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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
Siemens to cut over 6,000 jobs globally in industrial automation and EV charging businesses
GERMAN technology conglomerate Siemens has announced it is cutting more than 6,000 jobs from its global workforce by 2027.
Type: News
The Fire at Hickson & Welch, 21 September 1992
This September is the 25th anniversary of the accident at Hickson & Welch (H&W) which killed five people in a jet fire which lasted for no more than 100 seconds. This short article is a review and reminder of the key lessons that came out of the accident, hopefully to ensure they are not forgotten as time passes.
Type: Feature
Nick Starkey of the Royal Academy of Engineering explains why engineering input is so crucial for policymakers
Type: Feature
How to Design a Biological Wastewater Treatment Process
Davide Dionisi’s worked example demonstrates how sustainable wastewater treatment design can balance environmental protection, energy efficiency, and operating costs
Type: Feature
Process Hengineering, You Say?
How a team of process engineers turned waste calcium hydroxide into valuable animal feed
Type: Feature
Jonathan Wright and colleagues explain how their IChemE Award-winning ion exchange and encapsulated bacteria technologies can combat critical nitrate problems
Type: Feature
Air Products shares how it replaced the cryogenic distillation columns at an ageing industrial gas plant without compromising supplies
Type: Feature
How to Size and Rate Horizontal Three-Phase Separators
Separation is used in almost every oil and gas process. But how do you size or rate a separator and what fundamental principles should be applied?
Type: Feature
Why You Shouldn’t be Afraid of Sales
Nigel Hirst argues that despite their wariness of sales roles, chemical engineers actually make the best technical salespeople
Type: Feature
Future of clean energy discussed at London workshop
THE Fuel and Energy Research Forum held its Workshop on Combustion-related Research and the Inaugural Clean Energy Science Lecture on 7 October in London, UK, in collaboration with IChemE’s Clean Energy SIG and other partners.
Type: News
Adam Duckett on the turbulent crucible in which IChemE was formed
Type: Feature
What to do About Creeping Change
A new hazard identification methodology can identify creeping changes, potentially averting catastrophic consequences
Type: Feature
The chemical sector and its digital journey
Looking at the technology focus behind Industry 4.0
Type: News
Follow our latest news coverage during the crucial UN climate conference in Glasgow
Type: News
Book review: Success Strategies from Women in STEM: A Portable Mentor (Second edition)
Navigating the world of work and understanding how to advance a career can be difficult. This book contains professional development advice on a range of topics to assist the reader in preparing solid foundations for future progression.
Type: Feature
Johann Glauber – Alchemy to Modern Chemistry
Alchemy. It’s a word that conjures up images of charlatans and quackery, of quasi-mythical men poring over steaming cauldrons trying to turn lead into gold. It’s an image that is worlds apart from modern chemical engineering, carried out in a sleek contractor’s office, in a modern laboratory or on a heavy industrial site – factual, precise, auditable.
Type: Feature
David Simmonds explains the challenges of pursuing major projects sustainably
Type: Feature
Volunteer Spotlight: Azzam Younes
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
