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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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