What is chemical engineering? What is chemical engineering?

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Chemical Engineering..is the field of study that involves the process of converting resources into value-added products

The engineering process IDEA ….. while interacting with people & environment Mathematics & Sciences TECHNOLOGY ….. PRODUCT OR SERVICE Communication CommunicationSOCIETY study experience practice + creativity / judgement / common sense + creativity / judgement / common sense

What a Chemical Engineer* Does for a Living 1. Process Design 2. Process Development 3. Construction 4. Manufacturing 5. Technical Sales 6. Research *A person whose job is related to the process of transforming materials into value-added products

What do chemical engineering graduates end up doing?

Process Parameters: production rate process conditions (T, P) type & size of vessels control system, safety pollution control system 1. Process Design CHEMICAL ENGINEER: INPUT Process Flowsheet equipment & streams P & I Diagram Equipment Specifications size dimension materials of construction min/max capacity OUTPUT

2. Process Development Design Construction Operation - testing - reaction & catalyst - process conditions - process control scheme - materials of construction Pilot Plant (10 kg/hr) Chemical Lab (10g) Commercial Scale (100 tonne/hr)

3. Construction - “Moment of Truth” Chemical Engineers: Ascertain that equipment operates correctly? Are involved in plant commissioning, start up Identify any problems with process and equipment Specify redesign requirements (as necessary)

4. Commercial Production Chemical Engineer Troubleshooting Supervision Quality Control Debottlenecking Energy Conservation Raw material conservation Pollution control Process control Routine Operation Process Improvement

5. Technical Sales Chemical Engineer Provide process and product recommendations Provide advice on development of new process & products “Networking” with experts from other fields in solving process/equipment problems to meet customer needs

6. Research Chemical engineers: Cooperate with chemist, scientists and engineers from other fields to produce new products Develop new processing techniques Improve & optimise process operations Design new equipment or improve the existing ones

Modules for (Mainstream) Chemical Engineering Social Sciences, Communic ations Humanitie s, Co- Curriculu m Chem, Math & Physics Basic Eng Material & Energy Balances Chem Reaction Engineering Chem Eng Thermo Thermodynamics, Organic Chem Unit Operations Process Design & Improvement Computing Process Control Environm ental Engineeri ng

Engineering education BSc  professional practice BSc  MSc  professional practice  academic career / researcher BSc  MSc  PhD  professional practice  academic career/ researcher –Academic career / professional practice can be combined

Future challenges of engineering Global warming Sustainable development Environment Infrastructure Human health and welfare Education and training Globalization of economy

For further information, please contact: Assoc Prof Dr Ramli Mat Head of Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Tel: