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Unit I: Part-A
1. Define: Chemical Engineering.
Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that applies physical sciences
(physics and chemistry), life sciences (microbiology and biochemistry), together
with applied mathematics and economics to produce, transform, transport, and
properly use chemicals, materials and energy.
Chemical engineering is the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into
more useful or valuable forms.
5. What are the major roles played by Chemical Engineers to the world?
The chemical engineer creates and develops manufacturing processes dedicated to
the production of goods, to chemical transformations as well as to equipment for
those processes.
Their role is crucial in many sectors of the chemical, pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, plastic, petrochemical and food industry. Some examples,
Sl Field Feedstock Product
No
1 Bio-Chemistry E-coli Insulin
2 Refinery Crude oil Fuels, Polymers, Chemicals
3 Material Starch, Glycerol Bio-Plastics
4 Environment Polluted Soil, Water Clean Soil, Water
5 Pharmaceutical Plants, Natural products Medicines
6 Bio-Medical Crustacean Shells Tissue regeneration
7 Textile Natural and Synthetic fibers Cloth, Furnishings
8 Food Edible items Value added
Unit I: Part-B
1. Differentiate chemistry, chemical engineering and chemical technology.
Chemistry:
The branch of science concerned with the substances of which matter is
composed, the investigation of their properties and reactions, and the use of such
reactions to form new substances.
Chemistry is the scientific discipline involved with compounds composed of
atoms, i.e. elements, and molecules, i.e. combinations of atoms.
Their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo
during a reaction with other compounds.
Chemistry addresses topics such as how atoms and molecules interact via
chemical bonds to form new chemical compounds.
Chemical Engineering:
Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that applies physical sciences
(physics and chemistry), life sciences (microbiology and biochemistry),
together with applied mathematics and economics to produce, transform,
transport, and properly use chemicals, materials and energy.
Chemical engineering is the process of converting raw materials or chemicals
into more useful or valuable forms.
Chemical Technology:
Chemical engineering is a discipline influencing numerous areas of
technology.
Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used
in the production of goods.
Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it
can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed
knowledge of their workings.
In broad terms, chemical engineers conceive and design processes to produce,
transform and transport materials — beginning with experimentation in the
laboratory followed by implementation of the technology in full-scale
production.
Chemical Engineering is the field “pure” of its category and Technology is
application of “pure” engineering specific field like Petroleum Technology,
Textile Technology, Printing Technology, Bio-Technology and so on.
4. Write about at least ten greatest achievements by our chemical engineering to this
world.
There are many chemicals that are most essential in daily life. These chemicals are used either
in combined form or as some reagents. More than 1000 of these chemicals are in use daily
life. Here are the list of few chemicals and its uses.
The discipline covers a wide-ranging set of societal interests and needs, including the
following: health; habitable environment; national defense and security; transportation;
communications; agriculture; clothing and food; and various life amenities.
1 Baking NaHCO3; Sodium bicarbonate Used for baking for cooking, releases CO2 in reaction
powder with other ingredients
3 Detergent Sodium sulfate, Sodium hydroxide and Used for washing clothes
phosphate compounds
4 Toothpaste Calcium carbonate, Sodium fluoride Used for cleaning teeth while brushing
5 Salt NaCl, Sodium Chloride Used in seasoning for cooking; also used as preservative
6 Vinegar C2H4O2, Acetic acid, ethanoic acid Used as preservative and for seasoning foods. Utilized for
various household cleaning uses.
13 Caustic soda NaOH, Sodium hydroxide It’s a highly corrosive alkali which is used for cleaning,
unblocking sinks, drains and toilets.
14 Moth balls C6H4Cl2, 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Have strong pungent smell and is used for
15 Chalk CaCO3; Calcium Carbonate Uses include blackboard chalk, pavement chalk,
gymnastics and sometimes in toothpaste.
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1. Draw the chemical engineering tree. Define unit operations and unit process. Describe
in detail about unit operations and unit process with few examples.
2. How do you represent the process flowsheet? Explain with one industrial example.
3. Explain manufacture of sulphuric acid (Contact process) with neat flow diagram.
4. Explain manufacture of soda ash (Solvay process) with neat flow sheet.
5. What do you know about the designing of chemical equipments? Explain it.
6. Explain the simple chemical engineering experiments which you have done in your
laboratory.
7. What you have learnt from your chemical engineering plant visit?
Unit V: Part – A
1. What is meant by paradigm shifts in Chemical Engineering?
2. Define: range of scales in Chemical Engineering.
3. Write few job opportunities in chemical engineering field.
4. What do you think about the future of chemical engineering?
Unit V: Part – B
1. Write about paradigm shifts in Chemical Engineering?
2. Explain, range of scales in Chemical Engineering.
3. Write in detail about the job opportunities in chemical engineering field.
4. What do you think about the future of chemical engineering? Explore your view in
detail.
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