11.- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Chemical engineering is the branch of process engineering that includes the processes in which physical, chemical and/or biochemical changes occur in materials, with the aim of transforming raw materials into useful and value-added products. This discipline covers the study, design, optimization, development and operation of the processes involved in these changes. In addition, it has many applications given its wide field of research and innovation, such as in the environment, in the design of new technologies and materials, etc.

It is considered the basis of many other industries, as the energy (mainly oil), pharmaceutical, food and electronics industries among others, which makes it one of the most important economic factors in some countries.

Every chemical process implies a series of stages. Each of these steps in which a particular change occurs has been defined as a unit operation.

On the other hand, the stages of the process that involve a chemical change in matter are carried out in chemical reactors. They are devices designed to generate the necessary conditions for the chemical change required in the matter.

Given the wide field of knowledge and action of the chemical engineer throughout the history of chemical engineering and the technological progress in terms of environmental improvement, the role of the chemical engineer today continues to grow, carrying out activities such as: equipment and process design, assembly of equipment and plants, production control, management, quality control, environmental control, marketing, R and D of products and processes, and many other administrative tasks.

They can develop their work activity in industries such as: petrochemistry, refineries, coal industry, biochemistry, biotechnology, materials, energy, pharmaceutics, etc.

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11.1.- UNIT OPERATIONS

Unit operations are each of the physical changes that occur in the processes of the chemical industry. They arise from the study of different chemical processes in which a different operation is apparently performed but they have the same basis.These operations can be divided into three...

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11.2.- CHEMICAL REACTORS

A chemical reactor is a device in which a chemical reaction can be produced. This means that a change in the chemical composition of the introduced matter takes place inside the reactor.They are designed in such a way that the best conversion and selectivity are obtained, the most optimal results...

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COMPUTER CONTROLLED FIXED BED ADSORPTION UNIT - QALFC

QALFC

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11.1.8.- ABSORPTION AND ADSORPTION

QALFC

Computer Controlled Fixed Bed Adsorption Unit

The Computer Controlled Fixed Bed Adsorption Unit, "QALFC", is designed to demonstrate the gas adsorption phenomenon using a fixed adsorption column. The overall objective of this unit is to analyze the behavior of the adsorption breakthrough and...

COMPUTER CONTROLLED ADSORPTIVE AIR DRYING UNIT - QSAC

QSAC

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11.1.8.- ABSORPTION AND ADSORPTION

QSAC

Computer Controlled Adsorptive Air Drying Unit

The Computer Controlled Adsorptive Air Drying Unit, "QSAC", unit consists of a damp air drying plant by adsorption through a process of continuous regeneration of the adsorbent with transparent columns. It is formed by two different circuits, each...

COMPUTER CONTROLLED GAS WASHING PROCESSING PLANT - PLGC

PLGC

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11.1.8.- ABSORPTION AND ADSORPTION

PLGC

Computer Controlled Gas Washing Processing Plant

The Computer Controlled Gas Washing Processing Plant, "PLGC", has a water feed tank, from which and by means of a water pump, the water is pumped to the upper part of a column. The solids are added by means of a solid dosing system to the air...

COMPUTER CONTROLLED ADSORPTION UNIT - PEAC

PEAC

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11.1.8.- ABSORPTION AND ADSORPTION

PEAC

Computer Controlled Adsorption Unit

The Computer Controlled Adsorption Unit, "PEAC", demonstrates the removal of substances dissolved by adsorption. A computer controlled pump impels raw water (treated) from a supply tank to two adsorbers filled with activated carbon. A flow sensor...

COMPUTER CONTROLLED CORROSION STUDY UNIT - EECC

EECC

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11.1.9.- ION EXCHANGE AND CORROSION

EECC

Computer Controlled Corrosion Study Unit

The Computer Controlled Corrosion Study Unit, "EECC", allows the corrosion simultaneous study up to eight corrosion cells. This unit allows to study several conditions that influence in the corrosion processes. Each sample for the test is put in...

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11.1.9.- ION EXCHANGE AND CORROSION

EEC

Corrosion Study Unit

The Corrosion Study Unit, "EEC", allows the corrosion simultaneous study up to eight corrosion cells. This unit allows to study several conditions that influence in the corrosion processes. Each sample for the test is put in such away that...

COMPUTER CONTROLLED ION EXCHANGE UNIT - EIIC

EIIC

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11.1.9.- ION EXCHANGE AND CORROSION

EIIC

Computer Controlled Ion Exchange Unit

The Computer Controlled Ion Exchange Unit, "EIIC", is a self-contained unit consisting of a panel with two transparent columns to be filled with anionic and cationic resins, plus a spare column and a computer controlled pump that supplies the...

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11.1.9.- ION EXCHANGE AND CORROSION

EII

Ion Exchange Unit

The Ion Exchange Unit, "EII", is a self-contained unit composed by a panel, where two transparent columns are situated in order to put anionic and cationic resins, and also a spare column and a pump, which supplies the efficient from the tanks...

COMPUTER CONTROLLED CRYSTALLIZATION UNIT - QUCC

QUCC

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11.1.10.- CRYSTALLIZATION AND PYROLYSIS

QUCC

Computer Controlled Crystallization Unit

The Computer Controlled Crystallization Unit, "QUCC", is a unit for the study of the cooling crystallization process. EDIBON has designed this unit to study the crystallization reaction of those constituents whose solubility changes with the...

QUCB

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11.1.10.- CRYSTALLIZATION AND PYROLYSIS

QUCB

Crystallization Unit

The Crystallization Unit, "QUCB", is a unit for the study of the cooling crystallization process. EDIBON has developed this unit to study thecrystallization reaction of those constituents whose solubility changes with the temperature.This unit is...

QUCC/A

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11.1.10.- CRYSTALLIZATION AND PYROLYSIS

QUCC/A

Computer Controlled Advanced Crystallization Unit

The Advanced Computer Controlled Crystallization Unit, "QUCC/A", designed by EDIBON, is a crystallization unit that by means of the cooling method allows the visualization and study of the industrial operation of mass transfer in which the...

QUCB/A

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11.1.10.- CRYSTALLIZATION AND PYROLYSIS

QUCB/A

Advanced Crystallization Unit

The Advanced Crystallization Unit, "QUCB/A", designed by EDIBON, is a crystallization unit based on the cooling method that allows for observing and studying the mass transfer industrial operation in which a solid is formed from a homogeneous...

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