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Ethics Series: Did you sleep well?
Speaking the truth when others don’t want to hear has to be part of our DNA as engineers, says Dame Judith Hackitt
Type: Feature
Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund: Supporting members
Keith Batchelor explains the fund, and shares some personal accounts from members that have benefited
Type: Feature
Ethics Series Introduction: Ethics and the Chemical Engineer
David Bogle and Raffaella Ocone introduce a new series of articles urging chemical engineers to ‘think ethics’ before taking action
Type: Feature
Clive (Alan) Millington, 1943–2022
Obituary of Clive Millington, former Deputy Head of Department at the University of Surrey
Type: News
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Simon Harrall
Yasmin Ali speaks to Simon Harrall, Associate Attorney at Patterson + Sheridan LLP, based in Houston, Texas, US
Type: Feature
Wood gets contract for green ammonia facility
WOOD has announced that it will provide conceptual engineering for a large-scale green hydrogen production facility in Chile, where the hydrogen will be used to produce ammonia.
Type: News
BioNTech and Matinas collaborate on mRNA vaccines
BIONTECH has signed a collaboration agreement with Matinas BioPharma to advance formulations for mRNA vaccines, including a potential method for the oral administration of vaccines.
Type: News
Chemical & Process Engineering Expo, CHEMUK 2022, returns this May
The CHEMUK 2022 EXPO returns on 11 and 12 May 2022 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK.
Type: Feature
UK Energy Security Strategy deemed ‘a missed opportunity’
THE UK Government has released its much-delayed Energy Security Strategy, which improves long-term plans for more oil and gas, hydrogen, nuclear, and offshore wind. However, the strategy has received strong criticism for failing to deliver on solar power, onshore wind, energy efficiency, and demand reduction.
Type: News
Now or never: emissions need to peak by 2025 says IPCC
IN its latest report, the IPCC has warned that emissions must peak by 2025 and halve by 2030 if the world is to keep to the 1.5C target. It calls for major reductions in fossil fuel use alongside rapid scaling up of mitigation technologies such as carbon capture and storage.
Type: News
Croda to expand UK lipids output for vaccine production
CRODA has been awarded £15.9m (US$20.8m) by the UK Government to increase the output of its plant in Leek that manufactures lipids used in Covid-19 vaccines.
Type: News
Attacks on Saudi facilities threaten energy security
AIRBORNE attacks on Saudi Aramco energy infrastructure demonstrate a threat to Saudi Arabia’s production capacity and international energy security, officials said after the most recent assaults.
Type: News
Remote tools: Undergraduate labs, under control
Joanne Tanner speaks to Amanda Doyle about lockdown labs and their future
Type: Feature
Tony Margetts explains the industry’s challenges around connecting and collecting
Type: Feature
Jonathan McDonough explains how 3D printing will benefit the chemical engineering discipline over the next 5–10 years
Type: Feature
Teaching: Educating Chemical Engineers on Digitalisation
Esther Ventura-Medina, Joanne Tanner and Brent Young explain why digital literacy is so important
Type: Feature
UK urged to accelerate CCS plans; and concerns raised about burning biomass
A CARBON capture trade association and a cross-party committee of MPs have called on the UK Government to accelerate the roll out of carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure, as well as provide clarity on its strategy in order to incentivise investment.
Type: News
Australia to become critical minerals powerhouse by 2030
THE Australian Government has announced an updated strategy which it expects will make the nation a critical minerals powerhouse by 2030. The plan is part of measures to unlock the sector’s significant potential, which also include a A$200m (US$148.1m) grant programme and A$50m to support research and development.
Type: News
Brine to batteries: lithium extraction technology that’s sustainable and efficient
Amanda Doyle speaks to Teague Egan and Amit Patwardhan of clean technology company EnergyX about the company's membrane technology that extracts lithium from brine pools.
Type: Feature
Evonik invests in 3D pharmaceuticals printing
EVONIK, through its corporate venture capital unit, has invested an undisclosed amount in Laxxon Medical, a US-based company which has developed 3D pharmaceutical printing technology that enables controlled release of active ingredients over time.
Type: News
