To Chemical Engineer Profession

Introduction
to
Chemical Engineer Profession
What are Chemical Engineers?
“Chemical engineers” use math, physical sciences
(physics, chemistry), life sciences (biology,
microbiology and biochemistry), and economics to
solve practical problems. The difference between
chemical engineers and other types of engineers is
that they apply a knowledge of chemistry in addition
to other engineering disciplines. Chemical engineers
may be called “universal engineers” because their
scientific and technical mastery is so extensive.
History of Chemical Engineering
Before 18th Century:

Industrial chemicals were mainly produced through
batch processing.
Industrial Revolution (1700-1800):

Industrial production shifted from batch to
continuous processing.
ChE Principles:
1805 - John Dalton published Atomic Weights, allowing
chemical equations to be balanced and the basis for
chemical engineering mass balances.
1824 - Sadi Carnot was the first to study the
thermodynamics of combustion reactions.
1850 - Rudolf Clausius applied the principles developed
by Carnot to chemical systems at the atomic to
molecular scale.
ChE Principles:
1873 to 1876 - Josiah Willard Gibbs developed a
mathematical-based, graphical methodology, for the
study of chemical systems using the thermodynamics
of Clausius.
1882 - Hermann von Helmholtz showed that measure
of chemical affinity is determined by the measure of
the free energy of the reaction process.
1883 - Osborne Reynolds defines the dimensionless
group for fluid flow, leading to practical scale-up and
understanding of flow, heat and mass transfer
ChE Education:
1882 – a course in "Chemical Technology" is offered at
University College London.
1885 –a course in "chemical engineering" is offered at
Central College (later Imperial College), London.
1888 –a new curriculum at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) started: Course X, Chemical
Engineering.
Course X at MIT: "to meet the needs of students who desire a general training in
mechanical engineering, and at the same time to devote a portion of their time to the
study of the applications of chemistry to the arts, especially to those engineering
problems which relate to the use and manufacture of chemical products."
ChE Institutes:
1908 – the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

(AIChE) is founded.
1922 – the UK Institution of Chemical Engineers
(IChemE) is founded.
1996 – the Thailand Institute of Chemical Engineering
and Applied Chemistry (TiChE) is founded.
A Century of ChE Profession
What are the great accomplishments

do we come up with?
TOP 10 Chemical Engineering
Contribution to Society
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

1. FUELING THE WORLD’S ECONOMIES
• The world's economy needs energy to keep it

moving.
• Chemical engineers stretch fossil fuels into various
energy supplies, e.g. gasoline, diesel, jet oil, etc.

2. CREATING CLEANER ENERGY
Chemical engineers are creating a new generation of
clean energy technologies.
- Nuclear power plant

- NiMH battery
- Alternative energies such as Air , Wind, Water,
Solar, etc.

NiMH battery for vehicles
Air for vehicles
3. PRODUCTS FOR GROWING POPULATIONS
- Water purification
- Water desalination
- GMO foods
- Green productions

4. REMOVING HARMFUL SULFUR FROM FUELS
- Catalytic converter for car’s exhausted gas

- Unleaded gasoline  gasohol
- Air pollution control

5. BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY
Chemical engineers have made plastics possible.

http://www.bmw-security-vehicles.com
6. STRETCHING NATURAL RESOURCES
Chemical engineers make innovative materials.

- Synthetic rubbers
- Bio-plastics
- Kevlar
- etc.

Kevlar Vests
7. LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
Even if a product was created by a scientist, there

is a good chance it was perfected and made
practical by chemical engineers.

Penicillin Discovery
In 1929, Sir Alexander Fleming discovered a strain of mould

that inhibit bacteria Straphylococus growth, called penicillin.
8. CONVENIENT & ABUNDANT FOOD
When popping your favorite ready-to-eat meal in the

microwave, thank chemical engineers!
- Processed food, canned food
- Powder coffee, Powder milk
- Sterilized food

9. HEALING DISEASES & EXTENDING LIFE
Chemical engineering has advanced medical

science, improving the quality of life and saving
millions of lives.

Dialysis (Artificial Kidneys)
www.kidneycaregroup.com
10. POWERING THE PERSONAL COMPUTER
The tools chemical engineers use to improve
computers may have long-winded names, but their
advances make our gadgets all the more powerful.
- Germanium-based silicon chips that help your

laptop perform faster.
- From thin-film liquid crystal displays to software
that simulates complex industrial processes.

Chemical Engineers in Action
1. Energy
2. Environment
3. Material Sciences
4. Semiconductor Manufacturing
5. Bio-medic
6. Food
Jobs Opportunity for ChE
ChE Salaries Survey (by AIChE in 2013)
• Salaries vary with experience ($67,000 for chemical
engineers with fewer than six years of experience to about
$140,000 for those with more than 30 years).
• Other factors, including age, gender, education, job function,

and industry, were also examined for their impact on
chemical engineers’ paychecks.
• The variables having the largest impact on salaries are years

of work experience, time with current employer, and time
taken off for family reasons.

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Introduction

Before 18th Century:

Industrial Revolution (1700-1800):

1908 – the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

What are the great accomplishments

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

1. FUELING THE WORLD’S ECONOMIES

• The world's economy needs energy to keep it

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

- Nuclear power plant

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

- Catalytic converter for car’s exhausted gas

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

Chemical engineers have made plastics possible.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

Chemical engineers make innovative materials.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

Even if a product was created by a scientist, there

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

In 1929, Sir Alexander Fleming discovered a strain of mould

When popping your favorite ready-to-eat meal in the

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

Chemical engineering has advanced medical

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

- Germanium-based silicon chips that help your

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2010

• Other factors, including age, gender, education, job function,

• The variables having the largest impact on salaries are years

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