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An urgent request: new decommissioning head must bring fresh-thinking to wrong-headed plans

THE appointment this week of a new head of decommissioning at the UK’s Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) raises hope that a fresh pair of eyes might take a different view on current decommissioning plans, which to my mind are entirely wrong-headed.

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Trish Kerin: IChemE Safety Centre Director

A personal perspective from IChemE Safety Centre's Director

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Parliamentary report sets out plan for UK CCS

Immediate action will save ‘billions’

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May sketches out modern industrial strategy

New approach seeks to address historic weaknesses

Type: News

CO2: Moving Forward

Chemical engineers have a significant role to play helping to overcome the challenges of transporting large volumes of captured carbon dioxide.

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The Chemical Detective

Amanda Doyle meets Fiona Erskine to discuss her explosive thriller

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Avoiding Modelling 'Magic Pressure Rises'

The importance of setup and critical validation of process simulation software

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What to do About Waste?

Conclusions from the Royal Society of Chemistry’s summit on future waste science policy.

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Gold from Gadgets

The Royal Mint’s Tony Baker and Julian Cox explain to Adam Duckett how a solution in a beaker was transformed into a world-first chemical plant

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Chemical engineers lead efforts to unblock UK hydrogen use

CHEMICAL engineers are investigating how the UK could increase its use of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels as part of the nation’s commitment to net zero by 2050.

Type: News

Bridging the gap

Gas adsorption – from the R&D lab to industry

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Vladimir Haensel – Breath of Fresh Air

Vladimir Haensel’s brainchild, the platforming process, underpins transport and plastics production while cutting emissions, finds Claudia Flavell-While

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Drones: The End of the Rope?

Using drones to replace traditional rope-based visual inspections on offshore platforms

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Back to the Future

Andrew Coe and James Paterson explain developments on part of the solution to the dual energy challenge using an almost century-old reaction

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Webinar: Improving Vacuum Distillation Profitability

ON 26 November, The Chemical Engineer hosted a webinar on how mobile refrigeration can be used to enhance the process performance of vacuum distillation in refineries. A recording of this webinar is now available to stream at the link below.

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Modelling with Excel Part 10: Test and Validate

Stephen Hall wraps up his series on how to use Excel for project engineering. Download the interactive workbook to experiment with the entire series

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The Science Behind Sustainability: Chemical Engineers Equipping Decision-Makers to Improve the Plastics Economy

To mark Earth Day’s focus on slashing plastic production, Amanda Jasi speaks to David Gardner and Andrea Paulillo to find out how they are helping to make the plastic system more sustainable

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MEOR: Making the Case

Based upon the recent ill-informed hysteria surrounding the safety of fracking, the above vision of press coverage of the highly-promising microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) technique is not beyond the realms of possibility.

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Steel Ourselves for Change

Amid the turmoil facing UK steel there is a huge opportunity

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Immigration and Engineering in the UK

What does the latest Immigration White Paper mean for the UK engineering industry?

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