Under the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (DTK FTUI), in 2023/2024 academic year new specializations have begun to open for the DTK FTUI Masters (S2) program, one of which is the specialization in Process Intensification Technology. science of process intensification in wastewater treatment.
Rapid industrial development and growth have implications for increasing water pollution in quantity and quality. Various types of new pollutants appear in the environment, which is called “new emerging pollutants”. These pollutants appear in various forms of chemical compounds and are identified as harmful to the environment, even in very small concentrations (trace). Due to the nature of this toxicity, various regulations regarding the pollution of these materials also continue to develop and become more stringent.
“Treatment of liquid waste is one of the important solutions to address the increasing demand for clean water amidst the limited amount of water available, by reusing and recycling wastewater. However, new pollutants that arise due to industrial processes are difficult to treat with conventional wastewater treatment processes. Therefore, process intensification in liquid waste treatment is an important thing to do,” said the Dean of FTUI, Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU.
Process Intensification Technology Specialization is an engineering specialization that leads to smaller, cleaner and more energy-efficient technologies. This specialization seeks to produce graduates who are educated, knowledgeable, and reliable in managing issues related to the environment, especially wastewater treatment so that they will be able to contribute directly to addressing the problems of waste management, environmental pollution, and clean water crisis.
“In simple terms, process intensification is any development of process engineering that leads to technologies that are smaller, cleaner, and more energy efficient. In the liquid waste treatment process, among the processes included are membrane-based liquid waste treatment processes, advanced oxidation processes such as plasma technology and ozone technology, and many more,” said the Head of the FTUI Chemical Engineering Department, Dr. Bambang Heru Susanto, S.T., M.T.
With the addition of this new specialization, the number of specializations available for the Masters’s Program at DTK FTUI has increased to eight specializations. The eight specializations are Gas Technology, Industrial Catalysts, Environmental Protection & Work Safety, Chemical Product & Process Design, Gas Management, Energy and Sustainable Processes, Process Safety Management, and Process Intensification Technology.
Currently, FTUI manages 12 master’s study programs, namely a Multidisciplinary Masters study program in Urban Regional Planning, a Multidisciplinary Masters study program in Energy Systems Engineering, a Masters study program in Civil Engineering, a Masters program in Environmental Engineering, a Masters program in Mechanical Engineering, Masters program in Electrical Engineering, Masters program in Biomedical Technology, study program Master of Metallurgical & Material Engineering, Master of Material Integrity Management (MIM) study program, Master of Architecture study program, Chemical Engineering Master study program, and Industrial Engineering Master study program.
A complete explanation regarding the FTUI Masters program can be seen at www.eng.ui.ac.id and SIMAK UI (https://simak.ui.ac.id). Registration can be done via the website http://penerimaan.ui.ac.id.
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