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Merck announces prize for Cork chemical engineering students
SCIENCE and technology company Merck celebrated 30 years at its site in Cork, Ireland, in 2018 and has marked the anniversary with a new prize for chemical engineering students at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT).
Type: News
IChemE co-creates chemical engineering TV programme
ICHEME and ITN Productions’ Industry News are working to co-create Serving Society, a unique, news-style programme to improve understanding of global issues and raise awareness of the vital role of chemical engineers in delivering responsible solutions to benefit society.
Type: News
Viewpoint: Securing a Chemical Manufacturing Future for the UK
Paul Shelley urges changes to the UK’s industrial strategy to secure opportunities for today’s graduates — and warns of the risks to the chemical industry if action isn’t taken
Type: Feature
Pore Performance: One 3D-printing firm's ambition to re-engineer membranes
Adam Duckett interviews Tom Pugh and Andrew Walker about Evove’s push to improve separations
Type: Feature
EPA takes a step to exempt ‘forever chemical’ release
THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which aims to protect human health and the environment, has taken a step in implementing a national Act that would exempt up to 100 lb (45.4 kg) of release of persistent, potentially harmful per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Type: News
Chemical companies review lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey
AN INDUSTRY forum held in Texas has discussed the response of chemical companies to Hurricane Harvey and how a coastal protection system is vital to ensure the safety of chemical plants during future flooding.
Type: News
Membrane for low-energy chemical separation
A METAL oxide-infused membrane has been developed that offers lower-energy chemical separation than conventional methods, while also withstanding harsh chemical environments.
Type: News
Chemical fire reported at Arkema Texas plant
ARKEMA has reported a chemical fire at its organic peroxide (OP) plant in Crosby, Texas, amid flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
Type: News
Easter eggsperts: chemical engineers have chocolate eco-ratings licked
AS we peel the foil off our Easter eggs this Sunday, chemical engineers are urging us to consider the environmental impact of chocolate and how it can be made more planet-friendly.
Type: News
WITH The Chemical Engineer team poised to close our laptops until the office reopens on 2 January, we thought we’d share a selection box of stories to catch up on while we’re away.
Type: News
Webinar: Improving Vacuum Distillation Profitability
ON 26 November, The Chemical Engineer hosted a webinar on how mobile refrigeration can be used to enhance the process performance of vacuum distillation in refineries. A recording of this webinar is now available to stream at the link below.
Type: Feature
Obituary of Isuru Udugama, a senior lecturer at The University of Auckland and prolific academic and engineer, who died in December 2023, aged 33.
Type: News
Sustainable chemical technologies to accelerate net-zero
LED by the University of Bath, UK, a major new collaboration between academia and industry seeks to use sustainable chemical technologies to accelerate the UK’s transition to net-zero carbon emissions.
Type: News
Research project to revolutionise liquid waste management
AN Engineer at Aarhus University (AU), Denmark has received a US$1.65m grant to develop technology that could revolutionise liquid waste management.
Type: News
Chemical fire expected at flooded Texas plant
A CHEMICAL fire or explosion is expected within days at Arkema’s organic peroxide plant in Crosby, Texas, as refrigeration systems have lost power amid flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
Type: News
John Blackie; ISBN: 978-1-9993700-0-8; Dyes Publishing; 2019; £15
Type: Feature
YOU’RE graduating this year. All that hard work (we won’t mention the partying) will culminate in a piece of paper that says “I’m a chemical engineer”. Well… almost.
Type: Feature
Partnership to further develop chemical safety database
THE Pistoia Alliance and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), have signed an agreement which will see CAS develop and host Pistoia Alliance’s chemical safety database.
Type: News
Webinar: Robust Design Optimisation of a Multistage Compressor for Surge Avoidance
ON 13 January, The Chemical Engineer hosted a webinar to discuss how simulation software can be used by engineers to save time optimising processes. A recording of this webinar is now available to stream at the link below.
Type: Feature
SABIC chemical plant will be 100% solar-powered
SABIC’S polycarbonate facility in Cartagena, Spain, is set to become the world’s first large-scale chemical production site powered fully by renewable energy, the chemicals firm says.
Type: News
