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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
Chemical Engineering Education in the Age of Disruption
Esther Ventura-Medina wonders what will the future look like after Covid-19?
Type: Feature
Chemical engineers feature in second season of engineering safety programme
SIX chemical engineers have featured as experts in the second series of Disasters Engineered.
Type: News
New view of chemical engineering to help serve society
RESEARCHERS have presented a new view of chemical and biochemical (C&B) engineering, which sees the discipline as three interconnected layers of activity. They say the view helps to show how well equipped the field is to tackle current and future challenges, to serve society.
Type: News
ExxonMobil to revamp refining and chemical operations
EXXONMOBIL will reorganise its refining and chemical operations in an attempt to boost profits amid volatile oil and natural gas prices, according to Reuters.
Type: News
Interactive Graph Resource for Chemical Engineering Design
Interactive graphs have the potential to provide students with a more dynamic and engaging learning experience. With that in mind, The University of Manchester’s Department of Chemical Engineering has produced an interactive set of graphs that can be easily embedded into any virtual learning environment
Type: Feature
Biotech pioneer appointed chair of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult
STEVE BAGSHAW has been appointed chair of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult. Bagshaw, a chemical engineer, was an expert industry advisor to the UK government’s vaccine taskforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Type: News
IChemE appoints Mangkusasono as Oman ambassador
ICHEME has appointed Henry Mangkusasono, technical safety engineer at Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) as its senior ambassador in Oman.
Type: News
TfS white paper explores new approaches to counting carbon in chemical sector
A WHITE paper released by global chemical initiative Together for Sustainability (TfS) has identified several improvements in corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting that they say if implemented will help encourage decarbonisation across the chemical sector.
Type: News
Virtual Reality and Working Environment
In May last year, on the pages of The Chemical Engineer, I started sharing my thoughts on teaching safety, as I embarked on a new post as visiting professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the UK’s Loughborough University.
Type: Feature
Ausiera Rosland talks about her role as a Project Engineer at Sime Darby Oils in Malaysia
Type: Feature
New chemical engineering department at Brunel University London
BRUNEL University London’s new Department of Chemical Engineering was officially launched on 29 January 2020.
Type: News
Plastic Energy commissions new chemical recycling pilot plant at Loughborough University
CHEMICAL recycling firm Plastic Energy has commissioned a new pilot plant to further develop and optimise its unique chemical recycling technology at its research and development labs in Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) in the UK.
Type: News
The chemical sector and its digital journey
THERE has been a lot of media attention regarding the term Industry 4.0, what it means, and how it will revolutionise manufacturing in terms of flexibility, productivity, efficiency and customer interaction.
Type: Feature
