introduction to chemical process industries
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chapter 1
An
Introduction to
Chemical Processing
Products of Chemical Engineering
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
What is a Chemical
Engineer?
CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
A Chemical Engineer is a…
UNIVERSAL ENGINEER
… breadth of scientific and technical knowledge
… extremely versatile and able to handle a wide range of technical problems
CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineer:
A Closer Look able to produce specially-designed chemicals – and the materials based on them – economically and with minimal adverse impact on the environment CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering is …
• Science and art dealing with the relationships of physical and chemical changes: the application of the principles of the physical sciences together with the principles of economics and human relationships, to fields that pertain directly to processes and process equipment in which matter is treated to effect a change in state, energy content, or composition CHAPTER 1
Chemical Engineering
Yesterday,
Today, &
Tomorrow
CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering:
How It Started
• 18th century: Industrial Revolution
• Sulfuric acid production:
(a) Lead-chamber process (1749)
(b) Glover tower (1859)
• Alkali and the Le Blanc Process
- LeBlanc process (1789): method for converting common salt into soda ash using sulfuric acid, limestone and coal proposed by
Nicholas Le Blanc a French industrial chemist
CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering:
How It Started
• Prof. Justus von Liebig (1830’s)
- first great educator in chemistry who promoted it as the
Chapter 1
An
Introduction to
Chemical Processing
Products of Chemical Engineering
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
What is a Chemical
Engineer?
CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
A Chemical Engineer is a…
UNIVERSAL ENGINEER
… breadth of scientific and technical knowledge
… extremely versatile and able to handle a wide range of technical problems
CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineer:
A Closer Look able to produce specially-designed chemicals – and the materials based on them – economically and with minimal adverse impact on the environment CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering is …
• Science and art dealing with the relationships of physical and chemical changes: the application of the principles of the physical sciences together with the principles of economics and human relationships, to fields that pertain directly to processes and process equipment in which matter is treated to effect a change in state, energy content, or composition CHAPTER 1
Chemical Engineering
Yesterday,
Today, &
Tomorrow
CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering:
How It Started
• 18th century: Industrial Revolution
• Sulfuric acid production:
(a) Lead-chamber process (1749)
(b) Glover tower (1859)
• Alkali and the Le Blanc Process
- LeBlanc process (1789): method for converting common salt into soda ash using sulfuric acid, limestone and coal proposed by
Nicholas Le Blanc a French industrial chemist
CHAPTER 1
University of San Carlos - Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering:
How It Started
• Prof. Justus von Liebig (1830’s)
- first great educator in chemistry who promoted it as the