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New lithium extraction process could revolutionise energy storage

ENERGY Exploration Technologies (EnergyX) has developed a scalable lithium extraction process using metal organic framework (MOF) membranes to extract lithium from brines, which is a faster, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly method than conventional processes.

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Ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut kills at least 135 people

AN explosion at a warehouse storing ammonium nitrate in Beirut, Lebanon, has killed at least 135 people and injured at least 5,000.

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Closure of Altona refinery fuels concerns about Australian manufacturing

EXXONMOBIL is closing its Altona refinery in Victoria, Australia. The decision comes hot on the heels of BP’s plans to shut the Kwinana refinery and has elevated concerns about fuel security and the future of downstream manufacturing in Australia.

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Altilium Metals to accelerate development of the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant

PLANS for Teesside to host the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant are underway following the completion of a six-month feasibility study by the facility’s owners, Altilium Metals, which will allow the company to accelerate permitting and grant requests as well as alternative financing

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Hazards 33: Helping Turn Good Practice into Common Practice

Eamon Chandler, chair of the Hazards 33 conference technical committee, previews the key themes that safety experts will be discussing this year

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Safety issues to the fore at IChemE-hosted roundtable on battery energy storage systems

SAFETY concerns surrounding lithium-ion batteries dominated a recent IChemE-hosted roundtable discussion on the state of the UK’s battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Type: News

Synchrotron shows that defects make catalysts

Long-standing hypothesis confirmed

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Adrian Chiles to host IChemE Global Awards

2016 awards adds two new categories

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After the spill: well incident response

Scott Powell and Scott Vickers look at how industry's emergency response measures have evolved in the years following Deepwater Horizon

Type: Feature

Health and Safety: Diverse and Inclusive

Employers should know that robust D&I initiatives will lead to better H&S

Type: Feature

The Process Scaleup Journey Part 1: From Innovation to Commercialisation

CPI has helped over 1,000 businesses bridge the gap from beaker to bulk but scaling up isn’t as simple as making it bigger – it’s where many innovations falter. In this first article of a new series, CPI’s Alex Smith explores the key questions every team should ask before they scale up

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New narrative needed for CCS

Obtaining wider support for CCS by emphasising its importance in decarbonising numerous industries – not just oil and gas – was a key conclusion at CCUS 2019: Capturing the clean growth opportunities, held in London earlier this month.

Type: Feature

Pyrolysis Gets Personal

Adam Duckett visits the workshop of Nik Spencer to understand more about a pyrolysis unit that allows homes and businesses to process waste into gas for heating

Type: Feature

Triumph Out of Adversity

Mohamed Azlan Hussain and Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua explain how a natural disaster led to demonstration and further development of a mobile self-cleaning water filtration unit

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Decarbonising the Grid: What Role for Great British Energy?

David Simmonds says that to encourage the private investment needed to realise the transition away from fossil fuels, the UK government must first overcome key flaws in its plan

Type: Feature

Strategy 2024

IChemE President Ken Rivers explains the purpose of Strategy 2024 and why it is fundamental to the Institution’s future

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Leaf-inspired microreactor

INSPIRED by nature, researchers have developed a leaf-shaped photo-microreactor that could one day make drugs at the point of use, such as malaria treatments in the jungle.

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Bath process produces safer microbeads

Uses cellulose as a biodegradable alternative

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Erin Johnson IChemE’s 2017 Ashok Kumar Fellow

Will spend three months at UK parliament

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Nanocatalyst enables four reactions at once

Reduces steps and waste for greener chemistry

Type: News