--- title: Chemical Engineering description: Chemical engineering applies chemistry, physics, and mathematics to design and operate industrial processes. Learners will understand mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and chemical reactor design for large-scale production. category: engineering subcategory: chemical-engineering difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/chemical-engineering --- # Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering applies chemistry, physics, and mathematics to design and operate industrial processes. Learners will understand mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and chemical reactor design for large-scale production. ## Available Resources 4 Books • 9 Courses • 3 Websites ## Courses ### 1. Introduction to Solid State Chemistry (MIT 3.091SC) **Author:** Donald Sadoway First-year chemistry taught through solid-state materials: atomic structure, bonding, crystal structures, defects, glasses, phase diagrams, kinetics and electrochemistry. 59 lecture videos, course notes, homework and exams with solutions let learners connect chemical principles to engineering materials. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/3-091sc-introduction-to-solid-state-chemistry-fall-2010/ **Tags:** solid-state-chemistry, materials-science, chemical-bonding, crystallography, general-chemistry ### 2. Control of Manufacturing Processes (MIT 2.830J) **Author:** David Hardt, Duane Boning Statistical modeling and control of manufacturing processes: design of experiments, response surface modeling, yield modeling, statistical process control, run-by-run and real-time feedback control, applied to semiconductor, metal and polymer processing. Includes 22 lecture videos, problem sets and exams with solutions. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-830j-control-of-manufacturing-processes-sma-6303-spring-2008/ **Tags:** statistical-process-control, design-of-experiments, response-surface-methodology, yield-modeling, manufacturing-processes ### 3. Numerical Methods Applied to Chemical Engineering (MIT 10.34) **Author:** William Green, James W. Swan Numerical linear algebra, nonlinear equation solvers, ordinary and partial differential equations, and molecular simulation, all taught through heat transfer, fluid mechanics and reaction engineering problems. Includes 23 lecture videos, notes, programming assignments and exams with solutions; assumes prior programming experience. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/10-34-numerical-methods-applied-to-chemical-engineering-fall-2015/ **Tags:** numerical-methods, numerical-linear-algebra, differential-equations, molecular-simulation, chemical-engineering, matlab ### 4. Transport Processes in the Environment (MIT 1.061) **Author:** Heidi Nepf Mass transport in rivers and lakes: deriving and solving differential mass conservation equations for molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water and air-water exchange, and particle transport. Provides 84 lecture note files, problem sets and simulation videos for modeling pollutant fate in natural waters. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/1-061-transport-processes-in-the-environment-fall-2008/ **Tags:** environmental-fluid-mechanics, mass-transport, turbulent-diffusion, advection-diffusion, contaminant-transport ### 5. Advanced Thermodynamics (MIT 2.43) **Author:** Gian Paolo Beretta A concise review of general thermodynamics leading into nonequilibrium thermodynamics: chemical and phase equilibrium, electrochemical potentials, kinetics, separation work, osmotic and membrane equilibria, and Onsager reciprocity. Includes 25 lecture videos, dense lecture notes and exams, with applications to cogeneration and energy-system efficiency. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-43-advanced-thermodynamics-spring-2024/ **Tags:** nonequilibrium-thermodynamics, chemical-equilibrium, phase-equilibria, second-law-analysis, energy-systems ### 6. Material and Energy Balances Video lecture series supporting the first core chemical engineering course. Works through process flowsheets, unit and dimension handling, degree-of-freedom analysis, and steady-state material balances on reactive and recycle systems, then extends the same accounting to energy. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7GITJ_xbUTUoUEbZW7YUibr6C4oZd7hZ **Tags:** material-balances, energy-balances, stoichiometry, process-calculations, chemical-engineering ### 7. Chemical and Biological Reaction Engineering (MIT 10.37) **Author:** K. Dane Wittrup, William Green Rate laws from reaction mechanisms, enzymatic and cell growth kinetics, batch, plug flow and stirred-tank reactors, heterogeneous catalysis, and heat and mass transport in reactors. Lecture notes, problem sets and exams with solutions prepare learners to design chemical and biochemical reactors. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/10-37-chemical-and-biological-reaction-engineering-spring-2007/ **Tags:** reaction-engineering, chemical-kinetics, reactor-design, enzyme-kinetics, catalysis, bioreactors ### 8. Chemical Engineering Fundamentals A first course in chemical engineering thermodynamics, working through the first and second laws, property relations, and non-ideal behaviour of pure fluids. Completing it prepares you for solution thermodynamics, phase equilibrium, and later separations and reaction engineering coursework. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/chemtherm1 **Tags:** courses, engineering-manufacturing, chemical-engineering ### 9. FSC 432: Petroleum Refining **Author:** Semih Eser Penn State online course in twelve lessons covering crude oil assay, distillation and separation, thermal and catalytic conversion processes, product finishing, refinery economics and natural gas processing. Learners understand how a refinery turns crude into fuels and how units fit together. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://courses.ems.psu.edu/fsc432 **Tags:** petroleum-refining, crude-assay, catalytic-conversion, gas-processing, chemical-processes ## Websites ### 1. AIChE Academy The American Institute of Chemical Engineers' training portal, with free and paid courses, webinars, and certificate programs covering process safety, separations, and plant operations. Useful for building practical knowledge alongside a degree or on the job. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.aiche.org/academy **Tags:** aiche, process-safety, professional-development, short-courses, chemical-engineering ### 2. chemeng.org ChemEng.org is a chemical engineering knowledge portal offering tutorials, reference articles, and practical guides on core topics such as unit operations, thermodynamics, reaction engineering, and process design. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://chemeng.org **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ### 3. chemengonline.com Website of Chemical Engineering magazine, a trade publication from Access Intelligence covering separations, heat transfer, automation, water treatment and solids handling. Useful for plant-practice news and equipment reference; much editorial content sits behind a paid membership, and some articles are sponsored. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://chemengonline.com **Tags:** websites, engineering-manufacturing, chemical-engineering ## Podcasts ### 1. Chemical Engineering Podcast **Author:** Scott Jenkins Interview episodes from Chemical Engineering magazine, hosted by senior editor Scott Jenkins, covering process safety, equipment, automation, and sustainability in the chemical process industries. Useful for tracking how practising engineers and suppliers approach current plant and technology problems. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://soundcloud.com/user-971947772-589408099 **Tags:** chemical-process-industries, process-safety, industry-interviews, plant-operations, chemical-engineering ## Books ### 1. Introduction to Chemical Engineering **Author:** Kenneth A. Solen, John N. Harb A first-year survey of the chemical engineering discipline, introducing material balances, energy, fluid flow, reaction, and separations through short applied examples. Readers finish with a sense of what the field covers and whether the major suits them. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/8126547103?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, engineering-manufacturing, chemical-engineering ### 2. Chemical Engineering Design **Author:** Gavin Towler, Ray Sinnott A plant design textbook covering flowsheet development, equipment sizing, materials selection, safety, and capital and operating cost estimation. Working through it prepares students for capstone design projects and gives the economic reasoning behind real process equipment choices. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0750684232?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, engineering-manufacturing, chemical-engineering ### 3. Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes **Author:** Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau, Lisa G. Bullard The standard introductory text on material and energy balances, covering process variables, single- and multi-phase systems, reactive processes, and transient balances. After it you can set up and solve balance problems for realistic chemical process flowsheets. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118092392?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, engineering-manufacturing, chemical-engineering ### 4. Petroleum Refining: Technology, Economics, and Markets **Author:** Mark J. Kaiser, Arno de Klerk, James H. Gary, Glenn E. Handwerk Reference text on petroleum refining that pairs process technology with refinery economics: crude properties, product yields, unit operations, margins, product pricing and complexity metrics. Readers learn how refinery configuration drives run decisions, crack spreads and profitability. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1466563001?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** petroleum-refining, crack-spreads, refinery-economics, refinery-processes, oil-products --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/chemical-engineering