<p>"The difference between chemical engineering and chemistry can be illustrated by considering the example of producing orange juice. A chemist working in the laboratory investigates and discovers a multitude of pathways to extract the juice of an orange. The simplest mechanism found is to cut the orange in half and squeeze the orange using a manual juicer. A more complicated approach found is to peel and then crush the orange and collect the juice. A company then commissions a chemical engineer to design a plant to manufacture several thousand tons of orange juice per year. The chemical engineer investigates all the available methods for making orange juice and evaluates them according to their economic viability. Even though the manual juicing method is simple, it is not economical to employ thousands of people to manually juice oranges. Thus another, cheaper method is used (possibly the 'peel and crush' technique). The easiest method of manufacture on a laboratory bench will not necessarily be the most economical method for a manufacturing plant. "</p>
<p>i found this in CC.</p>
<p>" Today, the field of chemical engineering is a diverse one, covering areas from biotechnology and nanotechnology to mineral processing.</p>
<p>Biochemical engineering
Biomedical engineering
Biotechnology
Ceramics
Chemical process modeling
Chemical reactor
Distillation Design
Electrochemistry
Fluid dynamics
Heat transfer
Mass transfer
Materials science
Microfluidics
Nanotechnology
Natural environment
Polymers
Process control
Process design
Pulp and paper
Separation processes (see also: separation of mixture)
Crystallization processes
Distillation processes
Membrane processes
Thermodynamics
Transport Phenomena
Unit operations
Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering "</p>
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Am I really going to dealing with magnetic flux and the lens maker's equation anymore than an ECE is going to deal with reaction kinetics or nuclear decay
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<p>You asked a very valid question and the truth is you won't be dealing with them. LOL! Many people actually wondered the same things. When I studied physics, it was very unclear how it related to engineering. That's why Northwestern started a new core curriculum. Unfortunately, I was already a sophomore and I couldn't enjoy the benefit when they started it.</p>
<p>"Chemical engineering is broader in scope than the other branches of engineering because it draws on the three main engineering foundations: math, physics, and chemistry-whereas the other branches are based on only the first two. A specific interest in chemistry combined an aptitude for math and science attracts individuals to the profession. The curriculum of study for chemical engineering is similar to that for chemistry but includes course work in engineering-related areas such as thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, process design, and control and electronics.</p>
<p>Patrick Dickerson, a chemical engineer at Solutia, Inc., works in an area that produces hexamethylene diamine-a molecule used in the production of nylon. Dickerson explains that his work involves applying chemists findings to large-scale production. "We take what a chemist does-they synthesize a small amount of a material-and we scale it up to making several hundred tons per day. This process includes determining how to separate the desired product from its impurities." Dickerson continues, "We focus on kinetics more, and we�re concerned with things such as fluid flow and heat transfer on a large scale-things that you don�t necessarily have to worry about with smaller reactions in beakers. We design equipment that will accommodate these concerns."</p>
<p>Once processes and equipment are designed, chemical engineers remain on hand at a production facility to solve problems that occur as the processes continue. When changes occur that upset a running system, chemical engineers analyze samples from the system, looking at parameters such as temperatures, pressures, and flow rates to determine where the problem exists. They also work on expanding projects, evaluating new equipment, and improving existing equipment and processes. Meeting safety, health, and environmental regulations is also a large part of a chemical engineer�s work life."</p>
<p>My older brother planned to major in BME or Chem E when he first entered college.
He hated Chem class during his first semester. It just made him nuts.</p>
<p>So, he never took another Chem course and changed to Mechanical Engineering.</p>
<p>god i accidentally cliked report post on someone sorry.</p>
<p>why i dislike chem....</p>
<p>for me its the nomenclature
if i had a damn IUPAC guide for everytest, i wouldnt mind it so much...
lewis lines, benzene rings, never really convinced me.</p>
<p>oh and i hate the labs.
mix this. weight this, record this, heat this. record temperature. titrate this. oops too pink, you messed up start over.</p>
<p>I feel physics is hundred times more interesting than chemistry and I've never been good at chemistry, but I wouldn't say chemistry is "useless". I still want to learn it.</p>
<p>"oh and i hate the labs.
mix this. weight this, record this, heat this. record temperature. titrate this. oops too pink, you messed up start over."</p>
<p>Some ppl are good at something and some ppl dont. I consider myself good at Chem ( I got straight A's in all my chem courses), but I am suck at physics ( I was struggling for only getting B).</p>
<p>However, no matter what I had to take all Physics courses, it was pretty painful but I finally done with physics.</p>
<p>u WILL get what you what, if u really TRY it.
it's true.</p>
<p>See, this is why I took up cooking. It's like chemistry, but delicious. Mix this. Weigh this, record this, heat this. Titrate this. Oops, too pink, oh well. Frost and eat. Delicious!</p>
<p>Y'all need chemistry with more explosions. That'll help, too. I was a chemistry camp counselor in high school for something like six years, and basically, we set off explosions and let kids watch. Slime day was always fun... We'd mix five kinds of slime, and the kids would mix their own and take it home and throw it at their siblings. We let them bend glass and invariably one of them would burn themselves. We'd do water testing and find out that the duck pond has cyanide in it (oh, that's why all the fish are dead... don't touch that...). We'd mix up bubble solution and explain the chemistry of bubbles and polymers (it would make a terrible mess, and the smell of Joy still makes me queasy and irritable). We'd pump hydrogen and oxygen through the bubble solution and make exploding bubbles. We'd set off thermite. The kids would go home and we'd mix up black powder and gun cotton and stuff. I singed off all my arm hair at least twice through the course of my tenure there. It was fawesome. Best job I ever had.</p>
<p>That, and I ended up thinking that chemistry was pretty great.</p>