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Solving the Right Problems

Process modelling has come (and will continue to go) a long way

Type: Feature

Deal or No Deal?

No deal is now the base case – are you ready for Brexit?

Type: Feature

Producing Graphene at Scale

The challenge for chemical engineers of producing graphene at scale

Type: Feature

Solids Flow: Piece by Piece

Everything is interdependent, say Eric Maynard and McKinnon Ray

Type: Feature

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Then and Now

Geoff Gill reviews how the accident played out, and the huge engineering challenges involved in making the site safe

Type: Feature

A matter of cost

The fatal Brazil dam collapse highlights failings in the mining industry. Amanda Jasi speaks to experts about what must be done to improve safety and prevent repeats

Type: News

An Integrated Approach to Process Design and Plant Automation

Oil refining, chemical, and petrochemical companies are continuously seeking new ways to optimise, de-risk, and accelerate capital projects.

Type: Feature

Better by Design

Quality by design must be viewed as an opportunity, not as a regulatory burden

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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

Enhanced Cybersecurity Improves Plant Productivity?

It is crucial that organisations do not allow cybersecurity and operational digitisation projects to happen in silos

Type: Feature

New narrative needed for CCS

Obtaining wider support for CCS by emphasising its importance in decarbonising numerous industries – not just oil and gas – was a key conclusion at CCUS 2019: Capturing the clean growth opportunities, held in London earlier this month.

Type: Feature

Delta HAZOP: Revalidation and Focus on Major Accident Hazards

Paul Kenny shares insights on a new HAZOP technique trialled at ExxonMobil’s Fawley site in the UK, which won IChemE’s 2019 Global Award for Process Safety

Type: Feature

Pure and Simple

Miguel Johansson Finguerut describes his work on community water projects in central Mexico

Type: Feature

Climate Crisis Explainer

Amanda Doyle discusses COP26 and why it is important

Type: Feature

Energy Saviours: Part 5

Tom Baxter looks at the parasitic load challenge of CCS

Type: Feature

Experiences Work

John Wilson explains why undergraduate placements are so important

Type: Feature

Fly Me O2 The Moon

Mark Symes and Beth Lomax explain the thinking behind how to make oxygen on the Moon

Type: Feature

Documenting Your Turnaround Estimate

Gordon Lawrence discusses the value of a basis of estimate document for a maintenance turnaround team

Type: Feature

Are You Best in Class at Process Safety Management?

Jack Wishart discusses how benchmarking can be used to measure and drive improvements in process safety performance in the energy industry

Type: Feature

Step on the Gas (Storage)

David Simmonds asks how do we achieve energy security and what’s the role of gas storage?

Type: Feature