ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Chemical process modeling

Okay little one, let me try to explain what chemical process modeling is in a way that you can understand.

Imagine you are playing with toy baking pans and some toy ingredients like flour, sugar, eggs and milk. You mix all of these things together and put them in the oven. You know that after some time, the mixture in the oven will turn into a cake. This process of mixing ingredients, and then baking them is a bit like a real-life example of a chemical process.

Now, let's take this example and imagine that we are talking about making something more complicated, like a medicine or a new type of plastic. Scientists and engineers need to figure out how to create these things in the most efficient and effective way possible.

So, they use chemical process modeling to create a "map" of how the chemical reactions will happen, just like we have a recipe for baking a cake. They use computer programs to simulate and predict how the chemicals will react under different conditions, and what parameters they need to control in order to get the desired end product.

In short, chemical process modeling is like creating a recipe for creating complex chemicals, medicines, plastics or other materials. Scientists and engineers use it to help them figure out the best way to make things in large quantities and achieve consistent quality.