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Friday, February 18, 2011

                                  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
What Is Chemical Engineering?
           Chemical engineering basically is applied chemistry. It is the branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and operation of machines and plants that perform chemical reactions to solve practical problems or make useful products.
         Like all engineers, chemical engineers use math, physics, and economics to solve technical problems. The difference between chemical engineers and other types of engineers is that they apply a knowledge of chemistry in addition to other engineering disciplines. Chemical engineers sometimes are called 'universal engineers' because their scientific and technical mastery is so broad.  
       Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering  that deals with the application of physical science (e.g., chemistry  and physics), and life sciences (e.g., biology, microbiology  and biochemistry) with mathematics  and economics, to the process of converting raw materials  or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. In addition to producing useful materials, modern chemical engineering is also concerned with pioneering valuable new materials and techniques - such as nanotechnology, fuel cells and biomedical engineering.