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Three researchers awarded IChemE Andrew Fellowship
ICHEME has awarded three chemical engineering researchers the Andrew Fellowship to advance the field of catalysis.
Type: News
Freeport LNG receives approval for partial restart
THE US’s Freeport LNG has received regulatory approval to partially restart commercial operations, after a pipeline rupture and explosion in June 2022 took its Texas terminal offline
Type: News
Azapagic awarded Davis medal as IChemE announces 2023 prize winners
ADISA Azapagic has been awarded the Davis Medal for her work on sustainable production and consumption, and is among the winners of 20 medals and prizes that IChemE has given for exceptional contributions to the profession.
Type: News
Carbon nanotubes could make carbon-zero fuels cheaper than fossil fuels
A BREAKTHROUGH has been made in the manufacturing of carbon nanotube membranes which will lead to large-scale production. These “molecular factories” have the potential to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuel.
Type: News
Safety Moments: What to Expect from Hazards 32
IChemE Past President Ken Rivers on what to expect from the coming Hazards event
Type: Feature
SSAB and Exxon among project partners in US$6bn US decarbonisation scheme
SWEDISH conglomerate SSAB and ExxonMobil are among the companies selected by the US to deliver various projects across the country to decarbonise emission intensive industries.
Type: News
CSB releases final report on fatal bp-Husky Toledo refinery explosion
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has issued its final report identifying the “critical” safety issues leading to an explosion that caused the death of two brothers at a former bp-owned refinery in Oregon, Ohio.
Type: News
East coast CCS could be worth £163bn to UK economy
A CCS network on the UK east coast could boost the national economy by £163bn (US$210bn) by 2060 according to Summit Power, the company behind the Caledonia Clean Energy Project in Grangemouth, UK.
Type: News
Viewpoint: How to Tackle the Skills Shortage in Electrochemical Engineering
David Bogle argues that only greater collaboration and smarter curriculum integration will close the UK’s growing skills gap in this critical sustainability field
Type: Feature
Safety: My Five Lessons from Five Decades of Engineering
Tom Baxter shares safety lessons learned from across his career
Type: Feature
The challenge for chemical engineers of producing graphene at scale
Type: Feature
Andy Brazier and Nick Wise explain why it’s so important to consider real-world situations in risk assessment
Type: Feature
World’s largest dynamic hydrogen electrolysis plant inaugurated
THE WORLD’S largest dynamic hydrogen electrolysis plant has been inaugurated in Germany, and has the capacity to produce hundreds of tons of hydrogen every year.
Type: News
Diversity and pharma awards added to IChemE programme
ICHEME has added two new categories to its Global Awards programme: the Pharma Award and the Diversity and Inclusion Award.
Type: News
Saudi Aramco set to take 70% stake in SABIC
SAUDI Aramco has agreed to buy a 70% stake in SABIC for US$69.1bn. It is part of national plans to integrate and develop downstream chemicals production and fund a wider economic shift that will reduce Saudi Arabia’s reliance on oil.
Type: News
BP and partners to invest US$6bn for oilfield development
BP AND its partners are to invest US$6bn in the Azeri Central East (ACE) project to further develop their Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashi (ACG) oilfield complex in the Caspian Sea. To date the partners have invested US$36bn in the ACG field.
Type: News
Environmentally friendly alternative to polystyrene foam
A plant-based alternative to polystyrene foam has been developed that has better insulation properties than petroleum-based foam.
Type: News
Biochar made from human excrement can ‘alleviate’ global fertiliser challenges
US RESEARCHERS think they have the answer to developing low-carbon crop fertiliser – and it stinks. Literally. Their secret weapon? Biochar made from human poo.
Type: News
Saudi Aramco signs deal with Indian consortium for new refinery
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Saudi Aramco has made an agreement with a consortium of Indian oil companies to develop a US$44bn refinery and petrochemicals facility despite protests from locals.
Type: News
First Australian plant to deliver hydrogen blended gas across a city
AUSTRALIAN Gas Networks (AGN), which owns distribution networks across the country, is to construct a facility in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, which will be the first in Australia capable of delivering up to 10% blended hydrogen across the city. The project will cost A$4.2m (US$2.6m).
Type: News
