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Introduction toChemical Engineering

Dr. Neetu SinghDepartment of Chemical Engineering

Thapar University, Patiala

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Chemical engineering is the profession in whicha knowledge of mathematics, chemistry, and

other natural sciences gained by study,

experience, and practice is applied with

judgment to develop economic ways of using

materials and energy for the benefit of mankind.


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What is Chemical Engineering?

Our modern society relies on the work of Chemical Engineers they helpmanage resources, protect the environment and control health and safetyprocedures, while developing the processes that make the products we desireor depend on

Chemical Engineeringis all about

changing raw materials into useful

products you use everyday in a

safe and cost effective way. For

example petrol, plastics andsynthetic fibres such as

polyester and nylon,

all come from oil.



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Biochemical Engineering, a more recent offshoot of

Chemical Engineering, uses the very latesttechnology to produce pharmaceuticals and foods.



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What do Chemical Engineers do?

Chemical Engineers play a crucial role in everyday life.

Chemical Engineers are involved in the design, modification and operation ofprocesses to produce desirable products. They are employed across a hugevariety of sectors including:

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hemical and allied products

Materials

Energy Water

Food & Drinkpharmaceuticals

Oil & Gas

Process Plant &Equipment

BiotechnologyBusiness and Management



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What makes a good Chemical

Engineer?Chemical Engineers need to be problem solvers, who enjoy science and

maths. They must be looking for a challenge and be excited by adegree choice that will help them develop a wide range of skills

including

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Specialist scientificknowledge

Project management

Resource management

Health & Safety Team Work

All skills which are highly valued by employers, even outside the

chemical engineering industry

Communication skills

Leadership skills

IT

Business & legal

knowledge



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Chemical Engineers must make decisions concerning:

Which reaction pathway should be used to make the

product?

How to purify the desired product?

How to control the process and ensure it is safe?

How to make the process cost effective? What should be done with any by-products formed?

How to reduce the amounts of unwanted by-products

formed?

What to do with un-reacted raw materials?

How to recycle energy within the process?



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Projects Engineer - Project engineers

organise and run projects for engineeringcompanies, this can be anything from

managing a small modification to an existing

pharmaceutical facility to building a multi-

billion dollar petrochemicals complex.



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Operations Engineer - Operations engineers work

"on site". This means that they spend their time

ensuring that the plant is producing the rightamount of product to the correct specification.



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Research and Development Engineer (R D) -

The R&D engineer is innovative and

creative. They develop the ideas for future

plants, improving efficiency, environmental

performance and even developing new

products.



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Food processing engineer

Senior Consultant in the pharmaceutical industry



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The role that a chemical engineer plays in todays

world is an important one to put it quite simply.

There are many responsibilities which a chemical

engineer must undertake on a daily basis and various

specific duties which must be carried out as well.

It is important to look at these items to determine why

the role of chemical engineer is so important and

whether one is suited for a job of this type.



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The chemical engineer is a person who has multiple job

responsibilities under their charge.

One who works as a chemical engineer must do a lot of

research in the beginning to determine the best way of

producing certain products.

Along with researching the issues, the chemical engineer must

design programs, machinery and processes which will allow the

products to be manufactured.



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The chemical engineer must also perform a multitude of tests along

the way to ensure that everything is going according to plan.

Lastly, one who is a chemical engineer must consult with numerous

individuals to ensure that their job is done to the best of their ability

and the desired outcome is reached.



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Beneath all of the general responsibilities listed above, a chemical

engineer must engage in numerous specific duties on a daily basis.

The first duty which the chemical engineer is responsible for

completing is research.

The chemical engineer must take careful steps to ensure that whatthey are looking to manufacture and how they are looking to

manufacture a product is the right avenue to pursue.

The way to resolve this issue is by doing a lot of research on a

variety of topics relating to chemical engineering.

The chemical engineer is also responsible for designing a variety of

items and this is a very important duty which they must complete.



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A chemical engineer must design various items such as

measurement and control systems, chemical manufacturing

equipment and chemical manufacturing processes. This is a major duty on the part of the chemical engineer and one

which must be carried out with preciseness at all levels and stages.

A chemical engineer must also engage in a wide array of analyses.

The things which the chemical engineer must analyze include test

data, engineering design, design problems and research findings.

The chemical engineer must take painstaking measures to

adequately analyze these items as the outcome of the project could

very well depend on the analysis which is undertaken by the

chemical engineer.



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One who is an engineer must develop certain procedures and

policies as well so that there will be smooth operations all the way

around the board.

Various procedures and policies such as safety procedures, data

tables and employment policies may all be in the hands of the

chemical engineer.

A senior level chemical engineer will have more to do with regard to

developing policies and procedures within the company or

corporation.

The preparation of multiple reports is also in the hands of the

chemical engineer.

The chemical engineer must prepare data which specifically details

the findings of certain tests and evaluations.



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These reports can be text or tablesdepending on the type of report which is

needed. A chemical engineer will also deal with other

individuals a great deal.

The reason for doing so is to relay the results

and findings as well as oversee otherchemical engineers and related workers intheir field.

From time to time, chemical engineers must

lecture to their peers and the general publicregarding their job and role in society.



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There are many positive attributes which

chemical engineers should have in order to make

their job role progress more smoothly.

First and foremost, a chemical engineer must

have a keen scientific mind.

As chemistry, physics and engineering are all

part of the daily job role of a chemical engineer,

it is imperative that an individual who has this

profession possesses a keen scientific mind.



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Superb analysis skills are necessary for a

chemical engineer to possess if he/she wantsto be the best in their field.

There are so many documents, processes,

diagrams, tables and equations which a

chemical engineer must analyze on a daily

basis that it should be no shock thatwonderful analysis skills are a must.



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A chemical engineer will also find it beneficial to

have good research skills.

Frequently a chemical engineer will need to find

out certain information regarding their projects

and will have to perform quite a good deal of

research in order to obtain the results that they

need. This is why valid research skills are handy

for a chemical engineer to possess.



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Another attribute which a chemical engineer should

have is a precise nature.

Anything that is scientific warrants preciseness by

those working in this field.

A chemical engineer is no different.

Since the chemical engineer is using various types of

sciences to complete their job, it is important that

they are precise.

Not only will this make their job easier but it will also

make it less likely that they make a mistake in the

calculations and the final product as a result thereof.



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One who is a chemical engineer should be able to

pay attention to detail. They need to be able to pick up on certain

aspects of the engineering process and

determine if something is working and if not,how they will fix it.

By paying attention to detail and having this

quality, a chemical engineer will find it easier topick up on any potential problems which may

occur along the way.


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