CHEMICAL

PROCESS
INDUSTRIES
INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL PROCESSING

UNIT PROCESS
THE

CHEMICAL CHANGE

WHICH

IS INVOLVED IN THE:

MANUFACTURE

OF INDUSTRIAL OR

CONSUMER PRODUCTS OR
THE

TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL OR CHEMICAL

WASTE.

Categorized as:

Petrochemical - handle ethylene, olefins,

benzene, ammonia, and aromatics

Refinery- traditional crude distillation,

reforming, cracking, isomerization coking,
and alkylation

Environmental - water treatment, air

pollution, solid waste, and toxic waste

&many more.

UNIT OPERATION
THE

PHYSICAL OPERATION BY
WHICH A

DESIRED STEP IN AN INDUSTRIAL

PROCESSES IS
CONDUCTED

AND
CONTROLLED.

 THIS

INCLUDES:

STORAGE
HEAT

OF GASES, LIQUIDS, SOLIDS

TRANSFER, EVAPORATION

MASS

TRANSFER (DISTILLATION,
ABSORPTION, ADSORPTION, DRYING,
HUMIDIFICATION, EXTRACTION, LEACHING,
MIXING & DISPERSION)

SEPARATION

(FILTRATION, SCREENING,
MOLECULAR SIEVING AND COALESCING)

INDUSTRIAL
PLANT
ANY

PLANT IN WHICH UNIT

PROCESS AND/OR OPERATIONS
ARE INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE
RELATED POLLUTION CONTROL
AND ABATEMENT PROCESSES OR
OPERATIONS.

CAREERS IN INDUSTRY

CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
Chemical

engineering is the
field of applied science that
employs physical, chemical,
and biochemical rate
processes for the betterment
of humanity.

ROLE OF CHEMICAL
ENGINEER
PROFESSIONAL

CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING SERVICE SHALL
EMBRACE THE FOLLOWING SIMILAR
SERVICES IN RELATION TO
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS:
1.

CONSULTATION

2.

REQUIRING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND PROFICIENCY

INVESTIGATION

4.

PLANNING

5.

PREPARATION OF FEASIBILITY
STUDIES

6.

DESIGNING

7.

PREPARATION OF SPECIFICATIONS

8.

SUPERVISION OF INSTALLATION

9.

OPERATION

INCLUDING QUALITY MANAGEMENT

EXCLUDING CHEMICAL ANALYSIS &

OPERATION OF THE CHEMICAL
LABORATORY

10.RESEARCH

AND DEVELOPMENT

14 GRAND CHALLENGES
FOR ENGINEERING
1.

Make solar energy economical

2.

Provide energy from fusion

3.

Provide access to clean water

4.

Reverse-engineer the brain

5.

Advance personalized learning

6.

Develop carbon sequestration methods

7.

Engineer the tools of scientific discovery

Restore and improve urban infrastructure

Advance health informatics

Prevent nuclear terror

Engineer better medicines

Enhance virtual reality

Manage the nitrogen cycle

Secure cyberspace

CHEMICAL
PROCESSING
INDUSTRY

BUSINESS SEGMENT COMPOSED OF

REFINERY, PETROCHEMICAL, PAPER
AND PULP, POWER GENERATION, AND
FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES AND
TECHNICIANS.

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

POWER GENERATION

WASTE WATER TREATMENT

WATER TREATMENT

FOOD & BEVERAGE

MANUFACTURING

PAPER AND PULP MANUFACTURING

PROCESS FLOW CHART