New directions in chemical engineering

Abstract

Chemical engineering has a liberal base and is multicultural. The contents of chemical engineering science keep on changing in response to needs. The new chemical industry Will demand safer and cleaner processes and 'selectivity engineering' will occupy a pivotal position demanding new homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts and newer strategies in operating reactors. Separation processes have to be fine tuned for super-purity materials and hybrid systems, and reactor-separator configurations wlll become more important. Interfacial engineering will demand more attention. Biotechnology will become increasingly important and chemical engineers have to develop new strategies for recovering valuable chemicals from dilute streams.