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Japanese consortium to study CCU
A CONSORTIUM of three Japanese companies is to jointly research effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) for methanol production, at a refinery in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, Japan where CO2 is already being captured and stored by an existing demonstration plant.
Type: News
IChemE opens member consultation on climate change position
ICHEME has launched a draft climate change position statement for members to comment on.
Type: News
Partnership creates alcohol-free sanitisers
A PARTNERSHIP between researchers at Aston University, UK, and EcoMotive has developed alcohol-free hand and surface sanitisers for use against Covid-19, which protect the skin against the virus for up to six hours.
Type: News
New Kletz book compiles safety pioneer’s lessons for a new generation
ICHEME has published a new book showcasing the works of process safety pioneer Trevor Kletz.
Type: News
Partners move closer to first-of-its-kind CO2-to-methanol plant
CIVIL engineering is now underway for a first-of-its-kind 110,000 t/y carbon dioxide (CO2)-to-methanol plant that will recycle industrial waste gases. This follows project partner Carbon Recycling International (CRI) achieving a major milestone by completing and delivering the process design package.
Type: News
Plastic Energy joins forces with ExxonMobil on plastic waste
PLASTIC ENERGY has agreed another partnership with an industry heavyweight – this time ExxonMobil – to build a plant that will turn waste plastic into chemicals feedstock.
Type: News
IChemE announces shortlisted finalists for Malaysia Awards
ICHEME has announced the shortlisted finalists for its annual Malaysia awards. They include Sime Darby Plantation Research, Petronas, TripleVs Venture, and four researchers competing for individual recognition.
Type: News
LanzaTech produces ethylene directly from CO2
PROCESS technology company LanzaTech has successfully engineered biocatalysts to directly produce ethylene from CO2, in a continuous process at lab scale.
Type: News
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Adam Duckett on the calls for rapid investment in technology
Type: Feature
THE IChemE Safety Centre (ISC) has welcomed its 100th member to the consortium – the engineering consultancy Aurecon.
Type: News
IChemE Matters: Achieving a Just Transition
Andrew Jamieson explains how the institution can help facilitate a just transition
Type: Feature
Israeli researchers develop gas-sensitive textile that could be worn by soldiers
ISRAELI researchers have developed a fibre that changes colour when exposed to toxic gas, which they say could be incorporated into military apparel.
Type: News
IChemE training gains official CPD recognition from Board of Engineers Malaysia
THE BOARD of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) has approved eight IChemE training courses for continuing professional development (CPD) hours.
Type: News
US EPA relaxes policy, citing coronavirus pandemic
THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced temporary policy that will allow non-compliance from industries such as oil and gas and power generation, in cases where it is as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. However, due to their importance, public water systems are expected to continue functioning as normal.
Type: News
Harnessing sunlight to convert CO2 to fuels
Amanda Doyle speaks to Solistra Co-founder Alexandra Tavasoli about the company's process that uses a photoreactor to convert CO2 to fuel and feedstocks.
Type: Feature
US government approves huge Alaska oil and gas development
A CONTROVERSIAL Alaskan oil and gas project has been given final approval by the Biden Administration, on what is described as the largest tract of undisturbed public land in the US, despite promises of ‘no more drilling on federal land” by the US president during his election campaign.
Type: News
YPF to invest US$30bn in Argentina over five years
ARGENTINA’S state energy company YPF is to invest US$30bn to boost hydrocarbon production in the country from 2018-22, under its new strategic plan.
Type: News
Trevor Kletz – A lifetime spent saving lives
Trevor Kletz, the father of inherent safety, explains his remarkable career
Type: Feature
Jacobs awarded US$10.4m Dounreay nuclear contract
JACOBS and its supporting partners have been awarded a six year contract, worth an estimated US$10.4m, to lead integrated design management for cleanup of the UK’s deepest historic radioactive waste store at the Dounreay site in Scotland, UK.
Type: News
Publishers come together to take action on diversity in research publishing
A GROUP of 11 publishers, led by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), has made a commitment to take action to reduce bias across all stages of the publishing process. The commitment follows the publication of the RSC’s Framework for Action.
Type: News
