Chevron invests in carbon capture startup
CHEVRON is investing in Blue Planet, a startup that captures CO2 and uses it to develop carbonate aggregates that can be used for building materials.
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CHEVRON is investing in Blue Planet, a startup that captures CO2 and uses it to develop carbonate aggregates that can be used for building materials.
A COMPETITION has been launched in England and Wales to seek innovative responses to challenges in the water industry, with winning partnerships getting a share of £2m (US$2.7m).
CHEMICAL company INEOS has donated £100m (US$136.8m) to the University of Oxford, UK for a new, state-of-the-art institute that will conduct antimicrobial research to combat the growing global issue of antimicrobial drug resistance.
CPI, an independent technology centre, has announced the launch of a programme aiming to support small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a wide range of sectors in the North East of England. The UK European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has committed maximum funding in the region of £1.4m (US$1.9m).
A chemical engineer working for the UK Government introduces two online net zero calculators that have been launched to aid public understanding and engagement
Ian Scott discusses the development of the waste-burning stable salt reactor (SSR)
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
A new stage towards Chartered Membership for 2021: the Initial Professional Development process
2015 marks the centenary of the Great Shell Crisis of World War I (WWI), in which the British Army was running short of munitions. The subsequent scaling up of the supply of high explosives and propellants became a major achievement of the embryonic chemical engineering profession under the leadership of Kenneth Bingham Quinan.
For a series called Chemical Engineers who Changed the World, it would be downright rude not to feature the man who is widely regarded as the founding father of the discipline and the spiritual father of IChemE.
No chemical engineering feat better illustrates the double-edged nature of many inventions than the Haber-Bosch process.