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How engineers are key to addressing societal challenges in Australia – Chemeca 2019

Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel and Orica's Belinda Grealy speak to Rachael Fraser about sustainability and attracting the next generation of chemical engineers ahead of their presentations at Chemeca 2019.

Type: Feature

Ever Decreasing Circles

TWO of the biggest challenges to the chemical engineering profession over the next decade will be the search for truly sustainable feedstocks, and disposing of the ever-increasing quantities of domestic wastewater produced by urban societies.

Type: Feature

IChemE adds new titles to members’ online library

ICHEME has added 20 new books to Knovel, its free online library for members.

Type: News

Why Chartered Membership Matters More Than Ever

Rachel Baxter-Smith explains how Chartered Membership offers global recognition, career advancement and a stronger voice in a changing profession

Type: Feature

US industry risking lives due to lack of remote isolation equipment, CSB warns

US CHEMICAL facilities are putting lives at risk by failing to heed lessons learned from loss of containments, says the country’s Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). It recommends industry adopt the use of remote isolation equipment which can quickly stop the release of hazardous materials, preventing accidents from escalating and killing people.

Type: News

The Design Process: Process Safety – Keep the Stuff in the Pipe

In the third in a series of articles aimed at giving new graduates a better understanding of the current design process, Tom Baxter argues that inherent safety should be at the forefront of hazardous chemical plant design

Type: Feature

US researchers develop biodegradable material to replace microplastics

CHEMICAL engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of biodegradable material that could replace microplastics in beauty products and food.

Type: News

Sixty Years and Going Strong

Celebrating six decades of UCD Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering

Type: Feature

Mitsubishi to invest £250m doubling plastic output at Saltend site

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL is investing £250m (US$328m) to double production of packaging plastic at its UK site in the Saltend Chemicals Park.

Type: News

Explosion at Texas chemicals facility

THREE people have been injured in an explosion at the Texas Petroleum Chemical (TPC) Group facility Texas, US.

Type: News

Government calls for stakeholder views on changes to UK REACH

CHEMICAL businesses, downstream chemical users, and other stakeholders are being called to consult on plans to change UK REACH by introducing an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm). The model aims to uphold high levels of protection of human health and the environment, while reducing the transition cost of switching to a domestic chemical regulation regime.

Type: News

US researchers find new route for tyres that have reached the end of the road

USED tyres could one day be recycled to produce epoxy resins according to researchers exploring chemical processes that aim to extract greater value from end-of-life tyres.

Type: News

The Right Balance: Women in Engineering

Orla Douds, Anousha Khan, Martyna Cepaite and Jessica Pidgeon share their experiences of gender balance at university and in industry

Type: Feature

Volunteer Spotlight: Eleni Routoula AMIChemE

Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers

Type: Feature

Volunteer Spotlight: Nathan Walsh

Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers

Type: Feature

Compressed air users urged to stop wasting energy

THE British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has launched a campaign to help companies cut their compressed air energy usage by 10%, in a bid to save £147.5m (US$192.6m) in waste electricity costs.

Type: News

Chemeng Centenarians

Celebrating 100 years of chemical engineering at the University of Queensland

Type: Feature

Arkema sets fire to remaining chemicals stocks at flooded site

All nine chemical containers have ignited at the flooded Arkema plant in Crosby, outside Houston, US.

Type: News

IChemE journals celebrate impact increase

FBP & ChERD in top 40 chemical engineering journals

Type: News