ABSTRACT
The activities of most engineering disciplines are easily identiflable by the public, but the activities of chemical engineers are less understood. The public recognizes that the chemical engineer is somehow associated with the production of chemicals, but often does not know the difference between chemists and chemical engineers. What is the distinguishing feature of chemical engineering? Briefly, chemical engineering is the development, design, and operation of various kinds of processes. Most chemical engineering activities, in one way or another, are process oriented.
