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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.
Type: News
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.
Type: News
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.
Type: News
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
Type: News
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
Type: Feature
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
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
Type: Feature
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
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
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
Type: Feature
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
IChemE President Ken Rivers explains the purpose of Strategy 2024 and why it is fundamental to the Institution’s future
Type: Feature
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.
Type: Feature
Nanocatalyst enables four reactions at once
Reduces steps and waste for greener chemistry
Type: News
