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Exxon and partner double algae oil output
EXXONMOBIL and biotech pioneer Synthetic Genomics have announced a breakthrough in biofuels research after modifying algae to double its oil output without inhibiting growth.
Type: News
NTU Singapore launching hybrid chemeng-chemistry course to fill skills gap
IN AN EFFORT to produce graduates with chemical engineering and chemistry skillsets, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore is launching a new course in process engineering and synthetic chemistry.
Type: News
Webinar: Designing effective emission abatement systems
ON 28 April, The Chemical Engineer hosted a webinar about using data analytics to design the most cost-effective emissions abatement system.
Type: News
Webinar: Designing effective emission abatement systems
ON 28 April, The Chemical Engineer hosted a webinar about using data analytics to design the most cost-effective emissions abatement system.
Type: Feature
CCS could fuel the fizz in UK lager
CARBON capture and storage (CCS) could fuel the fizz in UK lager and help guard against a future CO2 shortage after industry revealed talks are underway with a trade group for beer.
Type: News
Wood to deliver engineering to bp gas field in Trinidad
BRITISH engineering firm Wood is set to deliver key operational upgrades for a brownfield site on bp’s Juniper platform, located off the coast of Trinidad.
Type: News
UK plastic-to-hydrogen plant set for operation next year
A CONSORTIUM has announced it could invest up to £130m (US$160m) building 11 waste-to-hydrogen plants across the UK, with the first set for operation in Cheshire next year.
Type: News
Australian researchers use liquid metal catalysts to develop low-carbon ammonia
RESEARCHERS from a Melbourne university have developed a low-carbon method of making ammonia using liquid metal catalysts.
Type: News
BP joins effort to make paraxylene from biological sources
BP has formed a partnership with Virent and Johnson Matthey to commercialise a process that produces paraxylene from biological sources, rather than traditional fossil fuels.
Type: News
Covestro turns to nature to divert aniline production away from fossil feedstocks
A PROCESS that uses genetically modified microorganisms to make a chemical used in insulating foam has started operating in Germany, opening the door to fossil-free production.
Type: News
BES appointed to fit out UK’s VMIC
SERVICES company BES has been appointed to fit out the UK’s new Vaccine Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC), which is being fast tracked for early completion in 2021 due to Covid-19.
Type: News
Plans for Cambo oilfield development put on hold
FOLLOWING Shell’s decision to pull out of the controversial Cambo oilfield last week, developer Siccar Point Energy has said it is pausing the project.
Type: News
Finalists announced for IChemE Malaysia Awards
ICHEME has announced the 32 finalists for the Malaysia Awards 2021.
Type: News
AstraZeneca to acquire Belgian cell therapy biotech for up to US$1bn
BRITISH pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal of up to US$1bn to acquire a biotech company specialising in cell therapy for cancer treatment.
Type: News
Celanese and Blackstone form acetate tow JV
CELANESE is forming a joint venture with Blackstone to create a global acetate tow supplier – as they seek to cut costs in the face of falling demand for cigarettes.
Type: News
Vacuum and press offer e-textile breakthrough
RESEARCHERS say their new process paves the way to scalable, green, production of conductive cotton textiles for use in wearable electronics.
Type: News
ON 25–26 June the University of Cambridge’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) held its annual research conference. Different from prior conferences, this event followed a new format as it merged the department’s research conference with its postgraduate presentations.
Type: Feature
UK joins forces with MIT spin-out to accelerate nuclear fusion
THE UK Atomic Energy Authority has joined forces with Common Fusion Systems (CFS) of the US to speed up commercialisation of nuclear fusion power.
Type: News
Greenlight for HyNet CCS network set to unlock £2bn in contracts
THE UK government and Italian energy firm Eni have given the go-ahead for construction of a major CCS project set to capture 4.5m t/y of CO2.
Type: News
