LAWS, CONTRACTS, AND ETHICS Consent

an agreement of will of one contracting party

Contract
meeting of minds between two persons; one
binds himself with respect to the other to give
something or render service
Obligation
a juridical necessity to give, to do, or not to do.
Partnership
business organization composed of two or
more members
with that of another or others
Infringement
production, usage, or selling a patented
invention without the authorization of the
patentee
False Marketing
any activity or affixture falsely tending to words
or to represent any good or service causing
such into commerce

Partner Republic Act 2067

each member in a partnership Science Act of 1958

Republic Act 166 Drugs

registration and protection of trademarks, any substance intended to prevent disease of
tradenames, and service marks either man or animal

Service Mark Republic Act 5186

identifies the services of a particular entity and Investment Incentives Act
distinguishes it from other entities
Republic Act 5455
Trade Mark Foreign Business Regulation Act
any word, name, symbol, emblem, sign,
device, or combination; identifying mark for Republic Act 6136
goods sold by an entity Export Incentives Act of 1970

Trade Name Preferred Area of Investment

any name or word used to identify a business,
vocation, or occupation; names and titles
lawfully adopted and used by persons
Corporation
group of people organized for the purpose of
business or industrial transaction
Invention
any new (or improved) and useful machine,
process, manufactured product or substance
Patent
exclusive right given to an inventor over his
invention
Republic Act 165
Patent Law of the Philippines
economic activities declared by the Board
50 years
number of years after the death of an author
where copyright works are still protected
Republic Act 8293
New Intellectual Property Code (January 1,
1998)
First-to-File Rule
the patent belongs to the applicant who has
the earliest filing date
Industrial Design
any composition of lines, colors, of
three-dimensional form provided that such
gives a special appearance and can serve as
a pattern for an industrial product
Collective Mark
any visible sign capable of distingushing the
origin, common characteristic, quality of goods
or services of different enterprises
Copyright
protection extended to literary forms,
scholastic, scientific, and artistic works
Related Rights
protection extended to derivatives of literary
works such as dramatizations, translations,
adaptations, abridgements, and other
alterations
Geographical Indications
identify the originating territory of the good
where a given quality, reputation, or other
characteristic is essentially attributable to its
location
Undisclosed Information
any information lawfully within the control of
natural and legal persons that is secret or has
commercial value
Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
under the Office of the President (EO 39);
under the Department of Trade and Industry
(RA 8293)
20 years
number of years from filing date of a patent
where its term of protection is in effect
5 years
number of years from filing date of an
industrial design where its term of protection is
in effect;may be renewed for not more than
two consecutive 5 years each from filing
10 years
number of years from filing date of a trade
mark where its term of protection is in effect;
must declare a filed actual use within 3 years
from filing date, and within 1 year after 5th
anniversary
10 years
number of years from filing of a layout design
where its term of protection is in effect
Lifetime + 50 years
number of years from filing of a copyright
where its term of protection is in effect
Davao Pomelo
an example of a Geographical Indication
Jollibee
an example of a Trade Mark
Google
an example of a Trade Mark
Windows
an example of a Trade Mark
Habing Iloko
an example of a Geographical Indication
Jollibee Foods Corporation
an example of a Trade Name
Quasi-Judicial
means they investigate cases against erring
examinees and professionals; decisions have
the force and effect of the decisions of a court
of law (same level of authority as RTC)
Quasi-Legislative
means they formulate rules and policies on
professional regulation; rules have force and
effect of law when published in the Official
Gazette
Executive
administer, implement, and enforce regulatory
policies of the national government
Yolanda D. Reyes
current PRC Chairman
Intellectual Property
includes patents, industrial designs,
trademarks and service marks, copyrights and
related rights, utility models, layout designs of
ICs, geographical indications, and plant
varieties
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAW Research and Development
scope of practice
July 28, 2003
date when the bill was first drafted Chemical Analysis
not a scope of practice
February 7, 2004
date when the bill was passed by House of Professional Lecturing of Chemical
Representatives Engineering Subjects
scope of practice
February 6, 2004
date when the bill was passed by the Senate Unit Operation
the physical operation by which a desired step
Republic Act 9297 in an industrial process is conducted or
The Chemical Engineering Law controlled

39 Industrial Plant
number of sections in RA 9297 any plant in which a unit process and/or
operations are involved
5
number of articles in RA 9297 Unit Process
the chemical change involved in the
Rendering Chemical Engineering Service manufacture of industrial or consumer
practice of chemical engineering for a fee, products
salary, reward, with or without compensation
Professional Chemical Engineering
Consultancy Subjects
scope of practice Thermodynamics, Industrial Processes, Heat,
Mass, and Momentum Transfer, Equipment
Investigation and Plant Design, Biochemical Engineering,
scope of practice Industrial Waste
Management and Control
Value Estimation
scope of practice Board of Chemical Engineering
composed of two members and a Chairman
Planning
scope of practice President of the Philippines
appoints the members of the Board of
Preparation of Feasibility Studies Chemical Engineering
scope of practice
Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers
Design (PIChE)
scope of practice the existing duly integrated and accredited
national organization of chemical engineers in
Preparation of Specifications the Philippines
scope of practice
Installation Supervision Board of Chemical Engineering
scope of practice nominated by PIChE and recommended by
the Professional Regulation Commission
Quality Management
scope of practice
Supervise and regulate the practice of
chemical engineering
Duty of the Board
Evaluate the qualifications of the
applicants for registration
Duty of the Board
Prescribe subjects in the licensure
examination
Duty of the Board
Issue Certificates of Registration and
Professional Identification Card
Duty of the Board
Inquire and adopt measures for the
enhancement and maintenance of practice
of profession
Duty of the Board
Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
coordinate with the Board to inspect aspects
directly related to the chemical engineering
program of educational institutions
Subpoena duces tecum
a writ ordering a person to attend a court to
secure the production of documents in
connection with any administrative case before
the Board
Subpoena
a writ ordering a person to attend a court to
secure the attendance of witnesses before the
board
Any member of the Board
presiding committee, with the assistance of an
Attorney of the PRC, on administrative cases
filed against chemical engineers
15 days
number of days from notice of the decision
concurred by at least majority of the Board,
where a decision can be appealed
30 days
number of days after the close of each
calendar year where the Board shall submit an
annual report to the PRC
Prescribe guidelines and criteria on CPE
Duty of the Board
Natural-born Filipino citizen; resident of the
Philippines
Qualification of the Board
10 years
least number of years in active practice of the
Board Members and Chairman
Secretary of the Board
appointed by the PRC who shall record
minutes of meetings and perform other
functions the Board may require
Incompetence
Ground for removal or suspension of the
Chairman or its members
Malpractice of profession
Ground for removal or suspension of the
Chairman or its members
Unprofessional or Unethical Conduct
Ground for removal or suspension of the
Chairman or its members
Neglect of Duty
Ground for removal or suspension of the
Chairman or its members
Tolerating irregularities in the licensure
examination
Ground for removal or suspension of the
Chairman or its members
Honorarium
given as payment to the Chairman and
Members of the Board as prescribed by the
rules and regulations of the Commission
Secretary of the Board
prepares the annual report for the
consideration and approval of the Board
Board of Chemical Engineering
submit an annual report to the PRC after the
close of each fiscal year
3 years
number of years in a term of the Chairman and
Board Members, with reappointment
Philippine citizen
Qualification for Examination
Moral Turpitude
gross violation of standards of moral conduct
20 days
number of days from the last day of
examination within which the Board shall
complete correcting examination papers
30 days
maximum number of days after the correction
of examination papers where the Board shall
report the rating of examinees
70%
general average in all three tests in the
licensure examination to pass
50%
minimum rating in any of the three tests in the
licensure examination to pass
Certificate of Registration
includes the full name of the registrant, the
registration number, signature of the
Chairman, Board Members, PRC
Commissioner, and authentication by PIChE
Personal Identification Card
includes the signature number, date of
issuance, expiry date, and signature of the
PRC Chairman
Seal of a Registered Chemical Engineer
includes the registrant's name, registration
number, and the legend "Registered Chemical
Engineer"
Seal of a Registered Chemical Engineer
must be stamped on every sheet of plans,
specifications, reports, and other professional
documents when filed with Government
authorities or used professionally
Foreign Chemical Engineers (Experts)
exempted from registration provided that their
practice shall be confined to their work
expertise
Foreign Chemical Engineers (Professors
and Lecturers)
exempted from registration provided that their
practice shall be confined to their work
expertise
Moral Turpitude
Ground for suspension or revocation of
Certificate of Compliance and Registration
Certificate
Inimical Acts
Ground for suspension or revocation of
Certificate of Compliance and Registration
Certificate
Misrepresentation
Ground for suspension or revocation of
Certificate of Compliance and Registration
Certificate
Motu proprio
an edict issued personally
Lost, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificate
can be issued with a new one subject to the
rules and regulations of the Board upon
payment of appropriate fees
Misdemeanor
any minor wrongdoing; practicing profession
without a valid Certificate of Registration and
valid Professional Identification Card
Partnerships
allowed to be formed with duly licensed and
registered chemical engineers, other licensed
and registered engineers and architects
Privilege Tax Receipt (PTR)
must be indicated by the chemical engineer
whom he/she has signed, used, or issued
Duration of Validity of License
must be indicated by the chemical engineer
whom he/she has signed, used, or issued
Certificate of Registration Licensure Examination and Registration
must be indicated by the chemical engineer Article III
whom he/she has signed, used, or issued
Practice of Chemical Engineering
Professional Identification Card Number Article IV
must be indicated by the chemical engineer
whom he/she has signed, used, or issued General Provisions
Article V
10,000.00 to 1,000,000.00
amount in Philippine peso as fine for any Circular Emblem
person convicted of violating RA 9297 symbolizes the sphere of practice in which the
Profession is involved in and of the field it
6 months evolves around
minimum number of months of imprisonment
of any person convicted of violating RA 9297 Industrial Plant
highlight the profession's focus on all unit
5 years operation transformations and unit processes
maximum number of years of imprisonment of
any person convicted of violating RA 9297 Gear
associates the Profession with Technology and
PRC Lawyers the Industry
act as prosecutors against illegal practitioners
and other violators of RA Atom
9297 basic unit of science
Laboratory Decanter and flask
Republic Act 318 associated with chemical research,
repealed in RA 9297 experimentation and industrial transformations

15 days Flame
number of days after publication in the Official identifies the Profession with knowledge and
Gazette or any major newspaper of general with the need for continuing education of
circulation in which RA 9297 shall take effect professionals

Franklin M. Drilon 45 days

President of the Senate who approved and
signed RA 9297
Jose De Venecia Jr.
President of the House of Representatives
who approved and signed RA 9297
number of days not later than the first day
where the Board issues a program for the
scheduled examination
Industrial Plant
each must hire the services of a chemical
engineer

May 13, 2004 Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers

date when the President approved RA 9297
Title, Statement of Policy, Definition of
Terms and Scope of Practice
Article I
Creation of the Professional Regulatory
Board for Chemical Engineers
Article II
(PIChE)
registered with the SEC as a nonprofit,
non-stock corporation governed by its Articles
of Incorporation and By-laws
November 17, 2004
date of drafting of the Implementing Rules and
Regulations of RA 9297
Lauro D. Guevara CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS
Chairman of the Board of Chemical
Engineering during the drafting of the IRR Alum
Potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate
Ofelia V. Bulaong
current Chairman of the Board of Chemical Aqua Fortis
Engineering Nitric acid

Chemical Engineer Aqua Regia

a holder of a valid Certificate of Registration Mixture of 3 HCl to 1 HNO3
and Professional Identification Card issued by
the Board of Chemical Engineering and the Baking Soda
Professional Regulation Commission Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Chemical Engineering Practice Bleaching Powder

The rendering or offering of professional Calcium hypochlorite
chemical engineering service for a fee, salary,
reward or compensation, paid through him or Blue Vitriol
through another person, or even without such Copper sulfate pentahydrate
reward or compensation.
Borax
Republic Act 8981 Sodium tetraborate decahydrate
The PRC Modernization Act of 2000
Borazon
Certificate of Compliance Boron nitride
issued by the Board to industrial plants that
have complied with the provision of RA 9297 Butter of Antimony
stating that all industrial plants must hire the Antimony (III) chloride
services of a chemical engineer.
Calcite or Limestone
Calcium carbonate
Jeffrey G. Mijares
current Board Member of the Board of Calomel
Chemical Engineering Mercurous chloride

Cyd P. Aguilera Carborundum

current Board Member of the Board of Silicon carbide
Chemical Engineering
Caustic Potash
Potassium hydroxide

Caustic Soda, Lye

Sodium hydroxide

Chalcocite
Copper (I) sulfide

Chalcopyrite
Copper ferrous sulfide

Chile Saltpeter
Sodium nitrate
Common Table Salt Magnesia or Periclase
Sodium Chloride Magnesium oxide

Copperas Magnesia Alba

Ferrous sulfate heptahydrate Basic magnesium carbonate

Corundum Magnesite
Aluminum oxide Magnesium carbonate

Cream of Tartar Magnetite

Potassium bitartrate Iron (II,III) oxide

Cryolite Milk of Magnesia

Aluminum sodium fluoride Magnesium hydroxide

Dioxidane Mohr's Salt

Hydrogen peroxide Iron (II) ammonium sulfate

Dolomite Muriate of Potash

Calcium magnesium carbonate Potassium chloride

Epsom Salt Muriatic Acid

Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate Hydrochloric acid

Fluorite Norbide
Calcium fluoride Boron carbide

Galena Oesper's Salt

Lead sulfide Iron (II) ethylenediamine sulfate

Glauber's Salt Oil of Vitriol

Sodium sulfate decahydrate Sulfuric acid

Gypsum Oleum, Fuming Sulfuric Acid or

Calcium sulfate dihydrate Nordhausen Acid
Pyrosulfuric acid
Hematite
Iron (III) oxide Paris Green
Cupric aceto-arsenite
Laughing Gas
Dinitrogen oxide Phosgene
Carbon oxychloride
Limewater
Calcium hydroxide solution Phosphine
Phosphorus trihydride
Litharge
Lead oxide Pitchblende
Uranium oxide
Lunar Caustic
Silver nitrate Plaster of Paris
Calcium sulfate hemihydrate
Potash Trona
Potassium carbonate Sodium sesquicarbonate

Prussian Blue Turnbull's Blue

Ferric ferrocyanide Ferrous ferricyanide

Prussic Acid Venetian Sublimate

Hydrocyanic acid Mercuric chloride

Pyrite Washing Soda

Iron sulfide Sodium carbonate decahydrate

Pyrolusite Witherite
Manganese dioxide Barium carbonate

Quartz, White Sand

Silicon dioxide UNIT OPERATIONS

Quicklime or Lime 70 mm, 60 mm

Calcium oxide Slurry containing 100 kg whiting (filtration)

Quicksilver 0.026 K/s

Mercury An open bowl, 0.3 m in diameter (diffusion)

Realgar
Arsenic disulfide
Rochelle's Salt
Sodium potassium tartrate
Rutile or Anatase
Titanium dioxide
Sal Ammoniac
Ammonium chloride
Saltpeter
Potassium nitrate
Silane
Silicon hydride
294.5 K
Water flows at 2 m/s (heat exchanger)
0.213 kg/s, 113 kW
Hydrogen is pumped from
33.5 hr, 62.8 hr
Calculate the time for the distant face (heat
transfer)
0.15 kg/s, 1.57, 2.53 & 1.84 kW/m^2-K
A forward-feed double-effect evap, having 10
m^2
106.6 m^2
A single effect evaporator operates at 13
kN/m^2

Slaked Lime 20.8 rpm, 9.8 W, 1.15 min

Calcium hydroxide Tests on a small scale tank 0.3 m in diameter
(mixing)
Soda Ash
Sodium carbonate 128 kW
600 L/s of water at 320 K is pumped
Sugar of Lead
Lead acetate 5 thickeners
Seeds, containing 20% wt oil (leaching)
Tartar Emetic
Antimonyl potassium tartrate
0.461 kg/m^3-s, 5.53
In order to extract acetic acid (LLE)
381.5, 363.2, and 325 K
A liquid with no appreciable BPR
44 mol% pentane removed; 3.3 mol%
n-butane, 96.7 mol% n-pentane
A batch of crude pentane contains 15 mol%
n-butane

0.755, 1367 kg/m^3, 3605 N/m^2

Glass spheres are fluidised by water

2.17 μm
A cyclone separator, 0.3 in diameter

0.113 kg/s, 0.05, 6.65 hrs

Drying of solids from 25% to 10%

11.57 kJ/kg, 0.97 K, 0.009 kJ/kg-K

Water at 45°C and 10 kPa (pump)

8 plates, 4th plate from top

A mixture of water and ethyl alcohol
(distillation)

6536 kg
10 Mg of a solution containing 0.3 kg
(crystallization)

2.62 and 4.30 m/s, 0.63 m

Water is pumped at 1.4 m^3/s (branching)

2060, 6470, and 2240 lbs/hr

A contact process plant produces 98%
H2SO4

0.54 and 2.05 kg, 0.26

TiCl4 can be formed

47.9 psi (330 kPa), 3.25 hp (2.42 kW)

A pump draws a solution of spec.
gravity 1.84

2.83 kPa, Yes

A 150 mm gas main is used for transferring a
gas (pressure drop)

60.3 hp (45.0 kW)

A centrifugal fan is used to take flue gas

3 L/min each
Two feed streams, one containing 2.8 mol
A/liter