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Book Review: Graphene – Important Results and Applications
George Wypych; ISBN: 978-1-927885-51-2; ChemTec Publishing; 2019; US$350
Type: Feature
Book Review: Databook of Green Solvents 2nd Edition
Anna Wypych and George Wypych ; ISBN: 978-1-927885-43-7; ChemTec Publishing; 2019; US$285
Type: Feature
Vaccine Development: Mind the Gap
Timothy Clayton reviews the myriad of considerations faced by IChemE volunteers seeking to support successful vaccine production against Covid-19
Type: Feature
Get involved, says Claire MacLeod of IChemE’s Learned Society Committee Responsible Production Working Group
Type: Feature
One dead, one injured in oil sands explosion
Nexen Energy suspends operations at Alberta plant
Type: News
Academics exempt from UK anti-lobbying law
IChemE welcomes decision but says ‘could go further’
Type: News
ISC report sets out safety roadmap
PROCESS safety incidents are not decreasing over time, and steps must be taken to reduce the repetition of previous failures – according to the IChemE Safety Centre (ISC).
Type: News
Solar Impulse wants 1,000 climate change solutions
THE Solar Impulse Foundation has established a new alliance, which plans to find 1,000 profitable solutions to tackle climate change.
Type: News
Carbon nanotubes could make carbon-zero fuels cheaper than fossil fuels
A BREAKTHROUGH has been made in the manufacturing of carbon nanotube membranes which will lead to large-scale production. These “molecular factories” have the potential to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuel.
Type: News
Turning banana waste into food packaging
RESEARCHERS at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have developed a process to turn banana plantation waste into a nanocellulose film that could have applications in food packaging.
Type: News
David Edwards brings bite-sized process safety wisdom from Trevor Kletz to a new generation
Type: Feature
Government rejects plans for Whitby 'hydrogen village' trial due to local opposition
WHITBY in Cheshire will no longer be considered as the location for the UK's first hydrogen village trial after residents voiced strong opposition against the project run by Cadent. Discussions with Northern Gas Networks’ (NGN) plan for a hydrogen village in Redcar are still ongoing however, but there are concerns from homeowners about the firm’s proposal.
Type: News
Book Review: The Chemical Code
Fiona Erskine; ISBN: 978086154203; Point Blank, an imprint of Oneworld; £9.99; 2023
Type: Feature
UK workers set to benefit from ‘energy skills passport’ backed by oil, gas, and wind industries
EMPLOYERS in the oil, gas, and wind sectors have partnered with energy initiatives to develop a skills passport to help UK workers through the energy transition.
Type: News
ENGINEERS at the University of Surrey are investigating how phosphorous can be filtered from human urine in a bid to avoid shortages of a critical element for food production and to protect the environment.
Type: News
European Young Engineers – Networking, Knowledge and now, IChemE
Laura Grindey explains how European Young Engineers (EYE) is shaping engineering and fostering connections, and why IChemE finds itself at the heart of it
Type: Feature
The Implications of Generative AI
Adam Duckett sees a bright future for chemical engineering and generative AI, but there are caveats
Type: Feature
My Chemical Engineering Hero is: Dermot Manning
Roland Clift picks out IChemE fellow Manning, a key figure in the commercialisation of polyethylene (PE), a vital cog in the Manhattan Project, and on a much more personal level, the father of Clift’s wife Diana
Type: Feature
Precision Pays Off: How Nanotechnology Promises to Improve Cancer Tests
Chemical engineer Paula Mendes talks to Adam Duckett about her big ambitions for tiny tech
Type: Feature
