What do Chemical Engineers do?
Chemical Engineers play a crucial role in everyday life.
Chemical Engineers are involved in the design, modification and operation of processes to produce desirable products. They are employed across a huge variety of sectors including:
- Chemical and allied products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Energy
- Water
- Food & Drink
- Materials
- Oil & Gas
- Process Plants & Equipment
- Biotechnology
- Business and Management
- Consultancy
Chemical Engineers must make decisions concerning:
- Which reaction pathway should be used to make the product?
- How to purify the desired product?
- How to control the process and ensure it is safe?
- How to make the process cost effective?
- What should be done with any by-products formed?
- How to reduce the amounts of unwanted by-products formed?
- What to do with unreacted raw materials?
- How to recycle energy within the process?