Chemical Engineering involves the application of physical sciences (chemistry and physics),

life sciences (biology, microbiology, and biochemistry), mathematics, and economics to

efficiently use, produce, transform, and transport chemicals, materials, and energy.

Key Concepts

1. Material and Energy Balances:

o Mass Balance: Conservation of mass principle; Input = Output +
Accumulation.
o Energy Balance: Conservation of energy principle; Energy in = Energy out +
Accumulation.
2. Thermodynamics:
o First Law: Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
o Second Law: Entropy of an isolated system always increases.
o Properties: Temperature, pressure, volume, enthalpy, entropy.
3. Fluid Mechanics:
o Study of fluids (liquids and gases) in motion or at rest.
o Key Equations: Bernoulli's equation, Navier-Stokes equations.
4. Heat Transfer:
o Modes: Conduction, convection, and radiation.
o Heat Exchangers: Devices to transfer heat between two or more fluids.
5. Mass Transfer:
o Study of the transfer of mass from one point to another.
o Key Processes: Diffusion, distillation, absorption, extraction.
6. Chemical Reaction Engineering:
o Design and optimization of chemical reactors.
o Kinetics: Study of the rates of chemical reactions.
o Reactor Types: Batch, continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR), plug flow
reactor (PFR).
7. Process Design and Control:
o Design of processes and equipment.
o Control Systems: Feedback and feedforward control systems to maintain
process stability