Registered Chemical Engineer study guide
Registered Chemical Engineer · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Chemical Engineer licensure examination is one of the regulated professions administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Republic of the Philippines. A passing rating, followed by initial registration through the PRC online portal, entitles the candidate to a Professional Identification Card (PIC) and entry into the registry of licensed chemical engineers. This page is an independent study resource for candidates preparing for that examination; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the PRC. The exam is delivered in multiple-choice format, and the PRC publishes the current and past examination schedules and room assignments through its official eServices. Preparation should centre on the undergraduate chemical engineering core: material and energy balances, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, unit operations, reaction engineering, process control, plant design and economics, plus the supporting mathematics, physical chemistry and safety and environmental content. Because the PRC states that it is not involved in the production, sale or distribution of review materials and does not endorse any review material, candidates should verify every study source themselves and rely on the PRC Citizens Charter for requirements and timelines. Topics on this exam: Chemical Engineering Principles and Applications. The Registered Chemical Engineer study guide has 1 section and about 441 words.
01Chemical Engineering Principles and Applications
The Chemical Engineering Principles and Applications domain tests whether you can integrate material and energy balances, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, reaction engineering, and unit-operation design into one consistent solution. Expect items that give a process description and ask for a stream flow, duty, equipment size, or operating condition, not isolated formula recall. Set a system boundary and write total and component balances; at steady state accumulation is zero. For reacting systems use extent of reaction ξ or fractional conversion X A.
441 words, about 2 minMore study resources for Registered Chemical Engineer
- Practice questionsIn a steady-state continuous distillation column, the feed is a saturated liquid.
- FlashcardsRecycle ratio formula. R = (X overall − X single)/(X single(1 − X overall)).
- Cheat sheetMaterial balance on a steady-state unit: accumulation = 0, so Σ(in) = Σ(out) + consumption − generation; for a nonreacting splitter, component balances close independently of total mass.
- Key termsHeat Exchanger Effectiveness (NTU Method). The ratio of actual heat transfer in an exchanger to the maximum possible transfer for given inlet conditions and flow rates.
- Study planBuild a one-page formula sheet covering material balances, recycle/bypass/purge logic, and steady-state vs unsteady-state assumptions, then solve 15 material-balance problems without notes.
- Common mistakesBalance problems invite jumping straight to equations; without a declared basis, each stream gets its own implicit unit system, and degrees-of-freedom checks become meaningless.
- Exam-day guidePrint or download the confirmation showing your test center, date, and time.