chemical engineering

Also known as process engineering

branch of science that applies physical sciences and life sciences together with applied mathematics and economics to produce, transform, transport, and properly use chemicals, materials and energy

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Chemical engineering is the branch of science that combines physics, biology, mathematics, and economics to create, change, move, and use chemicals, materials, and energy in practical ways. It matters because it enables the production and transformation of the substances and materials we rely on in everyday life, from medicines and plastics to fuels and food products.

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Research

692,645 papers

Chemical Engineering of Cell Therapy for Heart Diseases.ReviewAccounts of chemical research · 2019Li Z, Hu S, Cheng KDOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00137
Chemical engineering of CRISPR-Cas systems for therapeutic application.ReviewNature reviews. Drug discovery · 2025Barber HM, Pater AA, Gagnon KT et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41573-024-01086-0
The Synergy between CRISPR and Chemical Engineering.ReviewCurrent gene therapy · 2019Lau CH, Tin CDOI: 10.2174/1566523219666190701100556
Smart Chemical Engineering-Based Lightweight and Miniaturized Attachable Systems for Advanced Drug Delivery and Diagnostics.ReviewAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2022Chen W, Wang Z, Wang L et al.DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106701
Perfume and Flavor Engineering: A Chemical Engineering Perspective.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Rodrigues AE, Nogueira I, Faria RPVDOI: 10.3390/molecules26113095
Chemical engineering of bacterial effectors for regulating cell signaling and responses.ReviewCurrent opinion in chemical biology · 2021Yang S, Ngai WSC, Chen PRDOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.04.003
Selected Chemical Engineering Applications in Nuclear-Waste Processing at the Savannah River Site.ReviewAnnual review of chemical and biomolecular engineering · 2025Crouse SH, Prasad R, Maharjan N et al.DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-082223-053509
Chemical Engineering in the "BIO" World.ReviewCurrent drug delivery · 2017Chiarappa G, Grassi M, Abrami M et al.DOI: 10.2174/1567201813666160602230550

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Commons category: Chemical engineering
Stack Exchange tag: engineering.stackexchange.com/tags/chemical-engineering
ISCO-88 occupation class: 8131

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Chemical engineers design, construct, and operate process plants, such as these fractionating columns.

Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials into useful products. Chemical engineering uses principles of chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, and economics to efficiently use, produce, design, transport and transform energy and materials. The work of chemical engineers can range from the utilization of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in the laboratory to large-scale industrial processes that convert chemicals, raw materials, living cells, microorganisms, and energy into useful forms and products. Chemical engineers are involved in many aspects of plant design and operation, including safety and hazard assessments, process design and analysis, modeling, control engineering, chemical reaction engineering, nuclear engineering, biological engineering, construction specification, and operating instructions.