chemical 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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Summary
chemical engineering is an applied science[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of applied science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,257 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: branch of chemistry[3], academic major[4], branch of engineering[5], academic discipline[6]
- Subclass of: engineering[7]
- Commons category: Chemical engineering[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chemical engineering[9]
- ISCO-88 occupation class: 8131[10]
- Partially coincident with: process engineering[11]
- Topic has template: Template:Chemical engineering[12], Template:Chemical eng[13]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://engineering.stackexchange.com/tags/chemical-engineering[14]
- History of topic: history of chemical engineering[15]
- Uses: unit operations of Chemical Engineering[16]
- Practiced by: chemical engineer[17], chemical technologist[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- Wikimedia outline: outline of chemical engineering[20]
- P10203: 1501[21], 1500[22], 15[23]
Why It Matters
chemical engineering has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]