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Eneos and Petronas study clean hydrogen supply chain
PETRONAS and Japanese oil company Eneos have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a competitive clean hydrogen supply chain between Japan and Malaysia, and to explore other hydrogen opportunities.
Type: News
Vale launches project to recover area affected by fatal dam collapse
BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale has launched a pilot project for the environmental recovery of the area impacted by the fatal collapse of one of the company’s tailings dams last year.
Type: News
Shell invests in upgrader as it pivots towards circular chemicals at Singapore site
SHELL will build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader unit at its Pulau Bukom site in Singapore as part of plans to refocus its refinery sites to produce circular chemicals.
Type: News
Engineering at the Vanguard of Clean Power
Adam Duckett on the ever-evolving timescale for fusion power
Type: Feature
UNIVERSITY of Birmingham Enterprise has launched EvoPhase, AI-led technology that optimises the design of equipment, including mixers, dryers, roasters, and blenders, for processing granular materials.
Type: News
Heriot-Watt students launch Global Sustainability Week ahead of COP28
TO CELEBRATE and promote sustainability, students at Heriot-Watt University are leading a series of events as part of a Global Sustainability Week initiative.
Type: News
German researchers to convert wood waste into biohydrogen
GERMAN engineers have developed a biotechnological process to convert old wood waste into biohydrogen which can be used to power local industry.
Type: News
Kevin Dixon-Jackson (1947-2019)
KEVIN Dixon-Jackson, a longstanding member of IChemE’s Hazards conference organising committee, passed away peacefully on 12 January following a long career dedicated to understanding and improving industrial process safety.
Type: News
Dow aims to be carbon neutral by 2050
DOW has set a target to be carbon neutral by 2050 and that all the packaging its chemicals produce will be reusable or recyclable by 2035.
Type: News
Ineos Styrolution reports polystyrene can be successfully recycled
INEOS Styrolution has reported the final results of research project ResolVe, showing that waste polystyrene can be chemically recycled to produce new products.
Type: News
Troubled Waters and Systems Thinking
Adam Duckett on low-water marks and engineering highly-complex systems
Type: Feature
Heidelberg and Linde to build large-scale CCU facility
ONE OF the largest building materials companies in the world, Heidelberg Materials, has teamed up with industrial gases company Linde to build and operate a state-of-the-art CO2 capture and liquefaction plant.
Type: News
UK’s Redcar ‘hydrogen village’ trial cancelled due to insufficient feedstock supply
THE UK government will not be proceeding with a controversial hydrogen trial in Redcar. Northern Gas Networks had planned to heat around 2,000 homes and businesses with the gas but has failed to secure sufficient supply. The news comes months after another “hydrogen village” trial in Whitby was cancelled due to strong local opposition.
Type: News
UK ammonia cracking plant takes first steps in push towards hydrogen economy
AN AMMONIA cracking system has started operations at the Tyseley Energy Park in the UK, as developers seek to demonstrate its use as a medium for shipping hydrogen.
Type: News
Scottish researchers use sawdust to develop ‘high-value’ chemicals
A SCOTTISH biotech is using woodchips and sawdust to develop petrochemical alternatives for high-value chemicals in the cosmetics, packaging, and pharmaceuticals industries.
Type: News
How to Limit Amine Systems Failures
A review of incident trends reveals ways to reduce risks to production
Type: Feature
Parika Ale explains why she believes that – in some ways at least – the global pandemic has been the secret saviour of innovation and equality.
Type: Feature
Clariant’s new HTE lab in the US energy capital to support oil and gas
SPECIALTY chemicals company Clariant has opened a new High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE) Laboratory in Houston, Texas – the US’ energy capital. According to Clariant, the new facility is the first of its kind supporting the oil and gas industry.
Type: News
The new digital age in our workplace isn’t coming, it’s already here, says Craig Smith
Type: Feature
IChemE Matters: A conversation with Congress
Ahead of the official call for nominations in March, representatives from Congress sat down to discuss why all eligible members regardless of experience should consider putting themselves forward
Type: Feature
