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Recovering precious metals from industrial waste

AN inexpensive, non-toxic method has been developed to recover silver and palladium from industrial waste.

Type: News

Greener steel: Primetals successfully tests 100% hydrogen reduction process

PRIMETALS has successfully tested a pilot-scale process that promises several breakthroughs in the development of greener steel, including the reduction of iron ore using 100% hydrogen and the elimination of a key materials processing step.

Type: News

Vale to begin disposing of mining waste from fatal Brazil dam collapse

MINING giant Vale is to begin disposing of the mine tailings from the fatal collapse of one of its dams last year, which killed at least 259 people, into the extraction site. The move is expected to speed up the removal and final disposal process.

Type: News

Curtin University to lead roadmap to decarbonise WA

CURTIN University’s School of Mines is leading the way in a campaign to decarbonise Western Australia (WA) through integrated mineral carbonation, the Australian Government has announced.

Type: News

Partnership will use nanobubbles to increase copper recovery

BASF has partnered with Moleaer, a nanobubble technology company, to combine novel technologies in the mining sector to enhance copper recovery at existing mines.

Type: News

Seaweed heat storage material set for steelmaking trial

ENGINEERS at Swansea University, UK have developed a heat storage material made from seaweed that they will now test at Tata Steel to see how well it can capture waste heat from industrial operations.

Type: News

IChemE Matters – December 2023/January 2024

Nigel Hirst, Trish Kerin and Alexandra Meldrum have their say on the issues affecting IChemE members

Type: News

Coolbrook successfully cracks naphtha in its electric steam cracking pilot plant

COOLBROOK has successfully demonstrated electric steam cracking of naphtha in its large-scale pilot plant in Brightlands Chemelot Campus, the Netherlands.

Type: News

JET’s swansong experiments break fusion record

THE final experiments at the UK’s JET fusion power plant have produced a world record for energy output.

Type: News

Small nuclear reactors could power Teesside chemicals industry

A DEAL has been struck to build a fleet of four small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Teesside to provide power to the local chemicals industry.

Type: News

Bath Triumphs at Virtual Frank Morton 2021

Amanda Jasi speaks to event organiser Benjamin Fadele

Type: Feature

Nominations open for IChemE Congress and Board of Trustees

MEMBERS of IChemE are being encouraged to support the future of the profession by nominating themselves for one of 30 positions on the Institution’s Board of Trustees and Congress.

Type: News

UK protein study has potential to transform personalised medicine

A HUGE study that has been launched to find treatments for diseases by measuring how the proteins circulating in our bodies change over time has the potential to transform the application of biochemical engineering and biotechnology.

Type: News

German carbon capture startup produces first batch of DAC concrete

GERMAN startup NeoCarbon has produced its first batch of industry-grade concrete using CO2 sequestered from its novel direct air capture (DAC) technology.

Type: News

UK to swap nuclear waste with US

Will exchange for uranium for cancer treatment

Type: News

JandJ buys Actelion for US$30bn

Expands portfolio as top drug faces competition

Type: News

Creating a Winning Final Year Design Project

Glen McClea and Campbell Tiffin were part of the team that won the 2023 IChemE Australia and New Zealand Student Design Prize. Here, they provide a comprehensive guide to undergraduates on how to create a successful final year project

Type: Feature

Election Fever

IChemE CEO Jon Prichard leads the call for nominations for roles on the Board of Trustees, Congress, and the Learned Society Committee

Type: Feature

Developing sulfur polymers

RESEARCHERS at the University of Liverpool, UK, are making significant progress in developing new sulfur polymers which could provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to some traditional plastics. In two recent papers, they improved the properties of the materials via crosslinking and, for the first time, demonstrated chemically-induced repair.

Type: News

UK strategy is pivot point for fusion development

Experts welcome UK plans to build fusion demonstrator

Type: News