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Using wood waste to produce biochemicals: green chemistry for a green future
Amanda Doyle speaks to Florence Gschwend, CEO and Co-founder of Lixea, about the company's new process to turn wood waste into biochemicals, bioplastics, and biofuels.
Type: Feature
Our Research Focus: Converting batch production to continuous processing
Nikolay Cherkasov explains how complex compounds for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals can be produced continuously rather than batchwise
Type: Feature
Rules of Thumb: Flow Parameters
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
MSD selects London site for US$1.32bn research complex
MSD, known as Merck & Co within the US and Canada, has selected to build its future US$1.32bn state-of-the-art research centre and UK headquarters at the heart of London’s academic and life science cluster in Camden.
Type: News
Woodside approves US$12bn LNG investment and BHP oil merger
WOODSIDE has approved a US$12bn investment in the Scarborough gas field and expansion of its Pluto LNG plant in Australia, alongside a A$40bn (US$28.8bn) merger with BHP’s oil and gas business.
Type: News
‘World’s first’ lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory to be built in the US
SILICON VALLEY startup Lyten has announced plans to build a lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory in Nevada, US.
Type: News
US researchers design water filtration system based on manta rays
RESEARCHERS in the US have developed a new water filtration design based on the feeding system in types of stingray.
Type: News
Arch and CONSOL merge to create US$5.2bn global coal giant
NORTH AMERICAN coal companies Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy are combining in an all-stock merger to form a US$5.2bn mining giant.
Type: News
Norfolk Southern bill for East Palestine train derailment hits US$1.7bn
THE US government and freight operator Norfolk Southern (NS) have reached an agreement to resolve federal claims and investigations over the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Type: News
Anglo American sells off nickel business for US$500m
UK mining giant Anglo American has sold its Brazilian nickel business for US$500m in the wake of the ongoing supply dominance of Indonesia.
Type: News
Glencore to spend US$1bn on Chevron South African assets
GLENCORE has announced that it will spend US$973m acquiring Chevron’s oil assets in South Africa and Botswana.
Type: News
Fire burns through two tanks at US fuel depot
A FIRE has raged through two tanks at a fuels storage facility in California, US.
Type: News
Our Research Focus: Going with the Flow Chemistry
Christian Holtze and Klaus Hellgardt on how the newly established IConIC consortium is aiming to seize the opportunities presented by flow chemistry and implement them on a commercial scale
Type: Feature
Caffeine used as a catalyst to make gels for drug delivery
RESEARCHERS looking for a safe catalyst to use when creating gels for drug delivery have found that caffeine, when combined with citric acid, can be used to make biocompatible gels.
Type: News
Protecting future energy infrastructure from natural hazards
ICHEME has supported the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) in publishing research identifying how natural hazards can be characterised to help improve energy system infrastructure design and inform investment decisions.
Type: News
UKAEA appoints AtkinsRéalis to design ‘key element’ of fusion research facility
THE UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has announced the development of a new industrial-sized facility that will support research into tritium processing, an essential fuel for nuclear fusion technology.
Type: News
IChemE members Amiaka and Lake named among Top 50 Women in Engineering
TWO ICHEME members – Nike Amiaka and Amanda Lake – have been recognised in the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering awards 2024.
Type: News
Burst water main ‘probable’ cause of Surrey sinkhole, geologists say
GEOLOGISTS have said a burst water main is the “probable” cause of a sinkhole that led to the collapse of a road in a village in Surrey, southeast England.
Type: News
Practical Process Control Part 12: Filters
Myke King explains filters and the benefit of moving away from the standard technique
Type: Feature
A Digital-Twin Approach to Distillation Control Education
Isuru Udugama, Michael Taube, and Brent Young discuss the educational benefits of real-time industrial process simulators
Type: Feature
