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Rules of Thumb: Chromatography Systems
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
Scientists win Nobel prize for developing Li-ion batteries
THE 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino, who each made essential contributions to the development of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.
Type: News
UK Government aims to increase production of rapid Covid-19 tests
THE UK Government has commissioned PA Consulting to develop plans to scale up manufacturing of lateral flow device (LFD) Covid-19 tests.
Type: News
Moderna wins Covid vaccine patent case in ongoing Pfizer, BioNTech battle
MODERNA has won the latest round of its long-running legal battle with Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech over its Covid vaccine.
Type: News
Ineos chairman says UK chemicals sector headed for ‘extinction’ following Grangemouth plant closure
BILLIONAIRE chairman of Ineos Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said the UK’s chemicals industry faces “extinction”, following the company’s closure of its ethanol plant in Grangemouth last week.
Type: News
Ineos to close world’s second largest phenol plant, blaming European energy costs and carbon tax
INEOS has announced it intends to close its phenol and acetone manufacturing plant in Gladbeck, Germany, blaming “sky high European energy costs” and “Europe’s punitive CO2 tax policy”.
Type: News
ExxonMobil to close Fife ethylene plant within months, putting over 400 jobs at risk
EXXONMOBIL plans to shut its ethylene plant at the Mossmorran complex in Fife, Scotland by February 2026, putting more than 400 jobs at risk.
Type: News
Khor Bee Chin discusses plans to reclaim precious resources from the wastewater that goes down the drains in Malaysia
Type: Feature
Nyssa Nair, Steven Pratt, Paul Lant and Bronwyn Laycock explain the use of bacteria to produce biodegradable plastics
Type: Feature
HRH Tuanku Zara Salim made IChemE patron
Will help raise awareness of profession in Malaysia
Type: News
Climate crisis explainer: what is COP26 and why is it important?
In November, the 26th UN Conference of Parties (COP) climate summit will take place in Glasgow, UK. Known as COP26, it will mark five years since the Paris Agreement, and it will be crucial that real progress is made at the summit in order to take immediate action on the climate emergency.
Type: Feature
Practical Process Control Part 21: Validating Inferentials
In the previous article we covered the application of regression analysis to the development of inferential properties. Here we focus on their validation, prior to commissioning
Type: Feature
Chemistry Australia's gas price warning
CHEMISTRY Australia has said that manufacturing and jobs are still being affected by rising gas prices, despite government action.
Type: News
Climeworks pioneering air-captured CO2 for drinks carbonation
COCA-COLA HBC Switzerland has teamed up with Climeworks to pioneer the use of air-captured carbon dioxide (CO2) use in the beverage industry.
Type: News
Researchers source and develop PPE to protect surgeons
RESEARCHERS at Imperial College London, UK, have sourced and developed personal respirator equipment to help address a shortage and protect surgeons and medics in the UK during operations on coronavirus patients. The equipment has been successfully used for high-risk surgeries procedures at NHS hospitals.
Type: News
UK seeks input on plans to use high temperature nuclear reactors to produce heat for industry
HIGH temperature gas nuclear reactors (HTGRs) could provide low-carbon process heat to help decarbonise heavy industry, under new plans outlined by the UK Government.
Type: News
