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Higman awarded IChemE Hebden Medal

CHRIS Higman has been awarded IChemE’s Hebden Medal for his contributions to gasification.

Type: News

Jaguar Land Rover and BASF trial recycled plastic in cars

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has partnered with BASF in a pilot research project to trial plastic recycling technology.

Type: News

New edition of IChemE’s Pink Book

ICHEME has published a new edition of its arbitration rules Pink Book, which offers the latest in arbitration practice and standards for anyone managing an engineering project contract.

Type: News

Foo granted Fellowship by Academy of Sciences Malaysia

ICHEME Fellow Dominic Foo has been made a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).

Type: News

Judge accepts fatal dam collapse charges

REUTERS reports that a Brazilian state judge has accepted homicide and environmental crime charges filed against 16 people – including former Vale CEO Fabio Schvartsman – over the fatal collapse of a tailings dam owned by the mining giant, which killed at least 259 people.

Type: News

Fire occurs at Marathon Petroleum refinery in California

A LARGE fire has been reported at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Carson, California, following an explosion.

Type: News

BPE joins On Line Group

UK ENGINEERING consultancy BPE has been bought by On Line Group, an integrated engineering services firm based in Lincolnshire.

Type: News

John Morelly Solbett 1919–2020

Obituary of John Solbett, former IChemE President

Type: News

Ineos launches new clean hydrogen business

INEOS has launched a new clean hydrogen business to develop capacity for clean hydrogen across Europe.

Type: News

Partners enter carbon capture and utilisation collaboration

WOODSIDE, LanzaTech, and ReCarbon have announced that they are collaborating on a carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) programme, which includes the possibility of a CCU pilot facility in Perth, Australia.

Type: News

The Rise of AI

Adam Duckett on the rise of artificial intelligence

Type: Feature

IChemE launches Student Ambassador programme to ‘develop future leaders’

ICHEME is offering students the chance to represent their community, network with engineers in industry, and develop their leaderships skills with the launch of its Student Ambassador programme.

Type: News

Bhopal – my United Nations experience

This article originally appeared in Loss Prevention Bulletin 299, a special issue marking the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy, the world’s worst industrial accident on record

Type: Feature

Scientists disrupted by Iberian blackout pitch ten principles for chemistry resilience

WHAT do you do when a severe blackout throws your scientific conference (and the whole Iberian peninsula) into turmoil? You use the experience to write a research paper about the ten principles needed for chemicals and chemistry resilience, of course.

Type: News

Eni and subsidiary Vår Energi to buy Neptune Energy for US$4.9bn

ITALIAN oil major Eni, and its Norwegian listed subsidiary, Vår Energi, have agreed to buy London-headquartered Neptune Energy for US$4.9bn. This is the largest cash deal in the European oil and gas sector for almost a decade, say finance experts.

Type: News

Chem Plants Dream of Electric Bleeps

Simon Jagers and Gerben Gooijers show how you can raise plant reliability using current and voltage data

Type: Feature

Engineers’ report says proper building ventilation crucial to control Covid

THE Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), along with partners including IChemE, have released a report saying that improved ventilation in buildings and public spaces is crucial in controlling Covid-19.

Type: News

A Greener Way to Treat Industrial Wastewater

With restrictions on fossil fuel-based filters expected in Europe, Aniqah Majid visits the University of Bath to learn about a plant-based alternative for wastewater treatment

Type: Feature

Risk: Tools of the Trade

Andy Brazier asks are you satisfied that everything ‘reasonably practicable’ has been done to reduce risk?

Type: Feature

Practical Process Control Part 28: Solutions for Long Deadtime

Myke King describes the techniques available to control processes that have long deadtimes

Type: Feature