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Chemical engineering, explained

Careers guidance, process fundamentals and the technologies reshaping the industry, written by the engineers who teach them.

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  • Foundations

    What is Chemical Engineering

    What chemical engineering really is, from core principles to real-world applications in energy, health and sustainability.

    · 3 min read

  • Careers

    How To Become A Chartered Chemical Engineer

    What chartered status is, why employers ask about it, and the three stages of the IChemE route from an accredited degree to the professional review.

    · 4 min read

  • Careers

    Internships For Chemical Engineers

    Why practical experience decides graduate offers, where to find internships and placements, and how to get the most out of one once you are in.

    · 8 min read

  • Process design

    Complete Guide To Designing A Heat Exchanger

    A step by step method for designing a shell and tube heat exchanger, from the initial data and duty through to the tube side and shell side pressure drops.

    · 8 min read

  • Process design

    Complete Guide To Reactor Design

    What reactors are, the five types you will actually meet, the assumptions that shape a design, and a systematic order for modelling any of them.

    · 7 min read

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