 AD stands for ANNO DOMINI which refers to Christ's birth. BC is before Christ. CE stands for 'Common Era' and is a recent term. It is used in place of AD.   BCD stand â¦ s for 'Before Common Day' and is used instead of BC, however it is more commonly represented as BCE, 'Before Common Era'.
Chemical engineers typically do the following: 1  Conduct research to develop new and improved manufacturing processes. 2  Develop safety procedures for those working with dangerous chemicals. 3  Develop processes for separating components of liquids and gases, or for generating electrical currents, by using controlled chemical processes.
Chemical engineering is the application of chemical, physical, and biological sciences to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms....