is there any difference between chemical and process engineer?

[mohamed ahmed sadek]

the difference between the chemical and process engineer and the positions that related to chemical engineering study and also job of each one
i am waiting answers

[josefreitas]

the answer is very easy. A chemical engineer is a guy with an chemical engineering university title. Study chemical disciplines. A process engineering normaly is a mechanical engineering university title. This is a guy that must know how a system works. On a enginnering Co is the guy that makes the system description (how a system must work, the interlocks, the protections). Is a multidisciple because must know Control engineering (not a expert level), chemical (in order to maintain the circuits, corrosion, product injection in water and steam,...) mechanical (vibrations, protections, pump characteristics,....), electrical (start-up currents, start-up limitations, ...)

[Azad]

I do not agree with Jose.

In UK Chemical Engineering & Process Engineering are the same. Many chemical engineering departments at universities are known as "chemical & Process Engineering". Majority of the Process & Flow Assurance Engineers are chemical engineering graduates.

Generally in the Oil & Gas sector, chemical engineers are known as process engineers.

Regards
Azad

[kacheek]

All process engineers are chemical engineers.

Not all chemical engineers are process engineers.

[kacheek]

All process engineers are chemical engineers.

Not all chemical engineers are process engineers.

[polaris44]

All process engineers are chemical engineers.

Not all chemical engineers are process engineers.

Not agree. Most electronic plant call their engineer that involve in production line process engineer but most of them are graduated in electronic engineering.

[josefreitas]

This confusion is related because all guys works in petroleum or chemical plants. A Process engineer needs to know how a system works (mechanical, control, electrical and also chemical if the process is chemical.). This is the case on power plants and also refineries in europe.

[shankarmathur]

With 40 years in Chemical Engineering and a masters degree in Process design, I must write my views.
First of all , all process engineers are Chemical engineers.
A Chemical engineer just out of school has two broad choices. Operations and Design. The ones in Design are process engineers.

Shankar Mathur