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Christmas Presents: Give them the Gift of ChemEng Knowledge
Paul Okey looks at present ideas to inspire budding chemical engineers (and maybe one or two to hang on to yourself)
Type: Feature
UNSW Sydney launches decarbonisation institute to support industry and government net zero plans
AUSTRALIA’s University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has launched a new institute dedicated to decarbonising the country’s emission-heavy industries, including cement and steel.
Type: News
Glasgow research centre will extend life of industrial equipment
A NEW £5.5m (US$7m) research centre in Scotland will focus on how industrial equipment can be reused or remade in an effort to reduce emissions, boost UK manufacturing, and reshore supply chains.
Type: News
US offers US$36m for process developers to recover ammonia and metals from wastewater
THE US is offering US$36m for researchers who can help recover ammonia and critical metals from wastewater as it looks to reduce its reliance on foreign supplies.
Type: News
CORNELL University researchers have developed a new method of extracting gold from electronic waste, which can then be used to convert CO2 into organic compounds.
Type: News
North Sea oil spill may take two months to clear following ship collision – expert
JET FUEL that spilled into the North Sea following Monday’s collision between a tanker and a cargo ship off the coast of Hull, UK could take “up to two months” to clear, an expert has told TCE.
Type: News
Fluor pilot plant opens at the University of Surrey
THE Fluor Pilot Plant at the University of Surrey UK, designed to give chemical engineering students manufacturing experience, is now open and being used by undergraduates.
Type: News
INEOS buys DONG oil & gas unit for US$1.05bn
DONG Energy will now be a pure play renewables firm
Type: News
NIGEL HIRST has become the 82nd President of IChemE. He delivered an Address on 14 June on the “unique and priceless” contribution that chemical engineering can make to the grand challenges and plans for IChemE in the coming year.
Type: News
Takeda and Shire agree £46bn takeover
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL has agreed to buy Shire for £46bn (US$62bn) as it seeks to create a global leader in biopharmaceuticals.
Type: News
AstraZeneca to boost US R&D with US$3.5bn investment
BRITISH pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is investing US$3.5bn into expanding its research and development (R&D) operations across the US.
Type: News
An Introduction to the Biopharmaceutical Industry
David Gemmell looks at key unit operations, and why chemical engineers are heavily involved in their design, troubleshooting or optimisation
Type: Feature
Mark Yates charts the development of Apollo’s portable life support system
Type: Feature
Petronas Chemicals, Saudi Aramco in polymers JV
PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP has sold a 50% stake in its PRPC Polymers subsidiary to Saudi Aramco for RM3.8bn (US$900m).
Type: News
Air Products and Yankuang to build US$3.5bn syngas plant
AIR PRODUCTS has signed an investment cooperation agreement with Yankuang Group to build a US$3.5bn coal-to-syngas facility in Yulin City, China.
Type: News
Christopher Julian Hewitt, 1969–2019
Obituary of Chris Hewitt, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University
Type: Feature
Take it Apart; Put it Back Together
How do you dismantle a chemical plant for re-erection at the other side of the world? Richard Vann explains
Type: Feature
