The nationally acknowledged Chemical Engineering Master of
Engineering (MChE.) Program in Donghua University was established in
1978. It is currently administrated by the college of Chemistry,
Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCCEB). The MChE program has a
focus in applied research and is especially designed to provide
excellent preparation for students who will be seeking employment in
industry. ChE faculty have taken charge of over 100 research projects
funded by the national and provincial ministries, which resulted in over
300 journal publications, almost 200 patent applications, and numerous
awards for the advancement of science and technology. We maintain a high
faculty/student ratio and operate an open-door policy for faculty
offices whereby students are free to stop in to discuss their research,
science, careers or life in general. Incoming students may choose to
study in the three sub-disciplines of Applied Chemical Engineering,
Bioengineering and Process Chemistry. The program has graduated over 400
master students and there are approximately 100 students currently
enrolled.
ChE program has acquired an inventory of state-of-the-art research
equipment and instrumentation including a Bruker Avance 400 nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, a gas chromatograph mass
spectrometer (GC/MS), an electrospray liquid chromatography/mass
spectrometers (LC/MS), high performance liquid chromatographs (HPLC),
gas chromatographs (GC), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)
spectrometers, spectro-fluorimeters, UV/Vis spectrophotometers,
rheometers, minimum temperature film forming bars and more.
Main courses
(1) compulsory course（Total credits 12）
(a) Organic Synthesis: Strategy and Control（3 credits）
Course Description: The main contents of this course are: 1)
understand a series of important organic reactions and carbon–carbon
formation, 2) understand the basic theory of retrosynthesis and the
basic principle of its application on the synthesis of complicated
molecule.
Prerequisites: A basic background in organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry is require.
(b) Organometallic Chemistry（3 credits）
Course Description: The major contents of this course are:
1) understand the basic principles of electronics, structure and bonding in inorganic and organometallic complexes;
2) understand elementary organometallic steps in the context of catalysis;
3) design organometallic catalysts for important organic transformations;
4) explore use of organometallic complexes in other fields like medicine.
Prerequisites: A basic background in organic chemistry and inorganic
chemistry is required. Some background in physical chemistry is helpful,
but not required.
(c) Biochemistry（3 credits）
Course Description: This course is designed for beginning graduate
students in Chemical Engineering and Technology. The main contents of
this course include: 1) biosynthesis, structure, and function of
carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, and survey of modern
biochemical techniques; 2) regulation of gene expression and metabolic
control mechanisms; 3) membrane biochemistry and signal transduction
mechanisms.
Prerequisites: organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, or consent of instructor.
(d) Advanced Organic Lab Experiments（3 credits）
Course Description: This course concerns the application of the tools
of chemistry to the synthesis of organic molecules, the separation of
mixtures of organic compounds, and the subsequent identification of
these compounds. It focus on discovery-based learning, i.e. the concept
that learning comes as you solve various organic chemistry puzzles. In
the laboratory, students should run 6-8 synthetic experiments. In some
cases, there will not be provided with the structures of the products.
As for the products with unknown structures, students must determine by
the interpretation of infrared, NMR, and mass spectral data. Each of the
basic experiments requires a written report, formatted in the style of
papers in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
(2) optional course（Total credits 12）
(a) Bio-medical Materials（3 credits）
Course Description: The major contents of this course are:
1) to understand the basic knowledge about inorganic and organic biomaterials;
2) to understand the process of functionalization of biomaterials and biocomposite materials;
3) to grasp the knowledge of the design of biocompatibility tests of
biomaterials for different biomedical applications; and 4) to have
knowledge of the use of bio-medical materials and nanomaterials in the
fields of tissue engineering, drug delivery, medical diagnosis and
therapy.
Prerequisites: A basic background in chemistry, chemical engineering,
materials science, life sciences, biomedical engineering or
bioengineering is required.
(b) Green Chemistry（3 credits）
Course Description: The course introduced the key concepts of green
chemistry such as renewable resources, atom economy, biodegradability
and life cycle assessment as well as the 12 princeples of green
chemistry. The tools of green chemistry including the use of alternative
feedstocks or starting materials, reagents, solvents, target molecules,
and catalysts will be covered. Particular attention is focused on the
application of innovative technology in the development of "greener"
routes to improve industrial processes and to produce important green
consumer products.
Prerequisites: The students are expected but not required to have
some basic knowledge of general chemistry, organic chemistry and
biochemistry.
(c) Textile Chemistry（3 credits）
Course Description: This course focuses on the dyestuff, auxiliary,
dyeing printing and finishing theory and technology. It also includes
the knowledge of fibers, both natural and synthetic. The dyeing and
finishing aspects of textile chemistry require an understanding of both
organic chemistry and surface chemistry. Textile chemistry also includes
the application of the principles of surface chemistry to processes,
such as dyeing and finishing.
(d) Advanced materials science and engineering（3 credits）
Course Description: Nanomaterials science and application is novel
research area that attracts people's attention. Nanomaterials will
create significant economic benefits and greatly have positive impact on
the development of human society. This course will highlight the
preparation principles and technique processes of nanomaterials and
introduce the practical applications and the future development trends.
(f) Surfactant Chemistry（3 credits）
Course Description: The content of this course focuses on the
principle of physical chemistry and application for surfactants. It
concerns the selecting and molecular designing for some special
surfactants in a particular situation. Many application and research
examples would be mentioned.
Prerequisites: The students are expected but not required to have
some basic knowledge of organic chemistry and physical chemistry.
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