Introductory Chemical Engineering - Hardcover

Rose Marie O. Mendoza (editor)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1680959085 ISBN 13: 9781680959086

Publisher: Delve Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with chemical production and the manufacture of products through chemical processes, together with applied mathematics and economics to produce, transform, transport, and properly use chemicals, materials and energy. This includes designing equipment, systems and processes for refining raw materials and for mixing, compounding and processing chemicals to make valuable products. Chemical engineers are in great demand because of the large number of industries that depend on the synthesis and processing of chemicals and materials. In addition to traditional careers in the chemical, energy and oil industries, chemical engineers enjoy increasing opportunities in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, electronic device fabrication and environmental engineering. The unique training of the chemical engineer becomes essential in these areas when processes involve the chemical or physical transformation of matter. For example, chemical engineers working in the chemical industry investigate the creation of new polymeric materials with important electrical, optical or mechanical properties. This requires attention not only to the synthesis of the polymer, but also to the flow and forming processes necessary to create a final product. In biotechnology, chemical engineers help design production facilities that use microorganisms and enzymes to synthesize new drugs. Problems in environmental engineering that engage chemical engineers include the development of processes (catalytic converters, effluent treatment facilities) to minimize the release of or deactivate products that are harmful to the environment. To do these jobs, chemical engineering students must have a complete and quantitative understanding of both the engineering and scientific principles underlying these technological processes.

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About the Author

Dr Rose Mendoza obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines-Diliman in 2013. She is also a Professor in the Graduate School Department under the Master of Engineering Program at Adamson University since 2006, and is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, and the Department of Environmental Resource Management in Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan Taiwan since 2010. She is now taking up her Post Doctorate Degree in Green Power: Hydrogen Generation and Fuel Cell Development at the University of Philippines-Diliman under the Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering and the University of California, Merced, USA under the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Delve Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1680959085
• ISBN 13: 9781680959086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 260