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WHAT IS ENGINEERING?
 Applies mathematics, physical and chemical principles to design millions of products and
services that we use every day.
ACCREDITATION OF ENGG PROGRAMS
 Reviewed by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
 Criteria: Engineering program’s achievement, Program Improvement, Faculty, Curricular
Content, Facilities, Institutional commitment
WHAT IS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING?
 deals with the processes of changing raw materials into useful products, designing systems and
equipment or improving something that is already being used.
Job Opportunities in
 Pharmaceutical, Energy and Information Technology
 Quality assurance, Manufacturing, and Consultancy
Chemical Engineers
 are usually referred as Universal Engineers since they deal with a broad discipline.
 Conducts research to develop a better manufacturing processes, establishing safety guidelines in
handling hazardous chemicals, estimating the production rate for management and more
Difference between a Chemist and a Chemical Engineer:

CHEMIST
 works on laboratories to produce something new
CHEMICAL ENGINEER
 production of materials coming from the work of Chemists; examine the process and find
ways to improve it
EVOLUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (up to 19 th century)
 1635: John Winthrop Jr., opens the first chemical plant in Boston; specializes in the production
of saltpeter and alum
 1684: John Clayton produced coal gas by heating it through distillation
 1720s: Notable products of Thermodynamics made it to commerce by Thomas Newcomen as an
improvement of Thomas Savery’s steam pump
 1775: Antoine Lavoisier demonstrated that fire burns through an exothermic reaction between
combustible materials and oxygen
 American Revolutionary War: Nicholas LeBlanc devised a process which produces soda ash from
table salt
 1828: Friedrich Wohler synthesize an organic compound from inorganic compound
 1845: Hermann Kolbe synthesized acetic acid
 1863: Ernest Solvay perfected his process producing sodium bicarbonate
 1888: Course X which specializes in Chemical Engineering was first offered in U.S.
 1901: George Davis published The Handbook of Chemical Engineering
Top 10 Inventions of ChE
1. Drinking Water
2. Fuels
3. Antibiotics
4. Electricity Generation
5. Vaccines
6. Plastics
7. Fertilizers
8. Sanitation
9. Electricity Generation (non-fossil fuels)
10. Dosed Medications
MILESTONES
 Thermal cracking of crude oil in 1912 lead to the conversion of natural gas to methanol and
premium unleaded gasoline in 1985
 Discovery of enriched uranium in 1945 lead to the use of environmental-friendly high-energy
NIMH battery
 1918: FLIT, the first petroleum-based household insecticide has led to the discovery of SAMMS
in 2006
 From peanut butter commercialization to the development of self-rehydrating pouches in 2004
 From large-scale production of penicillin in 1943 to photosensitive silicone lenses in 2006
ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

 Environmental restoration
 Electricity Generation
 Traditional Refining
 Biofuels Discovery
 Expanding Energy Options
 Medicines
 Mass Productions
 Gasoline/Fuels
NOTABLE PEOPLE
 Foreign:
1. George E. Davis- author of A Handbook in Chemical Engineering
2. Carl Bosch & Fitz Haber- proponent of Haber-Bosch Process, producing synthetic fertilizers
3. Arthur D Little- develop the concept of unit operations
 Local:
1. Luis F. Razon & Baltazar Aguda- first filipinos to contribute to the Chemical Reaction Network
Theory
2. Merlinda Palencia- one of the proponents of Vigormin
3. Filemon A. Uriarte Jr.- solid waste management and industrial pollution control advocate, NAST
awardee
THE 4 PARADIGMS
1. UNIT OPERATION- bringing a physical change such as separation, crystallization, evaporation,
etc.
2. TRANSPORT PHENOMENA- deals with the different physical quantities in relation to chemical
engineering processes
3. SUSTAINABLE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING- research on development of alternative green and
sustainable chemical technologies
4. CHEMICAL PRODUCT ENGINEERNG- process of creating new chemical product by enhancing its
properties
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY TO PRESENT
 2003: fermented corn sugar are converted to be used in plastics & fiber manufacture
 2004: reserve-osmosis are developed allowing 99.99% bacterial removal from fresh water
 2006: SAMMS can effectively reduce groundwater mercury & photo sensitive silicone lenses were
invented
 2018: Milk-based edible packaging
 2020: Loughborough study suggests trapping submicron particles in minutes
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAW OF 2004 (Republic Act 9297)
 An act regulating the practice of chemical engineering and repealing for this purpose Republic Act
No. 318
 Scope of Practice, Creation of the Professional Regulatory Board, Licensure Examination and
Registration, Practice of Chemical Engineering, and General Provisions

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WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

Difference between a Chemist and a Chemical Engineer:

EVOLUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (up to 19 th century)

Top 10 Inventions of ChE

ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY TO PRESENT

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAW OF 2004 (Republic Act 9297)

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