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20 chemical engineering project topics for final year students

Below is a list of chemical engineering project topics that students are working on right now, updated for 2026. If you study at a university, polytechnic, or college of education, you can use any of these or ask us to adjust one to fit your school's requirements.

20 topics · updated for 2026 academic trends

  1. Production and quality evaluation of liquid soap from locally sourced materials
  2. An assessment of the extraction efficiency of oil from groundnut using solvent extraction
  3. Production and evaluation of activated carbon from coconut shell for water treatment
  4. Investigating the effect of temperature on the yield of palm kernel oil extraction
  5. Production and quality analysis of bioethanol from cassava peels
  6. An evaluation of the effectiveness of locally produced water treatment coagulants
  7. Production and characterisation of biodiesel from waste cooking oil
  8. A study of the adsorption capacity of activated clay for wastewater treatment
  9. Production and evaluation of detergent powder using locally available raw materials
  10. Investigating the extraction yield of essential oil from citrus peels
  11. Production and quality control analysis of candles made from local wax sources
  12. An assessment of corrosion rate of mild steel in different chemical environments
  13. Production of briquette fuel from agricultural waste and its combustion efficiency
  14. A study of the purification process of crude vegetable oil
  15. Production and evaluation of paint using locally sourced pigments
  16. Investigating the treatment efficiency of industrial wastewater using local materials
  17. Production of animal feed supplements from agricultural by products
  18. An assessment of the shelf life of locally produced food preservatives
  19. Production and evaluation of hand sanitiser using locally available ingredients
  20. A study of the distillation efficiency of a small scale ethanol production unit

If none of these topics fit what you have in mind, send us a message on WhatsApp and tell us the area you want to research. We will get back to you with a topic in a few minutes, and you can start working on your project right away.

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What if my chemical engineering project topic is not on this list?
Send a WhatsApp message and explain the area you want to research. You will get a suitable topic within minutes, along with help writing the full project.
Can ProjectPal write the full project, not just give me a topic?
Yes. We write the complete project from chapter one to five, including data collection, analysis, and discussion where required.
Are these topics suitable for HND and ND students too?
Yes. Most of these topics can be adjusted to fit ND, HND, BSc, or postgraduate requirements depending on how deep the research needs to go.
Do these topics come with full data and documentation?
Yes. When ProjectPal writes your project, you receive the full documentation from chapter one to five, along with any data collection tools the topic requires.

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