Introduction To Chemical Engineering

The book originates from a 11-day course - Chemical Engineering for Chemists. In a chemical plant it is not uncommon to have chemists working in the discovery and development part of the facility or sometimes in the production part of the facility and often the basics of these plants are beyond the training of a typical chemist. Though the course that this book is derived from was directed at chemists it was found that the course also attracted mechanical engineers working in the chemical industry, and other specialists from various other science and engineering disciplines working on tasks that involved chemical engineering principles.

This book examines the fundamentals of chemical processing through specific discussion of chemical process equipment, typical of most chemical facilities. It introduces core chemical engineering topics such as chemical reaction engineering and unit operations using applied examples. Some of the key topics covered include Transport Phenomena; Mixing and Stirring; Chemical Reactors; Distillation and Gas Absorption; Liquid/liquid extraction; Membranes; and Crystallization, liquid/solid separation, and drying.