8.CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

7.WHAT  IS  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING? WHERE THE  CHEMICAL ENGINEERS WORK?

Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that applies the physical sciences (e.g., chemistry andphysics) and/or life sciences (e.g., biology, microbiology and biochemistry) together with mathematics andeconomics to processes that convert raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. In addition, modern chemical engineers are also concerned with pioneering valuable materials and related techniques – which are often essential to related fields such as nanotechnology, fuel cells and biomedical engineering. Within chemical engineering, two broad subgroups include 1) design, manufacture, and operation of plants and machinery in industrial chemical and related processes ("chemical processengineers"); and 2) development of new or adapted substances for products ranging from foods and beverages to cosmetics to cleaners to pharmaceutical ingredients, among many other products ("chemical productengineers").