Welcome To The Chemical & Process Engineering Department

testing, scale-up, operation, control, and optimization. Hence this requires a detailed understanding of the various "unit operations", such as Distillation, Mixing, and Biological Processes that make these conversions possible. Chemical Engineering science utilizes mass, momentum, and energy transfers along with thermodynamics and chemical kinetics to analyse and improve these unit operations. The breadth of scientific and technical knowledge inherent in the profession has caused some to describe the Chemical Engineer as the "Universal Engineer". There are a countless number of industries where chemical engineering is used in. Examples are, petrochemical, mineral processing, advanced material, food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological industries, polymer industries and ceramic industries. Chemical engineers work closely with fellow engineering disciplines such as mechanical, electrical and electronic engineers as well as Civil and materials science engineers. It would be correct to say that the term Chemical in Chemical and process engineering refers more towards the knowledge and experience in terms of the applied sciences whereas process engineering comprises of the designing, operating, maintaining and optimising of the processes that convert raw materials into finished goods. Together, the knowledge of applied sciences and process engineering forms the core of Chemical and Process engineering.