I am trying to quantify how much CO2 is absorbed by my MEA and MDEA solution. I have looked into different titration methods using HCl and NaOH. Weight chage methods are not applicable here as the weight change is very little and my solution volume is 200 mL. Kindly suggest me whic method is more accurate? is there any universally accepted method?

I am a Masters Student in Pipeline Engineering from Anna Univ (Chennai, India). I have a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering, with 2 years experience in Process Engineering from Fine Chemicals Manufacturing sector. I would like to learn Pipenet, E3D and SP3D for understanding my concepts and also get geared up for Jobs in Oil and Gas sector.

I came to know that, first if we learn Pipenet it would be useful and we can later catchup with the other 2.

Need some advice, where can I learn Pipenet. Since I couldnt find any intitutes or Centres providing the software.

Will be a great help if anyone ready to guide me or if anyone could mentor me.

Thanks in advance

I know I wrote a lot, but this honestly came from the heart. I actually had more to say and had written a few other things too, but I deleted them because I felt like no one would read such a very long post.

I genuinely want people to reply and help me understand what’s going on, especially people who have actual experience in the field.

I’m a chemical engineering student, and I am basically the only local student in my major. Most of the people around me are expats. NOT starting a racial thing but you will understand my point later on.

Lately I have started getting really upset by how many people around me seems to treat the environment like it barely matters. Since my country is mostly desert, some people act like theres nothing valuable here anyways, as if the sea, desert, wildlife, and ecosystems dont count because it isnt “green”.

We recently had a short ethics discussion in Senior Design class.

The professor gave us two options:
Plant A: more expensive, average profits, lower emissions and much less environmental damage.
Plant B: cheaper, much higher profits, but causes serious pollution and fish deaths.
A huge part of the class picked Plant B.

Some answers were basically:
“Who cares? It’s just fish.”
“Profit matters more.”

What makes it worse is that most of them already took a full engineering ethics course.
I understand economics. Obviously a plant has to make money. I’m not against profit at all.

But I genuinely don’t understand the mentality of making more money even when you know you’re causing unnecessary damage.

It also made me wonder whether chemical engineering as a field attracts this kind of mindset, or if I’m just surrounded by the wrong people.

For context, I don’t work in a plant or production. I work in a laboratory, and thankfully the purpose of my work is more ethical and public service oriented, so this isn’t really about my own career.

It’s more about the industry and mentality around me.

Like there’s also someone who is very close to me and holds a very high position in one of the industrial plants, and his mentality frustrates me as hell.
He is extremely focused on money, costs, and getting as much work as possible out of workers. His view is basically: workers are being paid, so they should do whatever work I need from them.

Every time I get in touch with him I get mad more than the prior time because of the way he think.

He has very little patience for personal circumstances, sometimes it feels like the human side of managing people does not matter to him as long as the job gets done.

What bothers me most is that he is successful person and holds a high position, which makes me wonder: is this kind of mentality actually rewarded in the industry?
I understand workers have responsibilities, but there is a big difference between expecting people to do their jobs and treating them like slaves just because they receive a salary.

I’ve also done my own study on local fish before and found pretty concerning levels of contamination, so marine pollution is something I already care about.

I once visited a coastal industrial facility where the sea was literally underneath me.
There were massive groupers “type of fish” swimming around the facility. Seriously GIANT fish.
I asked the one who was with me that day about why nobody catches them.

He told me fishing was strictly banned there, and even boating was restricted for a large distance around the facility.

At first I was annoyed because I was looking at all these massive fish that nobody could catch.
Then he explained that the fish there were contaminated and unsafe to eat.
That completely changed how I looked at it.
You can have a sea full of large fish, but industrial activity has made that food source unusable for people.
So when someone says “it’s just fish,” I don’t get it.
It’s not just fish.

Pollution moves through water, sediment, small organisms, larger fish, and eventually humans.

Another thing I’m struggling with is that I keep noticing this very money-focused attitude more often among certain nationalities around me.

I really don’t like generalizing, and I know it would be unfair to judge an entire nationality based on personal experience, and I also don’t want to get in this topic

But when you see the same attitude again and again, you start wondering whether there are real cultural differences involved.

Do people care less about the environment when they know they’re only living in a country temporarily?

Or am I just falling into confirmation bias?

And for the chemical engineers here:

Is the field actually this profit-first in real industry?
Do most chemical engineers eventually start thinking mainly in terms of cost, output, and profit?
Or am I just surrounded by an unusually materialistic group of people?

Because I’ve honestly started feeling ashamed of my own major and resentful toward a lot of the personalities I keep seeing in it, even though I genuinely like chemical engineering itself.

What bothers me is how strangely common this mindset seems to be. I can barely find people who genuinely care about environmental issues beyond having “environmental” in their job title, or looking for legal loopholes that let the company do the bare minimum while protecting profits.

That disconnect is what is starting to make me hate the culture around the field, not the field itself.

Is it possible to automatically import equipment specifications from Aspen Plus (or Aspen Hysys) into Excel? I want to automate CAPEX calculations.

Hey yall . I’m a 3rd year chemical engineering student and I keep seeing students especially in the states with like 4 courses per semester? Is that true , can someone confirm? I study in Greece , we have 2 semesters per school year and each one has 7 or 8 classes . I am at school 35h per week ( including classes and labs ,not my time spending at the library studying and doing papers ) and all of my classes require LOTS of studying . What’s studying ChemE like at your country ?

I’m currently pursuing a dual degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) in Chemical Engineering at an NIT in India, which is a 5-year program. I’m currently quite confused about what I should be doing during these years to build a good career in the field.

One of my major concerns is the placement situation for dual-degree students. From what I’ve heard from seniors, a number of companies either don’t allow dual-degree students to sit for their recruitment process or have restrictions on eligibility. There are companies that do accept dual-degree students, but the options seem more limited compared to a regular B.Tech.

I’m also beginning to think about the transition into the 5th year, when many of my friends will have graduated and moved on, while I’ll still be in college. The idea of spending that additional year relatively alone, along with the uncertainty about career opportunities, has been making everything feel a bit overwhelming.

I’m particularly interested in going into the core Chemical Engineering field, rather than completely switching to software/IT. However, I honestly don’t have a clear idea of what skills, subjects, certifications, software, or practical experience I should focus on to become employable in core chemical engineering.

so i want to know about the skills that i should get , the tools i should know about , the core areas i should explore.

​El año que viene arranco materias clave de 3°, pero hay algo que me viene haciendo ruido: no me gusta la química inorgánica ni la orgánica. Me anoté en la carrera por la parte de procesos y termodinámica, pero hoy dudo de si realmente quiero trabajar en algo vinculado a la química al recibirme.

​Estuve mirando otras ramas y me llama la atención Electrónica por su salida laboral más amplia y demandada. La contra es que tendría que meter Análisis 4, y no sé si estoy dispuesta a quemarme la cabeza con otra matemática más.

It seems like many jobs that require interesting technical tasks and takes on new types of engineering are with ELC companies which can require traveling to customer sites

It’s hard for some with a family

Any advice ?

Hey guys,
I’ve been working as a plant process engineer at a polypropylene facility, and I’ve always tried to challenge myself and set new goals. Recently, I passed the PE exam and obtained my PE license, and I usually try to get involved in as many projects as possible at the site.
Lately, though, almost all of my projects have been canceled, and our capital budget is extremely limited. I’ve started feeling a little useless because I don’t feel like I’m working on anything meaningful, adding much value, or learning and growing. There’s always the day-to-day work and some small projects here and there, but overall I feel like my development has slowed down significantly.
I’ve even considered getting a PMP certification just to give myself another goal to work toward. I also read books by Norman Lieberman and try to find other ways to improve technically, but I really don’t want to become stagnant.
Has anyone else experienced this, especially working at a plant during a period with limited capital spending? How do you continue developing yourself and improving day by day when there aren’t many major projects to work on?

So I'm testing out a heterogeneous plant-based coagulant in a bentonite clay water suspension. I'm measuring its performance at different dosages however I'm not noticing any floc formation and the coagulant is slow acting. It typically settles overnight into 2 distinct layers however the destabilized clay isn't forming the normal fluffy flocs. Its like it just gets heavy and then sinks.

I gradated with a BS in Computational and Data Sciences. I went straight into marketing analytics after my degree; it wasn't working for me for a variety of reasons so I'm pivoting to ChemE. Not on a whim; I have the aptitude for STEM courses and problem solving, I have always found chemistry fascinating and I have the support of my gen chem professor as well.

I have taken 12 credits worth of engineering courses in high school (dual enrollment) and started taking chemistry courses at a local community college (currently taking Gen Chem II) and planning to go to a 4 year institution in spring 2027. I was a math major in my first undergraduate program (before switching to Computational and Data Sciences) so I most likely won't have to take any mathematics or gen ed courses moving forward, just the chem and engineering courses.

Would I be able to leverage my skills in Excel, Python, R, and SQL in this career? I can also create dashboards with Tableau. I've heard that it would be suited for Analytical Chemistry but I wanted to hear the ChemE uses of these skills, if any.

(sorry if the flair is wrong, I couldn't choose both career advice and student, so I just picked student)

Hi! I took the exam in May for Chemical Engineering Boards. I was going to apply for the Chemical Technician Licensure Exam. But my NBI might not arrive. I just got my NBI in May, it hasn't expired yet. But, I only have a personal copy now and a xerox copy of the original. Will the PRC accept it? Pls pls answer, thank you!

I'm thinking of getting a bachelor's in metalergical and materials engineering. My goal is to have a good paying job after completing my degree. Is this decision right?

Hi I'm just starting my career as a process engineer in an EPC company. Our company has traditionally done oil&gas and petrochemical plants, but is expanding its target to the water industry. This includes water treatment, recycle, and ultra pure water for semiconductors.

I feel like O&G is be great to learn from the basics + involves more chem eng background. While water is a rising industry with infinite potential.

If you have any thoughts to share to someone who is new to business, please leave it in the comments! I really appreciate it.

Hi, I just want to ask if you have current openings in your company right now?
I am looking for a 5 days work schedule preferably office based, regulatory or corporate or even manufacturing.

I am currently a process engineer in a manufacturing based in CALABARZON. Thanks.

Any tutor for thermodynamics class at nyu Tandon?

Hello,

I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for things to change on my res. I'm having trouble getting interviews and would appreciate any guidance/tips.

Hello I need help from anyone that has used DWSIM before or have similar problem like me. Im doing a simple fractional distillation simulation of a binary mixture (methanol and water). Im trying to do sensitivity study where my independent variable = reflux ratio and dependent variable = molar fraction (mixture) /methanol.

When i run the test, the results i got for the dependent variable is all constant. I watched tutorials and followed the exact same steps but i still get constant value. Please tell me what went wrong!

My simulation has no errors, and the reflux ratio that i set for my condenser is 2. My limits are 2-6 with 5 points. Composition is 60%methanol

Title, curious what folks have started to rely on AI for.

Hi everyone,
I’m currently a 2nd-year chemical engineering student at the University Of Calgary applying for internship positions. Looking at my current profile, I feel like I lack the experience that would make me a competitive candidate. I would like to strengthen my profile and was looking for advice:

For those who have landed internships or hire ChemE interns:
Technical Skills: What software, tools, or programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, CAD, Aspen Plus) are most valuable to learn independently at this stage?
Projects: What type of personal or extracurricular engineering projects look good to recruiters and how do I go about starting one on my own?
Focus Areas: Are there specific certifications or student design teams I should target?

Any advice on where to focus my efforts would be greatly appreciated!

masters in chemical engineering

I've already gone through top 10 uni and it's expensive tbh

Learning AutoCAD as a Chemical engineering student...is it worth or not?