College of Chemistry Course Guide

CBE 180 - Chemical Engineering Economics (3 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

Optimal design of chemical processes and unit operations, emphasizing the interactions between technical and economic considerations. Analysis of process risks. Chemical and biomolecular process design in the presence of uncertainties. Interest rate determinants and their effects on chemical process feasibility and choices. Relationships between structure and behavior of firms in the chemical processing industries. Multivariable input-output analyses.

Prerequisites

CBE 142 and CBE 150B

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide