Chemical Engineering

Think of a Chemical Engineer when you smell something bad!

Just like any other engineering discipline, Chemical Engineering too has wide scope in the industry. The opportunities range from the healthcare which is the most demanding in today's world to drug manufacturing, elimination of waste, textile industry, petroleum and petrochemical industry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, paints, environmental health, etc. Chemical engineering is also related with other sciences like physics.

Wherever there is an involvement of chemicals in any areas like production, manufacturing, testing of manufactured products, treatment of waste etc., the chemical engineers have a role to play. While most of the chemical engineers work in the industrial sector, there are people who are interested in research and development in the industry as well as in academia. In most of the industrial sectors like manufacturing of footwear, dress materials, cosmetics etc. chemical engineers have good demand. Engineering knowledge with the mathematics and sciences is essential for working in the industrial sector, while working on big projects. Even in the manufacturing of detergent products, tooth care products, chemicals are involved. What more to say, in most of the packed food products have the chemicals included.

In producing the electronic parts too, there is a role of chemical engineer. Now a days, all the devices are becoming weightless while it has to compete in the market without reducing the quality and performance. Here, the chemical engineers will have to work on manufacturing the products on part with the quality. Even in consumer electronics, there is a role played by chemical engineer.

This profession or discipline is closely related with biotechnology.

Some of the important industries are:

                Agricultural Chemicals

                Drugs and Pharmaceuticals

                Industrial Gases & related products

                Painting industry including ink production

                Petrochemicals

                Petroleum Products

                Plastic industry

                Synthetic Resins and related products

                Polymers related with leathers, Tyre manufacturing, etc. 

                Paper industry

                Rubber and Rubber Products

                Cosmetics related industries such as Soaps, Perfumes, Fats, Oils, etc.

                Detergents based companies

                Synthetic Fibers, Textiles, and Films

In the recent times, nanosciences and nanomaterials also come under the purview of Chemical Engineering.

Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology:

This is more of a research area where the study is on the body of living cells and their biological changes. The objective here is to make products like insulin, antibiotics for certain diseases, artificial organs, etc. This area is also closer to the study of hybrid plants, as part of handling the living organisms. 

Chemical Engineering in relation with Civil & Construction industries

This is the field where the chemical engineers are required to design and built the industrial zones and places that can be operated with good safety mechanisms. All industrial plants are said to be efficient and safe only if the working environment is safe. Chemical engineers can easily identify the dangers in these places.  They will also have to work with the project managers who are from other disciplines, to setup an safe industrial plant.

Chemical engineers are also required in the aerospace and aeronautical industry to build spaceships, aircraft and the related components. Because of the variation in temperatures, the materials required for building these components can be selected only by a professional chemical engineer.