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New reactor can produce pure stream of hydrogen

A CHEMICAL reactor has been designed that can produce hydrogen as a pure product stream.

Type: News

Using a sponge made of pollen to soak up oil from contaminated water

A POLLEN-BASED sponge has been developed as a more environmentally friendly way of soaking up oil and other organic solvents from contaminated water.

Type: News

Short on sulfur: Is a potential resource crisis about to threaten food security and stifle green technology?

A NEW study by researchers at UCL suggests that supplies of sulfuric acid, a vital ingredient used in the production of a wide variety of items could face a global shortage as industries turn to decarbonisation to fight climate change.

Type: News

Book Review: In the Shadow of Piper Alpha

Ian Maloney; ISBN: 9781913836160; Tippermuir Books; £5.00; 2022

Type: Feature

Australia invests A$300m in hydrogen industry

UP to A$300m (US$193m) will be made available for a new advancing hydrogen fund to support Australia’s hydrogen industry.

Type: News

EDF Renewables earmarks more than 300 MW of UK battery storage projects

EDF RENEWABLES UK is set to double its battery storage capacity to more than 300 MW with several projects added to its pipeline.

Type: News

IChemE Matters – May 2024

Nigel Hirst on IChemE partnerships, including the latest link-up with ITN Business plus what inspired you to become a chemical engineer?

Type: News

UK NDA will pay US$100m for ‘flawed’ tender

Cavendish Fluor contract cut, re-tender expected

Type: News

HAZOP in a World of Covid

Conor Crowley looks at how his team has adapted to conduct good HAZOPs amidst pandemic and lockdown

Type: Feature

US Steel accuses China of hacking secrets

Seeks import ban on advanced steels

Type: News

Monodispersion at Scale

Micropore Technologies, a specialist engineering company, has successfully scaled up membrane technology that can create emulsions with monodisperse droplets. The membrane has applications in a wide range of industries.

Type: Feature

Terry Cooper: Preventer of Major Accidents

Terry Cooper is a chemical engineer by training. This article is an adapted version of a speech he delivered at Oil & Gas UK’s Safety 30 Conference in Aberdeen on 6 June. The conference marked the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster.

Type: Feature

Do You Have a Moment?

Ewan Stewart shares the hard-earned lessons of retrenchment

Type: Feature

The Basis of Safety

Why your plant is safe, and how to maintain it

Type: Feature

Emerson to buy Pentair unit for US$3.15bn

Company looks to expand automation business

Type: News

Scientists sequester CO2, create electricity

Power cell also creates valuable by-product

Type: News

Yeast surfactant cleans up heavy metals

Natural product is environmentally compatible

Type: News

Applying Chemistry

How chemical engineering developed in Nigeria

Type: Feature

Caterpillars eat plastic shopping bags

Waxworms offer solution to polyethylene pollution

Type: News

Take it Apart; Put it Back Together

How do you dismantle a chemical plant for re-erection at the other side of the world? Richard Vann explains

Type: Feature