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BP reveals strategy to reach net zero

FOLLOWING its announcement in February to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, BP has revealed its net zero strategy. The plan includes many shorter-term objectives, including cutting oil and gas production by 40% by 2030.

Type: News

Careers in Chemical Engineering: Sara Penrose

Yasmin Ali interviews Sara Penrose, a Chartered Chemical Engineer and a professional artist.

Type: Feature

Ineos launches new healthcare business

INEOS has launched Ineos Hygienics as part of its pandemic response to produce hand gel and sanitiser sprays at scale.

Type: News

IChemE members now have access to new titles via Knovel and the associated app

ICHEME members can now access new books using IChemE’s online resource Knovel, as well as to the associated app now available to members. The new titles include those on sustainable energy development, and scaleup and commercialisation.

Type: News

Covid-19 antibody test gives results in 20 minutes

A BLOOD test has been developed by researchers in Australia which can detect Covid-19 antibodies in 20 minutes. The test is easily scalable and up to 700 tests per hour could be performed using hospital equipment.

Type: News

Solids Flow: Piece by Piece

Everything is interdependent, say Eric Maynard and McKinnon Ray

Type: Feature

Decarbonisation Versus Profits

Mercedes Maroto-Valer discusses how the chemical industry can contribute to post-pandemic net zero

Type: Feature

Turning Points for IX

John Bewsey describes a new ion exchange process for cleaning up acid mines and brackish water

Type: Feature

Chemical Engineering Education in the Age of Disruption

Esther Ventura-Medina wonders what will the future look like after Covid-19?

Type: Feature

Malaysia Versus Waste

Malaysia has much to do, say Kok Siew Ng and Eleni Iacovidou

Type: Feature

Obituary Owen Edward Potter AM, 1925–2020

Obituary of Owen Edward Potter AM, a seminal figure in chemical engineering in Australia.

Type: News

Maybe, You Can Drive My Car

Tom Baxter explains why he does not see a future for hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars

Type: Feature

IChemE opens member consultation on climate change position

ICHEME has launched a draft climate change position statement for members to comment on.

Type: News

BP exits petrochemicals, sells plants to Ineos

BP is selling its petrochemicals business, including interests in 14 production sites, to Ineos for US$5bn.

Type: News

Careers in Chemical Engineering: Judy Raper

Yasmin Ali speaks to Judy Raper, Dean and CEO of TEDI-London, a startup providing engineering higher education in London.

Type: Feature

How Chemicals Companies Can Drive Operational Resilience with the Digital Twin

Paige Marie Morse explains how companies have been using digital technologies to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic

Type: Feature

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

Helping Hands in the Health Crisis

Amanda Jasi speaks to companies that have begun producing hand sanitiser, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus

Type: Feature

Bulk Solids Flow: Know What you’re Dealing With

A look at what should go into a proper Basis of Design document for a solids handling system

Type: Feature

Book Review: Coulson and Richardson’s Chemical Engineering: Volume 2A: Particulate Systems and Particle Technology, 6th Ed

Raj P Chhabra and Basavaraj Gurappa; ISBN: 9780081010983 (Paperback); 9780081012208; (eBook; Butterworth-Heinemann; 2019; £84.95

Type: Feature