Category: Unit Operation and Unit Process

Chemical reaction is at the heart of the unit processes. A chemical reactor is an equipment which falls under the category of unit processes. Literal chemical change takes place inside the equipment wherein the the chemical structure of the material changes and it transforms and forms an entirely new material. All kinds of chemical reactions…

A unit operation is defined as a process which does not involve any chemical reaction. Unit operations only deal with physical changes of the materials involved in the process. They are equipments which cause the materials to undergo physical changes. The physical changes are carried out for variety of purposes. Generally unit operations steps are…

Unit Operation and Unit Process :- The entire chemical engineering can be classified into two groups; unit operations or unit processes. The concept of unit operations was introduced in 1915 by Dr. Arthur D. Little. The concept of unit processes was introduced in 1923 by P.H. Groggin.