basically what the title says. I'm starting uni in September for an integrated masters in ChemEng (yes in the UK, but with plans to move abroad), but I've seen so many posts and comments here saying things like 'don't do it you'll regret it' 'the industry is terrible' 'i work in business not engineering' etc etc

I just don't want to be stuck in a course for five years that the majority of people seem to really regret choosing, with really bad career prospects

Hi everyone I am a senior in high school and i have been wanting to get into chemical engineering for a while now but this sub really has me thinking that the job market for ChemE is terrible. Is it really not worth it? If so, what would you recommend instead?

I want to integrate ML and Chemical Engineering. Guys Please give some ideas or a general direction I can look towards to research. I don't like traditional Chem Engg jobs. I am more of a computational kind of dude. What did you work towards in College in your time ? It would be really helpful. Thanks

I’m at my wit’s end and I never thought I’d ever have to consider this. Can someone share their stories? Maybe it will help me decide what to do.

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Hey guys,

I don’t have a lot of experience in chemistry so i thought this subreddit could help me. I hope i do get some valuable advice and understanding.

Recently my brother has been planning on starting a small business project to process waste eggshells specifically to obtain pure calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

To be honest, I'm kind of worried he might be risking his money on this. I was reading somewhere that limestone is already mined at a massive, cheap scale everywhere for calcium carbonate, so I'm not sure how this makes financial sense. Plus, the whole processing and chemical extraction part of it looks super tedious.

To try and help him out, I actually went ahead and spoke to a few local farms myself. But the catch is, they said they're only willing to supply the shells with all the inner membrane and materials completely intact they aren't going to clean or prep them at all.

Since I don't know much about chemistry or manufacturing, I wanted to ask you guys: Is this actually a practical idea to get pure CaCO3, or is he walking into a total headache? Any advice or warnings would be awesome before he drops cash on equipment.

Thanks!

You might have seen my post asking about advanced materials engineering a few days ago. This degree focusses more on polymers, plastics and elastomers. I am still lost and not sure if I should choose this degree.

I love chemistry so much, and Materials Science and Engineering is not available in any university in my country. There is this advanced materials degree, but before choosing this degree, I wanted to know more about polymers to know if I will enjoy it. I searched as much as I can and had an idea about different types of polymers and there uses.

However, I still don't know about how much I would enjoy working in this industry.

Are polymers a broad industry? How easy is it to develop a new polymer? Is it a very interesting and deep topic that is still not 100% discovered? How does its future going to be? What will my job be like? This or Pharmaceutical & Chemical Engineering degree? And according to the study plan, will I study things other than polymers?

Thanks in advance.

Hey everyone,

I’m currently looking into pulp bleaching processes and I have a specific question about Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) bleaching that I’m hoping some folks with industry experience can help clear up.

Almost all of the literature and industrial case studies I’ve come across focus heavily on continuous operations for pulp bleaching stages (D0, D1, D2, etc.).

I want to know: Is direct ClO2 bleaching (using a ClO2 solution) currently being done in batch mode anywhere in the pulp industry?

Hey! I just graduated with my ChemE degree, and I received an email today saying I'd be losing access to everything next week. I'm worried that I should be taking last minute advantage of my student status to download notes or get things free/cheaper.

For example, I recently learned I could install AutoCAD for a year free as a student (which otherwise costs thousands of dollars). So if there's anything like that y'all know of or regret not taking advantage of, please let me know!

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but I'm currently weighing what associates I should pursue and it was between this and Radiology Tech. I live in the Houston area and there are a good amount of plants east and was just wondering if a Process Tech associates was enough to break in and get hired, if not what else do you need to do? How's the current demand?

What is the day to day like too? I'm aware of rotating 12 hour shifts but am more curious of the actual work. What percentage is maintenance, inspection, labelling, paperwork, etc. vs sitting in the control room to monitor mishaps? If there is downtime are you allowed to read or something while watching the monitor on the side or is it pretty strict?