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Steam cracking transforms waste plastic into new

A PROCESS has been developed for steam cracking of plastic waste to produce new plastic, which could be integrated into existing petrochemical facilities.

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46 miners killed in methane gas explosion at ArcelorMittal mine in Kazakhstan

A METHANE explosion at a mine in Kazakhstan run by ArcelorMittal Temirtau has killed 46 workers. The tragedy, which occurred at the firm’s Kostenco coal mine on Saturday, is the country’s worst mining disaster for more than a decade.

Type: News

BHP, Rio Tinto, and BlueScope partner to decarbonise Australian steelmaking with electric melter pilot

AUSTRALIAN iron ore majors BHP and Rio Tinto have partnered with a leading steelmaker in the country, BlueScope, to investigate the development of an ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant.

Type: News

Advice to future Frank Morton committees from Swansea 2024

Frank Morton 2024, Swansea co-chairs Charlotte Todd and James Rees – both event first-timers – share insights and tips for the next wave of Frank Morton hosts

Type: Feature

Knowledge Transfer

Now is the time to invest in skills

Type: Feature

Johnson Matthey wins top prize at Awards 2016

Firm also won Industry Project of the Year Award

Type: News

Engineering Net Zero Part 9: Strategies for Clean Energy

David Simmonds builds on his ENZ series, visualising the UK power system, and explores the unintended consequences of current strategies for 2050

Type: Feature

My Job at Stanlow in 2023

Andy Barker’s award-winning essay on life at the Stanlow refinery in 2023, written 50 years previously, won him £40. It’s fascinating to see what aspects of our lives he got right – commonplace electric powered transport, desktop computers used for engineering calculations, and automated audio-to-text transcriptions – and where he was well wide of the mark.

Type: Feature

UK government announces a further £341m to speed up Sizewell C development

THE UK government has announced that it will provide an additional £341m (US$432m) to speed up preparations and make the Sizewell C nuclear site “shovel-ready”, as it seeks to create a new generation of nuclear power stations in the country.

Type: News

Cyber Security: Be Prepared

CYBER security is increasingly a central factor in modern risk management in industry.

Type: Feature

Deconstructing Runaway Reactions Using Dynamic Modelling

James Close, John Barker and Georges Melhem use a case study to explain the importance of understanding inhibitor effectiveness for process safety

Type: Feature

Piper Alpha conference: oil industry urged to maintain a chronic sense of unease

THE oil and gas community has been urged to “maintain a chronic sense of unease” at a conference marking the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster.

Type: News

House of Lords calls on government to take urgent action to clarify chemical regulations

THE House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has published a report expressing concern over the government’s current plans for regulating chemicals after Brexit.

Type: News

Growing the digital plant

Technology transfer: how digital trends in the consumer market might benefit process plant operations and asset management.

Type: Feature

Book Review: Petroleum Refining, Design and Applications Handbook

A Kayode Coker; ISBN: 9781118233696; Wiley-Scrivener; 2018; eBook £200.99; Hardcover, £223.00

Type: Feature

Bread alert: chemical engineers reveal worst sandwiches for the climate

DO you want to do your bit for the climate at lunchtime? If so, chemical engineers say you should avoid ready-made sandwiches and go green by making your own.

Type: News

Petronas wins four awards at IChemE Malaysia ceremony

PETRONAS won four of eight awards at IChemE’s Malaysia Awards ceremony, which was held virtually yesterday evening.

Type: News

UK Government aims to increase production of rapid Covid-19 tests

THE UK Government has commissioned PA Consulting to develop plans to scale up manufacturing of lateral flow device (LFD) Covid-19 tests.

Type: News

IChemE allows free access to 25 new books

ICHEME members can now access 25 additional technical textbooks through Knovel, with titles added in 2021 including new publications on digitalisation, major hazard management, and clean energy.

Type: News