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Soil-boosting tech wins US$50m XPRIZE for sucking CO2 from the air

A US$50m prize for developing technology that removes CO2 from the atmosphere and oceans has been won by Mati Carbon. Their free crushed rock helps smallholder farmers in Africa and India grow more crops from their soil.

Type: News

BASF outlines plans to continue net zero progress

ONE year after announcing its 2050 net zero target, BASF has outlined plans to continue its progress, as it reaffirmed its climate commitment.

Type: News

Brine to batteries: lithium extraction technology that’s sustainable and efficient

Amanda Doyle speaks to Teague Egan and Amit Patwardhan of clean technology company EnergyX about the company's membrane technology that extracts lithium from brine pools.

Type: Feature

Millennials Teach Baby Boomers a Lesson

How reverse mentoring is bridging the generational skills gap while encouraging fresh thinking

Type: Feature

Drax to expand US business with deal to supply wood pellets to Texas SAF startup

BRITISH-based power generator Drax has agreed the terms of a deal to supply wood pellets to a US sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) startup.

Type: News

Rules of Thumb: Control Valve Lift

Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems

Type: Feature

Vale ordered to put aside US$1.47bn for dam collapse damages

BRAZILIAN mining company Vale has been ordered by a judge to put aside around R$7.93bn (US$1.47bn) for potential fines related to the fatal collapse of a mining waste dam last year, which killed at least 259 people.

Type: News

Well Connected

Victoria Darcy announces a new way for students and graduates to network and find out what chemical engineering roles are out there

Type: Feature

ISC strengthens collaboration in Malaysia

MoU deal will see coordination in safety education

Type: News

Pure Processing for Battery Tech

William Hawker discusses his role in commercialising low cost, low emissions processes for production of lithium-ion battery cathode material

Type: Feature

The Explosive Foundation of IChemE

With IChemE’s Centenary celebrations under way, Martin Pitt explores the chemical engineers who influenced the early development of the Institution

Type: Feature

The Benefits of a PhD: An Alternative Perspective

In the last part of this series, members of IChemE’s National Early Careers Committee talk to Eleni Routoula about her post-PhD career

Type: Feature

How engineers are key to addressing societal challenges in Australia – Chemeca 2019

Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel and Orica's Belinda Grealy speak to Rachael Fraser about sustainability and attracting the next generation of chemical engineers ahead of their presentations at Chemeca 2019.

Type: Feature

Lessons in Safety

Effective communication a key theme as experts gather to discuss safety

Type: Feature

EGM delivers vote of confidence in IChemE Council

ICHEME’s membership has delivered a strong vote of confidence in the current leadership at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held in London today.

Type: News

Lab explosion seriously injures researcher

Hawaii researcher working with high-pressure gases

Type: News

Giving green polymers the blue light

BLUE light has been used by researchers to create an interpenetrating polymeric network (IPN) in one step, under ambient conditions.

Type: News

Partnership to produce hydrogen for sustainable aviation

TOTALENERGIES and Air Liquide have partnered to produce and valorise renewable, low-carbon hydrogen, to contribute to greener aviation.

Type: News

Brookfield to buy Westinghouse for US$4.6bn

PRIVATE equity firm Brookfield Business Partners has bought troubled nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric Company from its owner Toshiba in a deal worth US$4.6bn.

Type: News

AkzoNobel joins Swedish green hydrogen partnership

AKZONOBEL has joined a partnership in Sweden that seeks to use excess renewable power to produce hydrogen.

Type: News