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Obituary of John Grace, one of the leading chemical engineers in Canada, known worldwide for his work in fluidisation and fluid-particle systems.
Type: News
A Lego Technic Cupcake Production Line
In the third of a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute to society, Peter Swanson shares his experiences of getting schoolchildren into chemical engineering
Type: Feature
Catapulting the Hydrogen Economy: Catalytic Membrane Reactors
Humbul Suleman and colleagues explain how refinements to a decades-old technology can provide clean, cheap hydrogen
Type: Feature
Shell starts up Europe’s largest PEM ‘green’ hydrogen electrolyser
SHELL has started operations at what it claims is Europe’s largest polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser, producing “green” hydrogen at its Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland, in Germany.
Type: News
Integrating Capital Projects into a Turnaround Event
Early, timely input and support is key, says Gordon Lawrence
Type: Feature
Siemens and BioNTech commit to accelerate Covid-19 vaccine scale-out, starting in Singapore
SIEMENS and BioNTech say they will build a Covid-19 vaccine facility in Singapore, as part of efforts to rapidly expand worldwide production.
Type: News
Process Patents: Are They Worth It?
What protection does a process patent provide? And how easy are they to enforce?
Type: Feature
Researchers receive £1.3m to develop low-carbon energy storage for buildings
THE University of Nottingham, UK has received £1.3m (US$1.8m) for a project to develop a novel, low-carbon energy storage system to supply cheap, on-demand heat for houses and buildings in UK neighbourhoods. The technology could help decarbonise the building sector, while also addressing issues of fuel poverty and pollution.
Type: News
US refinery shutdown serves as a lesson for process safety
“PROCESS safety is more than just life preservation, it’s about making sure that we look after the communities that surround us as well,” says process safety expert Paul Kenny.
Type: News
Dairy pioneer Kevin Marshall honoured by the Queen
KEVIN Marshall has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the Queen, for his services to food science and technology.
Type: News
Safety Lessons from Home Alone
David Jamieson explains what Kevin McCallister and the Wet Bandits can teach us about inherent safety
Type: Feature
Andy Brazier and Nick Wise explain why it’s so important to consider real-world situations in risk assessment
Type: Feature
Amanda Doyle speaks to Rahul Shendure about innovations for lower-emissions cement and storing CO2 in concrete
Type: Feature
Protecting Intellectual Property in the Chemical Engineering Field
Chloe Flower looks at new strategies for a developing sector
Type: Feature
Major US pipeline restarts following cyberattack
AFTER a five-day shutdown, operator Colonial Pipeline Company (CPC) has restarted operations at its major US fuel pipeline system, after reportedly paying a US$5m ransom to cyber-attackers.
Type: News
Repurposing Drugs: The Key to a Healthier Future
How repurposing drugs has become an industry in its own right.
Type: Feature
Documenting Your Turnaround Estimate
Gordon Lawrence discusses the value of a basis of estimate document for a maintenance turnaround team
Type: Feature
Producing Hydrogen While Storing CO2 in the Oceans
Mike Kelland and Greg Rau talk to Amanda Doyle about their clean-tech goals
Type: Feature
A Low-Temperature Heat Highway to Zero Carbon
In the first in a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute to society, Mike Haines shares a study he has carried out for his local council on the promise of greener heating
Type: Feature
