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A shot of whisky and some chemical feedstocks please
WHISKY waste could provide high-value feedstocks such as lactic acid for the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries as researchers push to scale up a separations process.
Type: News
UK ‘most expensive place in the world’ for nuclear
COMPLEX regulations and delays have made the UK the “most expensive country in the world” to build nuclear projects, according to a stark report from the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce.
Type: News
Engineers will suck CO2 from the ocean
CHEMICAL engineers at Brunel University London are developing a pilot plant to strip CO2 from seawater that will then suck emissions out of the atmosphere.
Type: News
ON 22 March Vale raised the alert level of its Sul Superior Dam of the Gongo Soco mine located in Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil to level 3, the highest grade of alert, reports The Guardian. According to The Guardian, Brazil’s Mining and Energy Secretary said that a level three alert means "a rupture is imminent or already happening".
Type: News
UoQ’s A$13m research centre wants to lead the way on greener plastics
THE University of Queensland, in Australia is leading a new training centre that aims to become a hub for world-leading research in green plastic.
Type: News
Jonathan Wright and colleagues explain how their IChemE Award-winning ion exchange and encapsulated bacteria technologies can combat critical nitrate problems
Type: Feature
Carbon Capture or Kettle Smart?
Why energy efficiency is a much smarter way of reducing carbon and other harmful air emissions than CCS.
Type: Feature
Reports: Ineos in talks with Rolls-Royce to build nuclear plant at Grangemouth refinery
INEOS is reportedly in talks with Rolls-Royce about using its small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology to power the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland.
Type: News
Jacobs set to split in two by cleaving off government services
ENGINEERING and consulting firm Jacobs is splitting into two firms by spinning off its government services business.
Type: News
Drax announces ambition to be world’s first carbon negative company by 2030
DRAX power station in North Yorkshire, UK, plans to become carbon negative by 2030 through its use of bioenergy with CCS.
Type: News
Dow goes nuclear: chemical firm will install reactors at US chemicals complex
DOW will install advanced nuclear reactors at one of its Gulf Coast sites to provide low carbon power and process heat for its chemicals production.
Type: News
UCL chemical engineering department receives Gold Athena Swan award for gender equality efforts
UNIVERSITY College London’s chemical engineering department has been awarded gold status as part of the Athena Swan Charter, in recognition of its commitment to gender equality.
Type: News
Policy Perspective: Sustainable Transitions
Elena Demou explains how IChemE is supporting members to influence policy
Type: Feature
Creating useful products from desalination waste
ENGINEERS at MIT, US have proposed a method that could use desalination waste to produce useful chemicals, including chemicals that can make desalination more efficient. This could potentially provide an economically and ecologically beneficial method for the disposal of desalination waste.
Type: News
London completes super sewer in fight against river spills
A NEW super sewer that will prevent an estimated 95% of spills into the River Thames has been fully connected in London.
Type: News
Chemical companies urge MPs to be lenient with PFAS ban
MAJOR chemical producers have urged UK MPs to not follow in the EU’s footsteps with banning specific PFAS chemicals on the claim that some are less harmful than others, according to an analysis from ENDS Report and The Guardian.
Type: News
PFAS reduction and carbon storage take centre stage in UK’s new environmental roadmap
REDUCING PFAS exposure and expanding sustainable carbon storage are among the key goals set out in the UK government’s new “ambitious and deliverable” environmental improvement plan.
Type: News
ChemEng Culture: Sparks and Science
Can Fire and Fun Ignite a Love of STEM? A visit to the Magna Science Adventure Centre shows that interactive exhibits may grab kids – but it’s passionate people (and a few flames) that truly light the spark, writes Paul Okey
Type: Feature
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Asabi Goodman
Yasmin Ali speaks to Asabi Goodman, a chemical engineer and professional performer, based in Australia.
Type: Feature
Understanding why fracking wastewater contains radioactive waste
RESEARCHERS at Dartmouth College, US, have released a study explaining the transfer of radium to wastewater during hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas extraction. An understanding of the mechanisms involved could lead to the development of strategies to mitigate wastewater production.
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