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History Of Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering is a discipline that was developed out of those practicing "industrial chemistry" in the late 19th century. Before the Industrial Revolution (18th century), industrial chemicals and other consumer products such as soap were mainly produced through batch processing. Batch processing is labour-intensive and individuals mix predetermined amounts of ingredients in a vessel, heat, cool or pressurize the mixture for a predetermined length of time. To create a product that may be sold, the product may then be isolated, purified, and tested. Even if batch methods are slower and less effective in terms of labor and equipment utilization, they are nonetheless used to produce higher value products like pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty and formulated goods like perfumes and paints, or foods like pure maple syrups where a profit may still be produced. Due to the application of Chemical Engineering techniques during manufacturing process development, larger volume c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert |
