Chemical engineering sounds interesting

In summary, the conversation discusses the tasks and working environment of a chemical engineer, including working in chemical engineering plants, petroleum plants, petrochemical plants, water treatment and waste water treatment plants, production of fertilizers, and extractive metallurgy. It is mentioned that chemical engineers are the second highest paid engineers after computer engineers and the working environment may vary depending on the specific industry or company.
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This is a simple question that may have a long answer, but here goes. If any of you are chemical engineers, I'd like to know a little bit about your job. What tasks are you normally assigned and what kind of environment do you work in? I appreciate any and all feedback!


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Or MSE as well.
 
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hi

im a chemical engineering
im still in the third year in the faculty of engineering university of alxandria egypt

yeah chemical engineering is interesting
and what's more interesting is that they are the second best payed engineers after the computer engineers

we usually work in:

(1) chemical engineering plants: like food and beverages, production of chemicals(acids alkalis and salts and other organic solvents)

(2) petroluim plants: extraction of petroluim and purification and refinery

(3) petrochemical plants: production of petroluim based compounds such as polymers(plastic and other ploymers), LPG (liqufied petroluim gas)

(4) water treatment: now that municipial water standards are very tight better and more effecient water treatment plants are in use

(5) waste water treatment: to treat water which is disposed of or to use waste water in agrigation it must be treated properly

(5) production of fertelizers:

(6) extractive metallurgy: extracting metals from their ores by thermal electrical or chemical methods

thats all i can think of right now

maybe graduates who work in the field can give you more on how the working environment is like
 

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1. What is chemical engineering?

Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that applies principles of chemistry, physics, and mathematics to design, develop, and operate processes that convert raw materials into useful products.

2. What kind of job opportunities are available in chemical engineering?

Chemical engineers can work in a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, oil and gas, and environmental engineering. They can also work in research and development, production, quality control, and project management roles.

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