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Chemical engineering is the application of science, in particular chemistry, fluid physics, and biology, along with mathematics and economics to the human endeavor of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. Its practitioners are called chemical engineers. Chemical engineering is a broad field that encompasses many subfields, including biotechnology, nanotechnology, mineral processing, ceramics, fluid dynamics, environmental science, materials science and thermodynamics.

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