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INWED 2023: Marlene Kanga on the Satisfaction of Engineering a Safer Society
With INWED focused on 'Make Safety Seen', Marlene Kanga talks to Orla Douds about the satisfaction of keeping communities safe through a career in engineering
Type: Feature
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Safely Delivering Industrial Gases
With INWED focused on 'Make Safety Seen', Caroline Smither tells Yasmin Ali about her work helping industry make a safe shift to net zero
Type: Feature
Oxford’s rapid Covid test wins top prize at IChemE Awards
THE University of Oxford has been given IChemE’s outstanding achievement in chemical and process engineering award for a rapid Covid-19 test developed in the early stages of the pandemic that enabled freedom of travel.
Type: News
UK quits ‘climate-wrecking’ Energy Charter Treaty after efforts to modernise it fail
The UK government is leaving the “outdated” and controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an international agreement that allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments over net zero policies that threaten their investments.
Type: News
Volunteer Spotlight: Laura Malhi CEng FIChemE
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
THE UK government is “confident” the supply of coke over the coming days will be sufficient for British Steel to continue operations at the Scunthorpe blast furnaces it took control of over the weekend.
Type: News
Andy Brown looks at the options and challenges of moving hydrogen from A to B in bulk
Type: Feature
Making polycarbonate from sugar and CO2
CHEMISTS at the University of Bath, UK, have developed a process to create polycarbonate plastic from sugars and CO2, which is more sustainable and safer than conventional methods.
Type: News
AN ICHEME student member is representing the profession on the BBC’s University Challenge – and has emerged victorious from the first round of the quiz show.
Type: News
Removing silica from power plant water
COOLING tower water could be reused and recycled ten or more times by using a new silica-removing membrane, according to US researchers.
Type: News
EXXONMOBIL has been awarded IChemE Gold Corporate Partner status for its UK sites in Fawley, Hampshire, and Fife.
Type: News
CCS could fuel the fizz in UK lager
CARBON capture and storage (CCS) could fuel the fizz in UK lager and help guard against a future CO2 shortage after industry revealed talks are underway with a trade group for beer.
Type: News
Carbon-negative concrete wins inaugural CCUS prize
A CARBON-NEGATIVE form of concrete has won an inaugural prize that recognises the potential of using carbon dioxide as an industrial feedstock.
Type: News
US CSB release update on Texas chemicals plant explosion
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a factual update on the explosion and fire which occurred at a chemicals facility in Texas, US earlier this year, caused by an isobutylene leak.
Type: News
BP to leave three US trade associations due to misalignment of climate policies
BP HAS announced that it will leave the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) and the Western Energy Alliance (WEA), as their climate policies were not aligned with BP’s and could not be reconciled.
Type: News
NSW gives greenlight to Santos’ controversial coal seam gas project
AUSTRALIA’S New South Wales government has backed Santos’ A$3.6bn (US$2.54bn) Narrabri gas development project, which could see 850 coal seam gas wells drilled in a push to boost the state’s energy security.
Type: News
Create the Trophy competition launched for Queen Elizabeth Prize
THE Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation (QEPrize) has launched its Create the Trophy competition, aimed at young designers aged 14–24 around the world.
Type: News
