Chemical engineer
In the realm of engineering, a chemical engineer is a specialist with knowledge of chemical engineering who mostly works in the chemical industry to transform raw materials into a range of products and is responsible for the design and operation of facilities and equipment.
Chemical engineers are equipped with the knowledge of chemical engineering and are professionals who work in the chemical industry. In general, a chemical engineer is a person who applies and makes use of the concepts of chemical engineering in any of the many practical applications of chemical engineering; they often include:
- Industrial chemical and associated process design, manufacturing, and operation of facilities and equipment ("chemical process engineers").
- The creation of novel chemicals or modified versions of existing ones for use in a wide variety of goods, including but not limited to foods and drinks, cosmetics, household cleansers, medicinal compounds, and many more ("chemical product engineers").
- Work in fields that are wholly or partially derived from chemical engineering, such as materials science, polymer engineering, and biomedical engineering. The development of new technologies, such as fuel cells, hydrogen power, and nanotechnology. Work in fields that are wholly or partially derived from chemical engineering. Work on geophysical projects like rivers, stones, and signs may fall under this category.
Over the course of history, the primary focus of the chemical engineer has been on process engineering. Process engineering can typically be broken down into two distinct subfields that work in tandem: chemical reaction engineering and separation processes. In today's world, however, the field of chemical engineering covers a great deal more than merely the engineering of processes. Chemical engineers are currently involved in the creation and manufacture of a wide variety of goods, in addition to working in the manufacturing of both commodity and speciality chemicals. These items comprise high-performance materials that are required for a variety of applications, including those in the fields of aerospace, automotive, biomedical, electrical, environmental, and military. Gels for medical applications, pharmaceuticals, and films with special dielectric, optical, or spectroscopic properties are some examples of advanced materials. Other examples include ultra-strong fibres, fabrics, adhesives, and composites for vehicles; bio-compatible materials for implants and prosthetics; gels for medical applications; and films used in opto-electronic devices. In addition, the fields of chemical engineering, biology, and biomedical engineering are often interwoven with one another. The knowledge of biopolymers (proteins) and sequencing the human genome are two examples of the kind of biological tasks that many chemical engineers work on.