Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering is the

• creation of new chemicals

• study of chemicals in hopes of finding new properties

• use of chemicals in constructing roads

• application of chemistry in designing the production process for industrial plants

Select all that apply. A chemical engineer would be likely to work in these fields

• cosmetics

• product distribution

• petroleum

• pharmaceuticals

• publishing

A polymer is

• a substance that can melt and then reform

• a chunk of raw material

• a type of plastic

• a large molecule composed of many repeated subunits

A material that is thermoset

• cannot be melted and then reformed; it is cured once and then cannot be melted again

• can be melted and then reformed

• is never flexible

• is always flexible

Select all that apply. A process flow diagram must include

• inputs

• waste

• time needed for each process

• processes

• number of workers needed

Which is a renewable resource?

• coal

• biomass

• gas

• oil

A material that is thermoplastic

• cannot be melted and then reformed; it is cured once and then cannot be melted again

• can be melted and then reformed

• is never flexible

• is always flexible

There are no polymers found in the human body

• True

• False

This is an example of a

• Program Flow Diagram

• Factory Map

• Process Flow Diagram

• Engineer's Process Map

The law of energy conservation states that

• matter can be created but not destroyed

• matter cannot be created or destroyed

• matter must be protected by conservation legislation

• matter is destroyed when it is not conserved