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Clever Denitrification Bugs; or How Poor Communication Nearly Derailed a Major Development
How poor communication nearly derailed a major development
Type: Feature
Fatal dam breach in Brazil leaves hundreds missing
A TAILINGS dam in Brazil has collapsed, leaving a reported 16 people dead and 297 missing. Other sources put the death toll closer to 40. The dam, known as Dam 1, was part of the Córrego do Feijão mine, located in Minas Gerais, and is mining company Vale’s second dam in Brazil to fail in just over three years.
Type: News
Engineers tell government how PPE could be reused in the UK
SERIOUS consideration should be given to decontaminating and reusing PPE to alleviate shortages and improve sustainability, according to a briefing paper that the UK Government requested from engineers.
Type: News
Robust Management of Change. It’s about time
In the third article in his series, David Jamieson looks at what we can learn from the movie Back to the Future
Type: Feature
UK Government starts conversation to improve R&D
THE UK Government has released a research and development (R&D) plan which it says marks the start of a conversation that will help improve and address challenges within the R&D sector. The plan has been welcomed by IChemE’s UK Research Committee.
Type: News
European Commission selects large-scale projects for funding
The European Commission (EC) has selected seven large-scale clean-tech projects for funding that will bring “breakthrough” technologies to energy-intensive industries. This includes what is claimed to be the world’s largest cross-border CCS value chain.
Type: News
THE UK government has announced that the newly launched Great British Nuclear (GBN) will drive a rapid expansion of new nuclear power plants across the country at an “unprecedented scale and pace”, as it strives to reduce dependence on volatile fossil fuel imports and grow the economy.
Type: News
Grangemouth set to cease refining operations as ‘major questions’ asked
GRANGEMOUTH refinery in Scotland could cease operations in 2025 and become a fuel import terminal or biorefinery, its owner Petroineos has announced, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
Type: News
Group Interview: How to Stand Out From the Crowd
Group interview is a common part of many graduate selection processes. What can you do to stand out?
Type: Feature
First aerogels made using rubber
RESEARCHERS at Singapore’s National University of Singapore (NUS), have achieved a major technological breakthrough, producing the first aerogels made using rubber tyres. The novel fabrication method offers a route for upcycling of scrap tyres.
Type: News
How Chemicals Companies Can Drive Operational Resilience with the Digital Twin
Paige Marie Morse explains how companies have been using digital technologies to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic
Type: Feature
Can oil-eating microbes clean up spills in the Arctic?
MICROBES that use oil as a food source offer the only way to degrade oil after a spill, however a review by researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, has shown that biodegradation can be inhibited in cold waters.
Type: News
Chemicals coalition calls on EU leaders to allow UK to remain within REACH
A COALTION of European chemicals NGOs has called on politicians negotiating the terms of Brexit to allow the UK to remain bound by European chemicals legislation once it leaves the EU.
Type: News
UK sets target for net zero emissions by 2050
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the UK will legislate to reduce CO2 emissions to net zero by 2050.
Type: News
Could a skilled worker shortage hinder the path to net zero? Not if we act now, says David Nash
Type: Feature
Flixborough 50 Years On: Stirring Memories and Sharing Memories
Paul Okey visits the Flixborough 1974 Exhibition with his dad to discover the stories behind the disaster and the impact it had on those affected
Type: Feature
Breaking Down Barriers: Innovations in PFAS Destruction
A ‘silver bullet’ technology remains elusive, but Jens Blotevogel and Pradeep Shukla say the development of diverse technologies like electrochemical treatment, thermal and non-thermal plasma destruction, and supercritical water oxidation provides a powerful arsenal for tackling these persistent pollutants
Type: Feature
IChemE Launches BioFutures Report
Daniel Firth reports on the findings and recommendations of the BioFutures programme
Type: Feature
The potential of big data, the Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 to transform performance in the process industries.
Type: Feature
