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.

26th January 2021

Industry

Competition launched to encourage innovative ideas in water industry

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).

25th January 2021

Research & Development

INEOS donates £100m to antimicrobial research

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.

25th January 2021

Industry

CPI launches programme to support SMEs

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).

25th January 2021

Calculating a Path to Net Zero

A chemical engineer working for the UK Government introduces two online net zero calculators that have been launched to aid public understanding and engagement

Energy

New Nuclear

Ian Scott discusses the development of the waste-burning stable salt reactor (SSR)

Equipment

Rules of Thumb: Chromatography Systems

Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems

IChemE

IChemE: Streamlining Chartered Membership

A new stage towards Chartered Membership for 2021: the Initial Professional Development process

Chemical Engineers Who Changed the World

People

Kenneth Bingham Quinan and colleagues – An explosive start

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.

People

George E Davis – Meet the Daddy

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.