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Vapour jet printing personalised medicines
RESEARCHERS at the University of Michigan have developed vapour jet printing technology, usually used in electronics manufacturing, to print pure, ultra-precise, custom doses of drugs for patients.
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Ethylene from artificial photosynthesis
ETHYLENE has been produced from an integrated artificial photosynthetic device for the first time at ambient conditions.
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Saudi giants agree to develop largest oil-to-chemicals complex
SAUDI ARAMCO and SABIC have agreed to develop plans for the world’s largest crude oil-to-chemicals complex, as part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to diversify its economy.
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Five people missing after Oklahoma rig explosion
FIVE people are missing after an oil and gas drilling rig near Quinton in Oklahoma, US, exploded at around 08:45 local time on 22 January.
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New aluminium smelting process will cut carbon emissions
ALUMINIUM producers Alcoa and Rio Tinto have announced a new joint venture, called Elysis, which produces oxygen instead of carbon dioxide during the smelting process.
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IChemE chair meets Malaysian minster to promote expert input
THE chair of IChemE’s Malaysia board, Christina Phang, has met with the country’s new energy minister to promote the value of chemical engineers advising on energy issues.
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Explosion shuts down Canada’s largest refinery
AN explosion has shut down Canada’s largest refinery, operated by Irving Oil in Saint Paul, New Brunswick.
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Hackitt and Daniels honoured by Imperial College
FORMER IChemE Council members Dame Judith Hackitt and Ed Daniels have been awarded honorary degrees by their alma mater, Imperial College London.
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UK and Canada sign agreement for civil nuclear cooperation
THE UK and Canada have signed a bilateral Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (NCA) which will ensure that international cooperation will still apply after the UK leaves the EU.
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Bacton terminal begins receiving gas from Clipper South
OIL and gas major Shell has started to supply energy from the Clipper South gas field into the UK network via the Bacton gas terminal.
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Fire extinguished at US chemicals depot
AFTER three days fighting a fire that was spreading through a chemicals storage depot in Texas, US, the blaze has now been extinguished.
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Cattle feed and dye membranes win MIT water prize
ENTREPRENEURS who are developing process technologies to remove dyes from industrial wastewater and help reduce methane emissions from cattle have been recognised with prizes from MIT.
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Cuadrilla fracking suspended until further notice
FRACKING at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site in Lancashire, UK, will remain suspended until a full investigation is undertaken regarding the magnitude 2.9 tremor that occurred in August.
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NZ PM visits milk processing plant to see novel boiler and launch tree-planting scheme
NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has visited milk processing company Synlait for a tour of the country’s first large-scale electrode boiler and to help launch the company’s new tree planting initiative.
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More than a quarter of Europe’s ethylene capacity under threat
AROUND 6.6m t/y – or 26% – of Europe’s ethylene production capacity is threatened by reduced activity at refineries due to the spread of coronavirus, analysts report.
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IChemE announces finalists for Malaysia Awards
ICHEME has announced 31 finalists in eight categories for its virtual Malaysia Awards.
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Partners plan membrane-free electrolyser production in Northern Ireland
CLEAN Power Hydrogen (CPH2) has formed a joint venture to manufacture its membrane-free electrolyser technology from a base in Northern Ireland.
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CSB releases update on TPC explosion
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its factual update on the explosion that took place at the Texas Petroleum Chemical (TPC) facility in Port Neches, Texas, on 27 November 2019.
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Firefighter injured at US chemical plant explosion
ONE firefighter was injured while responding to a large fire at a chemical plant in Affton, St Louis County, Missouri.
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Clean Cells to build new production facility
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL company Clean Cells has invested €13m (US$15.3m) in a new production facility in France that would quadruple its analysis and production capacity.
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