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Helping Hands in the Health Crisis

Amanda Jasi speaks to companies that have begun producing hand sanitiser, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus

Type: Feature

Oil tanker fire off the coast of Hong Kong kills one

A FIRE that broke out on an oil tanker off the coast of Hong Kong has killed one, injured seven, and two people are still missing.

Type: News

Partners join forces to develop micro nuclear reactor

THREE partners have joined forces in Canada to demonstrate a 15 MW small modular reactor that would provide power and heat to industry and remote communities.

Type: News

Introducing the IChemE Sustainability Hub programme

Trish Melton previews a new IChemE initiative launching in January 2022.

Type: Feature

Five dead and two missing after fire on Pemex offshore oil platform

A FIRE at a Pemex offshore oil platform has resulted in the deaths of five workers, with two still missing.

Type: News

CNOOC commissions China’s first offshore CCS demo project

CHINESE oil and gas company CNOOC has announced that a carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project at the Enping 15-1 oilfield development has officially started operating. The project is the first of its kind in the country, the firm said.

Type: News

Hinkley Point welcomes UK’s first nuclear reactor in over 30 years

CONSTRUCTION at the Hinkley Point C power plant in Somerset has reached an important milestone with the installation of the UK’s first nuclear reactor in over 30 years.

Type: News

UK chemical plants warned against ‘complacent’ safety standards as cold weather approaches

PLANTS handling hazardous chemicals should not be “complacent” to the risks associated with extreme cold weather, a safety expert has warned.

Type: News

Hydrogen plant set to revive Chapelcross nuclear site

A UK hydrogen developer is planning to build an electrolysis plant at the site of a former nuclear power station in Scotland.

Type: News

How Soap was Born: From Mud and Urine to Modern Detergents

Martin Pitt comes clean about the history of soap

Type: Feature

IChemE announces 2021 Malaysia Awards winners

SUSTAINABLE and digital innovations came out on top at IChemE’s 2021 Malaysia Awards, hosted virtually on 1 October.

Type: News

Protein made using CO2 and electricity

RESEARCHERS in Finland have successfully produced a batch of single-cell protein using electricity and carbon dioxide, which could be used as food or as animal fodder.

Type: News

Novel process recovers high-value products from natural gas

LINDE has developed a novel process to recover high-value products, including helium, from natural gas that successfully combines leading BASF and Linde technologies.

Type: News

Using CO2 and “green” energy to produce specialty chemicals

EVONIK and Siemens have launched the second phase of their joint research project Rheticus, in which they are developing a process that uses carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable energy to produce specialty chemicals and could reduce CO2 emissions.

Type: News

IChemE Fellows awarded 2021 Australia Day Honours

LAST week, chemical engineers and Fellows of IChemE Chris Fell and the late Graeme Paul were recognised with Australia Day Honours.

Type: News

Study confirms feasibility of green hydrogen in Australia

A STUDY by BP Australia has proved the technical feasibility of producing green hydrogen and ammonia, at scale, in Western Australia.

Type: News

Book Review: People, Planet, Profit: Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Businesses

Kit Oung; ISBN: 9781637421819; Business Expert Press; 2022; US$17.99

Type: Feature

Earthshot Prize Winners 2022

PACKAGING solutions made from seaweed, and rocks that lock away CO2 are just two of this year’s Earthshot Prize winners revealed by the competition’s founder, Prince William.

Type: News

Petronas dominates 2023 IChemE Global Awards as full list of finalists revealed

MALAYSIAN energy group Petronas is in the running for more than ten IChemE Global Awards, accolades that celebrate professional excellence, positive environmental impact, process safety, societal benefit, and other key qualities.

Type: News

Volunteer Spotlight: Cameron Langford AMIChemE

Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers

Type: Feature