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An olive branch for a circular economy
RESEARCHERS have piloted a process to turn a waste stream from olive oil manufacture into biofuel, bio-fertiliser and safe water for use in crop irrigation.
Type: News
How to Limit Amine Systems Failures
A review of incident trends reveals ways to reduce risks to production
Type: Feature
Neil Clark ventures inside University of Nottingham’s new green chemicals hub
Type: Feature
Joan Cordiner, Technical and Change Manager, Syngenta Houston speaks to Helen Tunnicliffe
Type: Feature
The ‘Watermelon’ Effect: Does a green dashboard mean a healthy facility?
Introducing the ‘watermelon’ effect, where process safety performance metrics appear ‘green’ suggesting that everything is under control, and yet digging below the surface reveals signs of ‘red’ indicating ill-health in the arrangements to prevent major accidents.
Type: Feature
AN ENGINEERING approach towards designing and managing complex systems could transform health and social care, according to a multi-disciplinary report.
Type: News
STUNNING 3D images that show the effect of electric fields on ionic winds flowing from a flame could help improve combustion efficiency and reduce pollution, according to researchers.
Type: News
CGN bids for stake in UK’s Moorside nuclear project
CGN is bidding for a stake in the UK’s planned Moorside nuclear plant following the financial troubles that have struck its developer Toshiba.
Type: News
Shott: UK chemical industry should focus on strengths
FORMER IChemE president Ian Shott says that the huge UK chemical industry must focus on its strengths – including biotechnology and process intensification if it is to grow.
Type: News
Analytic Excellence: An Example from Synthetic Biology
Ahead of our coming webinar on developing a culture of analytic excellence, Adam Duckett catches up with David McClymont of The London DNA Foundry to discuss the impetus for the organisation’s application of data analytics to synthetic biology and the benefits that have been reaped
Type: Feature
Carbon capture and storage costs money, so why bother? On the CCS Safari, Helen Tunnicliffe found out
Type: Feature
Singapore pharma innovation programme launched
A MEMORANDUM of understanding between three industry giants and Singapore’s public sector was signed today, which aims to develop the country’s pharmaceutical manufacturing centre.
Type: News
Communication: the Rate-limiting Step
The first of a regular series of pieces focussing on professional skills for chemical engineers, this time looking at communication
Type: Feature
Quality by design must be viewed as an opportunity, not as a regulatory burden
Type: Feature
As engineers, we need to break out of our technical bubble and ensure our message is heard
Type: Feature
Transformational technologies in oil and gas. Could we learn future direction from past innovations?
Type: Feature
