Chemical Technology (CHE1004) : An Overview of CT
Chemical Technology (CHE1004) : An Overview of CT
An overview of CT
Dr.S.Karthika
Assistant professor (senior)
VIT, vellore
Course Objectives
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Explain the basic history, current issues, and trends in chemical process industries.
•Understand basic roles, responsibilities and expectations for a career in chemical process
industry.
•List some of the leading chemical process industries
•(range: manufacturers of inorganic- and organic-industrial chemicals, petrochemicals,
polymers and rubber, cement, water treatment and purification, detergents and surfactants,
agrochemicals, glass, pulp and paper, gases, paints and coatings, explosives, food
processing).
•Classify the chemical process industry into industrial categories of base (commodity products),
intermediate (secondary products), end-products (consumer products) and specialty
chemicals (fine chemicals) manufacturers.
•List the raw materials used in the manufacturing of chemicals and processed materials (range:
coal, crude oil, natural gas, metal and mineral deposits, organic materials, air and water).
•Describe the sources and methods of recovering raw materials used in the production of
chemicals and processed materials.
•Describe the manufacturing processes of different chemicals and processed materials.
Vellore Insttute of Technology, Vellore 11/4/2020
Why knowledge on CT required?
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•Inorganic compound
•Polymers
–macromolecular mass compounds; covalent bonding of repeating structured units
which may be natural, synthetic or semi synthetic.
3. Based on availability
•Natural compounds
–Available in nature or produced or extracted from plant and
animals. Due to large utilization & limited production the
natural source is depleting.
e.g. coal, petroleum etc.
•Synthetic products
–Man made compounds. They may be synthesized using natural
product or synthetic materials.
Biotechnology
Nano technology
Advanced materials [ bi functional materials,
conducting polymers, bio materials (e.g., tissue
engineering) continue development for specialized
applications]