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Novel powder could cut CO2 emissions
RESEARCHERS at the University of Waterloo, Canada, have created a novel advanced ultramicroporous carbon powder that could be used to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from industry.
Type: News
Engineers call for smaller electric car batteries and ban on vapes
USING smaller electric car batteries and stripping materials out of old wind turbines for use in the car industry could reduce the UK’s reliance on critical minerals and bolster its push for net zero, engineers have advised.
Type: News
Electrification of steam cracking: BASF demo set to operate in 2023
BASF, SABIC and Linde have begun electrifying a steam cracker at the huge Ludwigshafen chemicals complex in Germany, as they seek to show that the sector can eliminate 90% of emissions from the heart of chemicals processing.
Type: News
US$380bn of new oil & gas projects missed
Industry shelved 68 projects due to low oil price
Type: News
Risks of Cyber-attacks are Closer Than They Appear
In the sixth article in his series, David Jamieson looks at what we can learn from the movie Jurassic Park
Type: Feature
Consortium investigates Australian P2X industry
A RESEARCH consortium led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia is investigating the potential to grow a new power-to-X (P2X) industry to benefit a range of New South Wales (NSW) infrastructure. The industry could contribute to accelerating a hydrogen economy.
Type: News
Chemical engineer in Forbes’ ‘30 under 30’
Amrit Chandan’s firm Aceleron recycles Li batteries
Type: News
Shell and ITM to build world’s largest electrolysis plant
SHELL and ITM Power have announced a plan to build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Shell’s Rheinland refinery in Wesseling, Germany.
Type: News
ArcelorMittal to launch project to use hydrogen in steel production
THIS year steel and mining company ArcelorMittal is to launch a project in Hamburg, Germany that will use hydrogen on an industrial scale to directly reduce iron ore for steel production. The company aims to enable low-CO2 steel production.
Type: News
Shell partners SBI for drop-in biofuels
SBI BIOENERGY has granted exclusive development and licensing rights for its drop-in biofuels technology to Shell.
Type: News
Noël wins DECHEMA prize for his leaf-inspired microreactors
CHEMICAL engineer Timothy Noël has been awarded the 2017 DECHEMA Prize for his pioneering work on continuous photochemical conversion in microfluidic systems.
Type: News
Petronas Chemicals Group to build Asia’s 'largest advanced chemical recycling plant'
PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP (PCG) has unveiled plans to build what it claims to be Asia’s largest advanced chemical recycling plant.
Type: News
Dow and Shell to jointly develop ‘e-cracker’ technology
MATERIALS science company Dow and Shell have agreed to jointly accelerate technology to electrify ethylene steam crackers, used to make chemicals for products that people use daily. The potential ‘e-cracker’ technology could contribute to a low-carbon future.
Type: News
Partnership to develop UK’s first low carbon production hub
REFINERY owner Essar Oil UK and Progressive Energy, a project development and implementation company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint delivery of what would be the UK’s first low carbon hydrogen production hub. The hub is set to receive a total investment of £750m (US$1.02bn).
Type: News
US climate deal signed into law
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden signed into law on Tuesday, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, a bill that along with significant healthcare benefits, will inject more than US$370bn into climate and low-carbon programmes to kickstart a new era of affordable clean energy in America, while helping to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Type: News
bp to develop largest offshore wind business with £4.5bn joint venture
BP HAS struck a deal with Japanese energy company JERA to combine their respective offshore wind assets in a joint venture that could become the world’s largest offshore wind operator.
Type: News
Low temperature embrittlement is a common, but poorly understood hazard. Paul Denham looks at prevention and mitigation of its risks
Type: Feature
Cleaner Cleaners: Creating More Sustainable Surfactants
Widely recognised for the part they play in keeping things clean, surfactants act as a key component in detergents, personal care, and healthcare products. Amanda Jasi spoke to innovators working to devise and establish novel green production routes
Type: Feature
UK moving forward with CCUS plans
THE UK government has unveiled an action plan for developing carbon, capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects at the Accelerating CCUS summit in Edinburgh.
Type: News
Modelling with Excel Part 2: Naming Conventions
Stephen Hall offers practical guidance on using Excel for project engineering
Type: Feature
