An Industrial Visit under IIChE Student Chapter

16 March, 2022

25 students of the IIChE Student Chapter of the Chemical Engineering Department along with faculty coordinator, Dr. Ujvala Christian visited Unit-II of Macropolymers Pvt. Ltd., Opp. Nova Petrochem, Sarkhej - Bavla Road, Ahmedabad. IIChE Student Chapter has organized this Industrial Visit to have a better understanding of the intricacies involved in applying the theoretical concepts of chemical engineering learnt by the students.

Key Features:

  • Event Coordinator: Dr. Ujvala Christian
  • Date: 16th March 2022
  • Venue: Macropolymers Pvt. Ltd., Unit-II, Maha Gujarat Industrial Estate,
    Opp. Nova Petrochem, Sarkhej - Bavla Road, Po : Moraiya, Ta: Sanand, Dist: Ahmedabad-382213, Gujarat
  • No. of Participants: 25

Take Away:

During the visit, students observed:

  • Manufacturing unit for various resins like polyamide, polyacrylates, and polyesters
  • Raw materials storage and handling
  • Working of minor process equipment like different valves and pumps, centrifuge
  • Working of major process equipment like jacketed agitated batch reactor, absorption column, plate and frame heat exchanger, boiler, and cooling tower
  • Utility section of the plant
  • Research and Development Laboratory and Pilot plant
  • Fire and Safety Department
  • HR Department

Glimpses