To train engineers who participate in the social, economic and industrial development of the country, through technology and science application while solving problems related to production of consumer goods, services and care of the environment, mainly in industries with transformation processes involving chemical and physicochemical changes in materials.

Students who have completed high school studies and who wish to study the academic program of Industrial Chemical Engineering must have basic knowledge of physics, chemistry and mathematics with, preferably, a good level of English, oral and written communication skills, willingness and ability to work collaboratively and intellectual maturity for meaningful learning.

Behave with responsibility, honesty and ethics.

The required background knowledge of industrial chemistry students must involve mathematics, physics and chemistry, as well as the application of the scientific method and the social-human part. The minimum thematic content required is listed below:

Mathematics

• Algebra.
• Trigonometry.
• Analytical Geometry.
• Differential calculation.
• Integral calculation.

Physics

• Classical Mechanics.
• Elementary Thermodynamics.
• lectricity and Magnetism.

Chemistry

• Atomic Structure of Matter.
• Molecular Structure of Matter.

• Foundations of General Chemistry.

  Social Sciences and Humanities

  • History.
  • Literature.
  • Philosophy.
  • Geography.

Abilities

• Apply the basic concepts and fundamentals of mathematics, physics and chemistry to the solution of problems involving conservative quantities such as mass, energy and movement.
• Read, understand and write texts in colloquial and technical language.
• Use basic and partially specialized computer packages, as well as programmable calculators.
• Evaluate the Process or unit operations involved in matter transformation for chemical’s production.
• Understand, analyse and propose alternative processes for the prevention and control of environmental pollution. Studies and apply current technologies related to Engineering Chemistry.
• Analyse, understand, operate, optimize and innovate processes in the Chemical Industry, using thermodynamic and kinetic concepts and advanced computational tools such as modelers and process simulators.
• Apply quality management systems to productive and administrative processes.
• Research and develop alternatives allowing the creation and implementation of sustainable processes.
• Propose, analyse, and prevent hazardous situations for workers in the chemical industry.

• Design and operate processes based on the concept of Green Chemistry.

  Attitudes and Values

• Apply ethical and moral principles in their professional and personal performance. Care for and maintain polytechnic principles, offering services to the country and its inhabitants.

• Encourage collaborative work for efficient and effective development.
• Perform, with responsibility criteria and ethics, the formulation, development and evaluation of engineering projects.
• Operate at all times considering environmental protection criteria and sustainability concepts.
• Assimilate changes related to chemical engineering in a globalized world.

Comply in a timely manner with each of the stages of the admission process highlighted in the call for entry to the university system at IPN and show documents such as:

• Official certificate of higher education.
• Submit a high school certificate.
• Single Population Registry Key (CURP).
• Birth certificate.
• Pass the entry examination.
• 6 (4X4) small photographs.

Know how

• Associate and apply the principles, theories and laws of phenomena related to transportation and physical and chemical transformations of oil and natural gas for industrial use.
• Apply the fundamentals of chemical petroleum engineering in the solution of problems in the analysis, design and control industrial equipment in the microeconomic reference framework.
• Plan, analyse, design, operate, direct and maintain storage, distribution and transformation systems for crude oil and gas.
• Use computer packages properly for the statistical treatment of analytical, process and interpretation data.
• Establish methodologies and procedures for sampling of process currents.
• Use tables and databases of properties of crude oil, natural gas and their derivatives. As well as the rules and procedures for the quality control of inputs and products.
• andle norms and procedures for pollutants control in process plants.
• Implement and supervise the safety and hygiene measures, operational risk prevention, contingency management and waste control.
• Apply start-up, operation and shut-down procedures of the process plants and supervise calibration and maintenance programs of control instruments.
• Use design codes, material selection and follow-up maintenance programs.
• Schedule and supervise inspection and safety procedures for accidents prevention in process, equipment, transport, distribution and storage.
• Schedule and monitor equipment wear examination to ensure operation.
• Implement the norms and verify the procedures of quality of the production processes and to promote the certification and maintenance to the quality systems.
• Model, simulate and optimize equipment and process plants through the use of a computational tool.
• Apply the theoretical, economic and administrative fundamentals to the development of project engineering.
• Use refining technologies for crude oil, natural gas and petrochemical derivatives.
• Apply the fundamentals of business administration and its quality systems.

To know and socialize

• Promote individual and collaborative work in a methodical, efficient way, with empathy and self-knowledge with leadership in the organization.
• Apply refining technologies for crude oil, natural gas and petrochemical derivatives with criteria of sustainability and respect for the environment.
• Interpret with ethical criteria the results of the physical and chemical analyses for the feedback in the operation of the processes in compliance with the conditions of operation, quality of products and care of the environment.
• Operate process plants with ethical criteria to protect personnel, facilities and environment.
• Comply rigorously with the procedures of inspection and security of plants of process, transportation, distribution and storage of petroleum industry in accordance with the company’s policies.
• Comply in time with production, inspection and safety programs.
• Encourage tolerance and coexistence between the inspection and security personnel, and the operation and maintenance personnel.
• Manage the implementation, operation and maintenance of quality systems according to working environment.
• Participate and promote tolerance and coexistence among the members involved in quality system.
• To carry out, with criteria and ethical responsibility, the drafting, development and evaluation of engineering projects.

Check the list of subjects, credits and total hours of the program on the website of each school.

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