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Department of Chemical Engineering!

University of the Philippines Diliman

Introduction to the ChE Profession!

 Outline!
! Cool Careers: Chemical Engineer

! What is Chemical Engineering?

! What does a Chemical Engineer do?

! What achievements have been done by Chemical

Engineers?
What is Chemical Engineering?!

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Development of Chemical Engineering!

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 Definition of Chemical Engineering!
! According to
Chemical engineering is the profession
in which a 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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 Definition of Chemical Engineering!

!  According to (proposed update)

Chemical engineering is the profession in which a
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.
The profession encompasses the spectrum from
products, to the processes and equipment for making
them, and to their applications.
Chemical engineers synthesize, design, test, scale up,
operate, control, and optimize processes in which
materials undergo physical or chemical changes.

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 Chemical Engineers!
!  RA 9297: ChE Law of the Philippines
!  Regulates the practice of ChE in:
1.  Consultation requiring chemical engineering knowledge, skill and
proficiency
2.  Investigation
3.  Estimation and/or valuation
4.  Planning
5.  Preparation of feasibility studies
6.  Designing
7.  Preparation of specifications
8.  Supervision of installation
9.  Operation, including quality management; but excluding chemical
analysis and operation of the chemical laboratory
10.  The teaching, lecturing and reviewing of professional chemical
engineering subjects

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The ChE Discipline!

Mass and Energy

Balances
Unit
Operations
Thermodynamics
Process
Reaction Control
Engineering

Transport
Plant
Phenomena Economics
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 Impact of Chemical Engineering!
!  Present throughout the whole
supply chain
!  Raw feedstocks !  Some Great Achievements
!  Intermediate products !  Semiconductors
!  Finished goods !  Medicine
!  Environmental protection
!  Crude oil processing
!  Plastics
!  Synthetic fibers
!  Synthetic rubber
!  Food
!  Purified gases
!  Separation and use of isotopes
!  Antibiotics
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