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2D materials with ‘smallest possible’ holes sieve salt from seawater
RESEARCHERS at the University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) have assembled membranes with the smallest possible manmade holes which can separate salts from seawater.
Type: News
World’s largest dynamic hydrogen electrolysis plant inaugurated
THE WORLD’S largest dynamic hydrogen electrolysis plant has been inaugurated in Germany, and has the capacity to produce hundreds of tons of hydrogen every year.
Type: News
Blubber breakthrough: MIT engineers increase wetsuit survivability
MIT chemical engineer Michael Strano has helped develop a treatment for wetsuits that protects divers in frigid waters.
Type: News
New catalyst reduces carbon dioxide emissions in coal-to-liquids process
A CATALYST has been developed that almost eliminates carbon dioxide emissions in the Fischer-Tropsch process in the conversion of coal-to-liquid fuels.
Type: News
Update: 134 confirmed dead after Brazil dam breach
FOLLOWING the collapse of a Vale dam in Brazil, 134 people have now been confirmed dead, with 120 of them identified. 199 people remain missing. The collapse occurred on 25 January in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Type: News
Threads that change colour in response to certain gases
A NEW method for dying threads could be used to create smart clothing that changes colour in the presence of potentially harmful gases.
Type: News
Environmentally friendly alternative to polystyrene foam
A plant-based alternative to polystyrene foam has been developed that has better insulation properties than petroleum-based foam.
Type: News
Australia investigates building its largest hydrogen production plant
QUEENSLAND Government-owned power generation company Stanwell is spending A$5m (US$3.4m) to study the feasibility of a 10 MW or larger hydrogen production demonstration plant in Central Queensland, Australia. It would be largest plant of its kind in the country.
Type: News
IChemE awards Arup Gold Corporate Partner status
ICHEME has awarded Gold Corporate Partner status to Arup, an international company comprised of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants, and technical specialists. This was in recognition of the company’s commitment to developing the chemical engineering profession.
Type: News
Lowering emissions from ammonia production with electrolysis
A NEW method to produce ammonia via electrolysis can improve the process while also lowering emissions.
Type: News
Partners collaborate for sustainable lithium production
SCHLUMBERGER New Energy and Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) have entered a collaborative agreement to validate and optimise a sustainable lithium production process that could support the rapidly-growing electric vehicle (EV) market.
Type: News
A$2.5m to fund pilot for greener lithium extraction
NOVALITH Technologies has raised A$2.5m (US$3.4m) of seed funding that will finance build-out and operation of a pilot plant in Sydney, Australia, helping to move the company’s environmentally friendly lithium extraction technology towards commercial demonstration.
Type: News
Charles Darwin University will install hydrogen system to collaborate with industry
CHARLES Darwin University is purchasing a hydrogen energy storage system to help Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) develop greener industries.
Type: News
IChemE joins bid to create Australian hydrogen research centre
ICHEME is joining a proposed Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in Australia that would work to expand the production of green hydrogen and help decarbonise industrial processes and energy systems.
Type: News
Heineken to pour £25m into low carbon heat system for Manchester brewery
HEINEKEN UK, the maker of Heineken, Birra Moretti, and Foster's, has said it will pour £25m (US$32m) into a new low carbon heat technology project to slash emissions from its 700m-pint-a-year Manchester brewery.
Type: News
Worker dies in Melbourne chemicals plant blast
A MAN has died in an explosion at a chemical plant in Melbourne, Australia.
Type: News
ExxonMobil to build CCS pilot plant using carbonate fuel cell technology
ESSO Nederland, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, plans to build a pilot carbon capture plant at its Rotterdam Manufacturing Complex to test the performance and commercial operability of carbonate fuel cell (CFC) technology.
Type: News
Norfolk Southern bill for East Palestine train derailment hits US$1.7bn
THE US government and freight operator Norfolk Southern (NS) have reached an agreement to resolve federal claims and investigations over the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Type: News
Plastics: Biodegradable, Bio-based, or Compostable?
Conventional plastics are widely recognised as harmful to the environment, but are the alternatives any more eco-friendly?
Type: Feature
Australia invests US$42m in CCS projects tackling hard-to-abate industries
THE AUSTRALIAN government has awarded A$65m (US$42m) worth of grants to carbon capture projects using emerging technologies to reduce emissions from hard-to-abate industries.
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