work of collaborators should be stated. Even the citation of others' writings is indicated, it is important not to over-cite textual expressions and diagrams in others' literature.

The thesis should have a novel topic, clear concepts and sufficient arguments; the research methods chosen should have a scientific basis, correct theoretical derivation, error-free calculation results, authentic and reliable experimental data, and rigorous analysis; the conclusions should be theoretically elaborated, and the materials cited from others should be cited from their originals. The thesis should have innovative results, concise and smooth expression, clear organization, clearly defined hierarchy, high logicality, and standardized diagrams. The thesis should reflect the solid theoretical foundation, strong independent working ability and excellent academic style of master students.

2. Thesis proposal

Under the guidance of the supervisor, academic master students should determine the research direction, identify the research topic through literature review, data collection, investigation and research while studying courses, then write literature review for the topic selected, and write the proposal at the end of the third semester or the beginning of the fourth semester.

Requirements on the topic selection and proposal of the thesis for master students are detailed in the Requirements for the Thesis Proposal of Graduate Students of Nanjing Tech University.

3. Thesis review and defense

Academic master students can apply for defense after completing all the links and credits stipulated in the cultivation plan. Specific requirements for thesis review and defense are detailed in the Detailed Rules for the Master's Thesis Defense and Review and Degree Application of Nanjing Tech University.

4. Academic achievement requirements

The requirements for academic master students' academic achievements are detailed in the Measures for Assessment of Scientific Research Achievements of Master's Degree Applicants of Nanjing Tech University.

VIII. Criteria for Graduation and Degree Awarding

The criteria for graduation and degree awarding shall conform with the relevant regulations of the university.