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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

[The branch of engineering that deals with] the development of processes and the design and operation of plants in which materials undergo changes in physical or chemical state on a technical scale.

OBS

Applied throughout the process industries, it is founded on the principles of chemistry, physics, and mathematics.

OBS

The distinction, if any, between industrial chemistry and chemical engineering is a very fine one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
DEF

[Discipline qui traite de l'] ensemble des connaissances scientifiques et techniques qui ont pour objet de concevoir et de mettre en œuvre une usine chimique et d'en optimiser la production.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
DEF

Rama de la ingeniería relacionada con la fabricación de productos químicos a escala industrial.

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