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AspenTech University Sustainability Curriculum

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Sustainability Topic	Course Title	Overview	Roles and Pre-requisites	Recommended Certification
Carbon Capture & Storage	SUS-S101: Geologic Modeling for Carbon Capture and Storage	Learn how to use Subsurface Science and Engineering solutions for carbon capture storage modeling.	- Geoscientists, Subsurface Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Geology, Geophysics, or Petroleum Engineering - Having familiarity with subsurface modeling	N/A
	SUS-P203: Carbon Capture Process Modeling	Learn how to create rigorous simulation of carbon capture processes with Amine solvent.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering - SUS-P101/EAP101 or prior experience using Aspen Plus	Natural Gas Carbon Capture Process Modeling Certification Exam
	SUS-P2031: Direct Air Capture Process Modeling with an Aqueous Absorbent	Direct Air Capture technology is among the most prominent approaches to capture CO2. Users will learn how to build and simulate a Direct Air Capture process with aqueous potassium hydroxide solution.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	Direct Air Capture Process Modeling Certification Exam
	SUS-P204: Optimize Acid Gas Scrubber Design in Carbon Capture Processes	Learn how to recapture CO2 using a scrubber. Set up a model using a rigorous, more realistic modeling approach than conventional models to make better predictions for Sustainability calculations.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering - SUS-P101/EAP101 or prior experience using Aspen Plus	Natural Gas Carbon Capture Process Optimization Certification Exam*
	SUS-P300: Fundamental Digital Twin Modeling for Carbon Capture Processes using Aspen Plus	Learn how to use AspenOnline in combination with Aspen Plus to create a digital twin model for Carbon Capture processes.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering - SUS-P101/EAP101 or prior experience using Aspen Plus	N/A
	SUS-H300: Fundamental Digital Twin Modeling for Carbon Capture Processes using Aspen HYSYS	Learn how to use AspenOnline in combination with Aspen HYSYS to create a digital twin model for Carbon Capture processes.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering - SUS-H101/EHY101 or prior experience using Aspen HYSYS	N/A
Carbon Capture & Hydrogen Economy	SUS-P201: Accurately Estimate Chemical Interactions Necessary for Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Processes	End-to-end Carbon Capture processes and hydrogen production processes both involve complex chemical interactions. Learn how to model these chemical interactions through various estimation techniques to achieve more accurate results.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering - SUS-P101/EAP101 or prior experience using Aspen Plus	Natural Gas Carbon Capture Process Optimization Certification Exam*
Carbon Capture & Hydrogen Economy	SUS-P202 Model Electrolytes for Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Production Processes	Accurate electrolyte chemistry is crucial to model Carbon Capture processes with amine solvent and hydrogen production processes. Learn how to address common challenges when modeling electrolyte chemistry for carbon capture and hydrogen production.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering - SUS-P101/EAP101 or prior experience using Aspen Plus	Natural Gas Carbon Capture Process Optimization Certification Exam*
Carbon Capture, Emissions Management, & Energy Efficiency	SUS-P101: Analyze Energy Consumption and GHG Emissions for Chemical Processes	Learn how to create process simulations to predict Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and minimize energy usage.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	Green House Gas Emissions and Energy Optimization Modeling Certification Exam
	SUS-H101: Optimize Energy Usage and Minimize Emissions in Carbon Capture Processes	Learn how to build a carbon capture process model and apply optimization techniques to minimize emissions and energy usage.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	Natural Gas Carbon Capture Process Optimization Certification Exam
Hydrogen Economy	SUS-P205: Model a Green Hydrogen Production Unit	Learn how to model an electrolysis unit that converts water into hydrogen using potassium hydroxide solution.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering - SUS-P101/EAP101 or prior experience using Aspen Plus	Green Hydrogen Production Modeling Certification Exam
Hydrogen Economy	SUS-P2051 Model Solar Cells as a Renewable Energy Source to Produce Green Hydrogen	Learn how to develop solar cell models to power an electrolysis process used in green hydrogen production.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering - SUS-P101/EAP101 or prior experience using Aspen Plus	Green Hydrogen Production Modeling Certification Exam*
Energy Efficiency	SUS-E102: Optimize Refinery Heat Exchangers Design for Sustainable Operations	In refineries, heat exchangers are among the highest energy consumers. Learn how to accurately design fired heaters, shell and tube, and air-cooled heat exchangers to minimize energy consumption.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	Heat Exchanger Energy Efficiency Certification Exam*
	SUS-E201: Improve Energy Efficiency using Heat Recovery	Learn how to optimize distribution of energy and mass flow considering energy savings and capital cost trade off.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	Heat Exchanger Energy Efficiency Certification Exam*
	SUS-E101: Accurately Design Rigorous Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers to Maximize Energy Efficiency	Learn how to rigorously size and rate shell and tube heat exchangers which can help optimize heat exchanger designs to improve energy efficiency.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	Heat Exchanger Energy Efficiency Certification Exam
	SUS-U101: Optimize Plant Utilities to Reduce Energy Consumption	Learn how to setup plant utilities, such as steam, hot oil, and cooling water to optimize costs and minimize environmental impact of industrial processes, by reducing energy consumption.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	Plant Utilities Optimization Certification Exam
Emissions Management	SUS-R101: Refinery Planning Fundamentals with CO2 Emission Modeling and Analysis	Learn how to build a refinery planning model that covers two main sources of CO2: the FCC unit and the Fuel Gas system. With ongoing focus of refiners to include sustainability objectives into their planning and scheduling models, this can be used as a basis to model CO2 emissions in refinery planning.	- Refinery Planning and Optimization Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or study of Operations Research/Mathematical Optimization - Understanding of Refinery Planning	N/A
Emissions Management	SUS-H202: Design Safe and Effective Flare Networks for Sustainable and Cost-Effective Operations	Effectively design a flare system while meeting both safety standards in flare operation and sustainability targets in emission monitoring.	- Process Engineers, Process Safety Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	N/A
Bio-based Feedstocks	SUS-P207: Model Bio-Based Feedstock Processes	Accurately simulate sustainable bio-based feedstock processes using solids modeling techniques.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	N/A
Materials Circularity	SUS-H208: Model Production of Renewable Fuel from Waste Oil	Learn how to model the oxygen removal process to convert waste cooking oil into renewable diesel.	- Process Engineers, Sustainability Specialists, Environmental Engineers - Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering	Material Recycling using Molecular Based Reactor Modeling Certification Exam

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