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Solar reactor uses storage to produce fuel day and night
A SOLAR reactor has been developed that can store thermal energy to produce fuel around the clock. The reactor could potentially be used to produce hydrogen for fuel cells, without any carbon emissions.
Type: News
EPA finalises changes to mercury rule
THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised changes to a rule that requires coal and oil-fired plants to reduce emissions of mercury and hazardous air pollutants. It will no longer consider all the health benefits associated with reducing mercury emissions.
Type: News
Vale ordered to put aside US$1.47bn for dam collapse damages
BRAZILIAN mining company Vale has been ordered by a judge to put aside around R$7.93bn (US$1.47bn) for potential fines related to the fatal collapse of a mining waste dam last year, which killed at least 259 people.
Type: News
IChemE Fellows recognised with 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours
HER Majesty The Queen has awarded 2020 Birthday Honours to chemical engineers and IChemE Fellows Jane Atkinson and Nilay Shah for their outstanding contribution to chemical engineering.
Type: News
Update: Anochrome Ltd admits spilling toxic chemical into Walsall canal
ANOCHROME LTD, a company that provides electroplating and coatings, has said it is the source of a toxic sodium cyanide spill that has sparked a major incident in the UK.
Type: News
Adam Duckett on why the COP failure is an opportunity for engineers
Type: Feature
After the spill: an introduction to the series
Adam Duckett, Editor of The Chemical Engineer, introduces a series looking at Deepwater Horizon on its ten-year anniversary
Type: Feature
IChemE joins calls for UK immigration rethink
66 engineers refused visas in June and July 2015
Type: News
UK competition authorities fine GSK 376m
CMA rules GSK kept generic alternatives from market
Type: News
Making nail polish while producing hydrogen
Efficient process saves high-energy purification
Type: News
Total, Ecoslops to develop oil residue plant
Marseille facility can reprocess residue to biofuel
Type: News
IChemE launches updated technical strategy
Chemical Engineering Matters now in third edition
Type: News
Squeezing boosts platinum catalyst activity
Could be used in fuel cells, for water splitting
Type: News
PRICE often limits training and research opportunities in developing countries – but researchers have now combined 3D printing, a Raspberry Pi system, and open-source platforms for an affordable alternative.
Type: News
Chemical engineers at World Engineers Summit
ENERGY issues in South East Asia and ways to implement climate change mitigation innovations were the focus of an IChemE workshop at the World Engineers Summit, in Singapore yesterday.
Type: News
An olive branch for a circular economy
RESEARCHERS have piloted a process to turn a waste stream from olive oil manufacture into biofuel, bio-fertiliser and safe water for use in crop irrigation.
Type: News
