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Destroying PFAS… and environmental anxiety
Luke Henderson talks to Adam Duckett about his work scaling up a plasma torch system to destroy PFAS
Type: Feature
IChemE announces the nominees to take up trustee positions in 2018
ICHEME has announced the final nominees for its 2018 trustee vacancies. Eighteen nominations from the wider IChemE membership will stand for five trustee roles – deputy president, vice president (international), and three ordinary members. An honorary treasurer has also been appointed.
Type: News
Zero emissions by 2050: government’s climate experts urge action
THE UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said the country could feasibly emit no emissions by 2050 if the government takes urgent action on the implementation of CCS and hydrogen for heating.
Type: News
A Project to Develop and Protect
Matthew Duchars and John Challenger describe the plans to design and build a facility that the UK would use for emergency vaccine production
Type: Feature
UOP, Chevron use ionic liquids in refineries
New alkylation technology gives same yield of octane
Type: News
Nigel Hirst and Keith Plumb have their say on the issues affecting IChemE members
Type: News
Gazprom Neft and Repsol form Russian JV
RUSSIAN oil firm Gazprom Neft has formed a joint venture with Spain’s Repsol, taking a 25.02% stake in Repsol’s Moscow-based subsidiary Evrotek-Yugra.
Type: News
MPs: chemical industry needs clarity on REACH
Committee warns investment and jobs are at risk
Type: News
Communicating to Non-engineers
Jamie Cleaver discusses how effective communication beyond our specialism can help us be better at our jobs and offers his top tips for improvement
Type: Feature
Carbon Capture and Storage: Are We There Yet?
Amanda Doyle travels to Norway on a CCS safari
Type: Feature
The Victorian state government has introduced legislation regarding the registration of engineers. If passed it will introduce a mandatory registration scheme for engineers who provide professional services in the state
Type: Feature
Transocean to buy Songa Offshore
TRANSOCEAN announced today that it has agreed a deal to buy Norwegian offshore drilling competitor Songa Offshore for NOK 9.1bn (US$1.1bn).
Type: News
UK to launch consultation on chemicals policy
THE UK Government has said that it will launch a consultation next year on the UK REACH chemicals regulatory system, with the possibility of extending deadlines for providing data.
Type: News
Negotiators agree on rulebook for Paris Agreement at United Nations meeting
A SET of rules for enacting the Paris Agreement to limit climate change was agreed by 196 countries at the UN’s 24th Conference of Parties climate summit (COP24). However the final rulebook has sparked criticism over vague language and a lack of serious commitments.
Type: News
Aimee Russell highlights the issues you probably haven’t thought about when it comes to extreme weather risks and what you should do about them
Type: Feature
Simons: DECC-BIS merger could benefit climate
UK’s new BEIS must not lose its climate focus
Type: News
PSE and Siemens join partnership to advance continuous drug manufacturing
THE UK’s Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre has expanded its partners to include PSE, Siemens, and Perceptive Engineering in a push to advance continuous drugs manufacture.
Type: News
