Product design as an area of specialisation for chemical engineering students

By Uthman Oriyomi

ABSTRACT

Chemical engineering is a certain type of engineering which deals with the study of operations and design of chemical plants as well as method of improving production.As a professional, chemical engineers develop economical commercial process to convert raw materials into useful products.

Chemical engineering uses principles of chemistry,physics, mathematics, biology and economics to efficiently use to 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 product.

Chemical engineers are some times called “universal engineers” because their knowledge base and abilities are so broad.They have all the basic engineering skills and training in mathematics and physics as well as an in-depth mastery.

Their aim is to influence various areas of technology by thinking of and designing proceses for producing, transforming and transporting materials.

Chemical engineers are involved in many aspects of plant design and operation, including safety and hazard assessment,process design and analysis, modeling, control engineering, chemical reaction engineering, construction specification and operating instructions.

BODY

Since chemical engineering is all about transforming raw materials into finished products.Here are my few hubbies that students should turn into business after graduating.

Soaps: you can make soaps and other surfactants relatively easily with base chemicals from established suppliers to create my own formula.

Agricultural Ventures: turning barely and hops into beer, for example,is a good application of chemical engineering.Chemical engineers are well suited to these jobs because they have a sense of production costs and inventory management,which are key to a profitable agriculture venture.

Specialty chemicals eg demulsifiers,parafin,ashaltene inhibitors etc again, chemical engineers are well suited to the production of these goods because of their background.

Chemical engineers build processes to make products,this must be your first approach to anything.

CONCLUSION

Chemical engineers are sometimes called universal engineers because their knowledge base and abilities are so broad.They have all the basic engineering skills and training in mathematics and physics as well as an in-depth mastery of chemistry and biology.