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IChemE President Stephen Richardson talks to Adam Duckett about his ambitions for IChemE
Type: Feature
Former bp boss: UK must ‘step up’ on climate action as US cuts back renewables funding
FORMER bp boss Lord John Browne of Madingley has urged the UK to become a global leader in climate action in the face of “regrettable” low-carbon cutbacks happening in the US.
Type: News
Bidding Farewell to the Forever Chemicals
Paul Stevenson discusses options for remediation of PFAS contamination
Type: Feature
Simple method improves membrane CO2 separation performance
AN international team of researchers has, for the first time, shown that the carbon dioxide (CO2) separation performance of an existing polymer can be “significantly” improved by first submerging the material in water.
Type: News
Partners share open-source PFAS-free packaging technique
FOLLOWING nine months of collaboration, partners Solenis and Zume have open-sourced a recipe and method for manufacturing non-plastic PFAS-free food and consumer packaging.
Type: News
Mura Technology’s flagship advanced plastics recycling plant opens in Teesside
MURA Technology’s first site, ReNew ELP, which turns 'unrecyclable' plastics that would usually be sent to incineration or landfill into liquid hydrocarbon products, has begun commissioning.
Type: News
Protein sources are gaining increasing attention due to concerns about the sustainability of traditionally-sourced meat. Amanda Jasi looks at the novel emerging alternatives
Type: Feature
Tony Hasting discusses process and equipment design for food safety
Type: Feature
UK Government props up industry to prevent CO2 shortage
THE UK Government has been forced to step in and pay for industry to keep producing CO2 after a rapid rise in energy prices forced fertiliser manufacturers to shut down operations.
Type: News
Plastics Europe launches ‘radical’ €235bn roadmap for industry sustainability
PLASTICS EUROPE has revealed a “radical plan” to completely redesign the European plastics sector, aimed at delivering increased circularity and net zero by 2050.
Type: News
The UK engineers working to kickstart the hydrogen economy
Engineers across the UK are researching hydrogen’s role in decarbonising industry, exploring ammonia for greener steel and repurposing offshore assets for hydrogen transport. Adam Duckett caught up with three of them to ask what they expect to achieve and the engineering challenges they will need to overcome
Type: News
RESEARCHERS have described a quick and cheap technique that they say removes 99% of toxic bisphenol A (BPA) from water in just 30 minutes.
Type: News
Functionalising waste methane in remote locations
A NOVEL electrochemical process to convert methane into methanol precursors could reduce the need for gas flaring at remote sites, according to MIT researchers.
Type: News
Spray coating solar cells improves efficiency
A NEW technique for manufacturing perovskite solar cells improves their efficiency and solves previous fabrication challenges.
Type: News
Walt Disney’s safety manager to speak at Hazards 29 conference
MIKE Bell, worldwide safety and health manager at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, will deliver the Trevor Kletz Memorial Lecture at IChemE’s Hazards 29 conference in 2019.
Type: News
Environmentally friendly alternative to polystyrene foam
A plant-based alternative to polystyrene foam has been developed that has better insulation properties than petroleum-based foam.
Type: News
Lowering emissions from ammonia production with electrolysis
A NEW method to produce ammonia via electrolysis can improve the process while also lowering emissions.
Type: News
Engineering regulator issues fresh guidance on sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY guidance for engineering professionals has been issued by the Engineering Council, the regulatory body for the UK engineering profession.
Type: News
BASF sets target for net zero emissions by 2050
BASF has raised its climate goals and now aims to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Type: News
