Careers in Chemistry
Chemical Engineers
| Chemical engineering is a very interesting job. It combines aspects from both Chemistry and engineering. Chemical engineering, a branch of engineering, applies physics, chemistry, and mathematics to the method of changing raw materials or chemicals into more helpful or beneficial forms. Besides synthesizing helpful materials, chemical engineers come up with beneficial new techniques and materials through research and development. Some examples of products that chemical engineers make are: "inorganic and organic industrial chemicals, ceramics, fuels and petrochemicals, agrochemicals (fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides), plastics and elastomers, oleochemicals, explosives, fragrances and flavors, additives, dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals" (Wikipedia.org). The making of such products involves a lot of chemistry. Chemical engineers use chemistry to solve technical problems economically and safely. They plan, set up, and operate plants and machines to perform chemical reactions that can be used to make helpful products and solve practical problems efficiently and safely. Chemical engineers do not have a complete or deep understanding of chemistry but they "do understand the principles of bench-scale chemistry reactions" which allows them to do their jobs efficiently (www.cheng.cam.ac.uk). All in all, chemical engineers use chemistry combined with engineering to positively impact all mankind. |
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Areas that Chemical Engineers Can Work in: |
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| design | ||
| manufacturing | ||
| pharmaceuticals | ||
| healthcare | ||
| pulp and paper | ||
| construction | ||
| petrochemicals | ||
| food processing | ||
| specialty chemicals | ||
| polymers | ||
| biotechnology | ||
| environmental health and safety industries |
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