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How 3D printing of reactors can help chemical engineers with process intensification
Type: Feature
NOVARTIS, the pharmaceuticals group, has announced plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs in the UK and Switzerland. The decision was made as part of a global programme to lower production costs and increase profitability.
Type: News
Spontaneous Combustion of Tortilla Chip Waste: an Unknown Known?
A analysis of a fire caused by spontaneous combustion of food waste at a factory in Texas.
Type: Feature
Brainstorming: Maximise the Quantity and Quality of Your Ideas
Focussing on professional skills for chemical engineers, we push further into the realms of creativity with a look at brainstorming.
Type: Feature
Trump administration scraps methane emission laws
THE Trump administration has rolled back two Obama-era laws on reducing methane emissions in the oil and gas industry.
Type: News
Applying chemical engineering in the construction industry
Bryden Wood is a technology and design company that designs residential, commercial, and process facilities. It recently hired Chartered Chemical Engineer Adrian La Porta. I met with him to discuss what a chemical engineer can contribute to the construction industry and how Bryden Wood is leading change in the industry.
Type: Feature
Attempt to hasten compliance with chemical safety law overruled
THE US’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not have to comply with the Chemical Disaster Rule until at least October, after an attempt to enforce the rule immediately was blocked.
Type: News
Continuing the theme of communication, this month we take a look at technical writing.
Type: Feature
Tips for selecting a pumping system for chemical treatment and comparing different dosing systems
Type: Feature
‘Green’ high-tech dye synthesis
RESEARCHERS at TU Wien, Austria, have discovered a novel, highly efficient, ‘green’ method of synthesising organic dyes, that are of great interest to organic electronics.
Type: News
Carbon capture studies to go ahead at Norwegian waste incineration plant
NORWAY’s ministry of petroleum and energy has announced that it will fund FEED studies on CO2 capture at Fortum Oslo Varme’s waste-to-energy facility at Klemetsrud in Oslo.
Type: News
Circular hydraulic jump not caused by gravity
A FLUID mechanics phenomenon commonly seen when tap water hits a sink, and first observed by Leonardo da Vinci, has finally been explained as being caused by surface tension and viscosity, and not gravity as previously thought.
Type: News
Worn valve may have caused Husky refinery blast
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has said that a deteriorated valve may have caused the explosion at the Superior refinery, Wisconsin in the US on 26 April.
Type: News
How to Build a Self-Healing Plant
A future where plants will monitor, diagnose potential issues, and even schedule a fix is not far off – if we develop it correctly
Type: Feature
AkzoNobel plans upgrade to chlor-alkali plant
AkzoNobel will upgrade its Rotterdam chlor-alkali plant to include a new production line for chlorine and caustic soda.
Type: News
Piper Alpha: The Disaster in Detail
Fiona Macleod, chair of the Loss Prevention Bulletin Editorial Panel, and Stephen Richardson, an expert witness in the Piper Alpha, review the causes of the Piper Alpha disaster, the findings of the investigation, and challenge you, the reader, to answer a series of questions about safety where you work.
Type: Feature
Terry Cooper: Preventer of Major Accidents
Terry Cooper is a chemical engineer by training. This article is an adapted version of a speech he delivered at Oil & Gas UK’s Safety 30 Conference in Aberdeen on 6 June. The conference marked the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster.
Type: Feature
Steve Rae: Piper Alpha Survivor
A personal perspective from Steve Rae, a survivor of Piper Alpha who has made it his duty to ensure that the legacy of the disaster continues to be re-visited
Type: Feature
Lord Cullen: Piper Alpha Investigator
Lord Cullen of Whitekirk gave this speech at the opening of Oil & Gas UK’s Safety 30 Conference in Aberdeen on 5 June. The conference marked the anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, which Lord Cullen investigated on behalf of the government. The 106 recommendations made in his landmark 1990 report reshaped offshore safety culture
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