Process engineering in the context of "Chemical engineering"

Play Trivia Questions online!

 or

Skip to study material about Process engineering in the context of "Chemical engineering"
Ad spacer

⭐ Core Definition: Process engineering


Process engineering is a field of study focused on the development and optimization of industrial processes. It consists of the understanding and application of the fundamental principles and laws of nature to allow humans to transform raw material and energy into products that are useful to society, at an industrial level. By taking advantage of the driving forces of nature such as pressure, temperature and concentration gradients, as well as the law of conservation of mass, process engineers can develop methods to synthesize and purify large quantities of desired chemical products. Process engineering focuses on the design, operation, control, optimization and intensification of chemical, physical, and biological processes. Their work involves analyzing the chemical makeup of various ingredients and determining how they might react with one another. A process engineer can specialize in a number of areas, including the following:

  • Agriculture processing
  • Food and dairy production
  • Beer and whiskey production
  • Cosmetics production
  • Pharmaceutical production
  • Petrochemical manufacturing
  • Mineral processing
  • Printed circuit board production
↓ Menu

>>>PUT SHARE BUTTONS HERE<<<

👉 Process engineering in the context of Chemical engineering

Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials into useful products. Chemical engineering uses principles of chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, and economics to efficiently use, produce, design, transport and transform energy and materials. The work of chemical engineers can range from the utilization of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in the laboratory to large-scale industrial processes that convert chemicals, raw materials, living cells, microorganisms, and energy into useful forms and products. Chemical engineers are involved in many aspects of plant design and operation, including safety and hazard assessments, process design and analysis, modeling, control engineering, chemical reaction engineering, nuclear engineering, biological engineering, construction specification, and operating instructions.

Chemical engineers typically hold a degree in Chemical Engineering or Process Engineering. Practicing engineers may have professional certification and be accredited members of a professional body. Such bodies include the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) or the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and respective states in the U.S., which ultimately confer licensure and title of Professional Engineer. A degree in chemical engineering is directly linked with all of the other engineering disciplines, to various extents.

↓ Explore More Topics
In this Dossier

Process engineering in the context of Curing (chemistry)

Curing is a chemical process employed in polymer chemistry and process engineering that produces the toughening or hardening of a polymer material by cross-linking of polymer chains. Even if it is strongly associated with the production of thermosetting polymers, the term "curing" can be used for all the processes where a solid product is obtained from a liquid solution, such as with PVC plastisols.

↑ Return to Menu

Process engineering in the context of Biological engineering

Biological engineering orbioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically viable products. Biological engineering employs knowledge and expertise from a number of pure and applied sciences, such as mass and heat transfer, kinetics, biocatalysts, biomechanics, bioinformatics, separation and purification processes, bioreactor design, surface science, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and polymer science. It is used in the design of medical devices, diagnostic equipment, biocompatible materials, renewable energy, ecological engineering, agricultural engineering, process engineering and catalysis, and other areas that improve the living standards of societies.

Examples of bioengineering research include bacteria engineered to produce chemicals, new medical imaging technology, portable and rapid disease diagnostic devices, prosthetics, biopharmaceuticals, and tissue-engineered organs. Bioengineering overlaps substantially with biotechnology and the biomedical sciences in a way analogous to how various other forms of engineering and technology relate to various other sciences (such as aerospace engineering and other space technology to kinetics and astrophysics).

↑ Return to Menu

Process engineering in the context of Process flow diagram

A process flow diagram (PFD) is a diagram commonly used in chemical and process engineering to indicate the general flow of plant processes and equipment. The PFD displays the relationship between major equipment of a plant facility and does not show minor details such as piping details and designations. Another commonly used term for a PFD is process flowsheet. It is the key document in process design.

↑ Return to Menu
LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Curing (chemistry) ← Chemical engineering ← Biological engineering ← Bioengineering ← Process flow diagram
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
UPM (company) → Paso de los Toros → Uruguay → Cellulose → Industrial processes → Scientific law → Raw material → Energy → Production (economics) → Manufacturing → Pressure gradient → Temperature gradient → Concentration gradient → Law of conservation of mass →