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CSB identifies six key safety issues that led to 2018 Superior refinery explosion
FAILURE to learn from a similar incident investigation released less than a year prior is among six key safety issues that contributed to the 2018 explosion at the Superior refinery in Wisconsin, US, says the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
Type: News
Addressing the Grand Challenges
Claudia Flavell-While looks at learned society priorities
Type: Feature
Fire at South Korea facility injures 56
A FIRE has occurred at Lotte Chemical’s naphtha cracker in Seosan, South Korea, injuring at least 56 people.
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
Shelling causes ammonia leak at Ukraine facility
RUSSIAN shelling in northern Ukraine has led to an ammonia leak at a chemical facility, with nearby residents told to shelter in place.
Type: News
Brewing Up a Storm: The Origins of Biotechnology Part 2
In this two-part contribution to his series about chemical engineering history, Martin Pitt focuses on the interesting developments in biotechnology
Type: Feature
WSP Lifts Top Prize at 2024 IChemE Global Awards
Clean water system picks up Outstanding Achievement award on a night celebrating the best in chemical engineering innovation, writes Aniqah Majid
Type: Feature
Tips for selecting a pumping system for chemical treatment and comparing different dosing systems
Type: Feature
CSB releases final report on hydrogen sulfide release at Texas waterflood station
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its final report on the 2019 hydrogen sulfide release at the Aghorn Operating waterflood station in Texas, which caused the deaths of two people.
Type: News
Final report into 2019 PES fire released
THE FINAL report into a massive fire and subsequent explosions that took place in June 2019 at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been released by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
Type: News
Jacobs buys CH2M for US$3.27bn
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP has bought CH2M HILL for a total of US$3.27bn, including net debt, creating a merged company worth US$15bn.
Type: News
Michaël Kolk explains why chemical firms should unleash the power of convergence
Type: Feature
Celebrating IChemE as a Learned Society
Alexandra Meldrum recalls our learned society’s achievements and previews what’s to come
Type: Feature
Experts gather to discuss our discipline’s future in terms of sustainability and the environment
Type: Feature
IChemE invites nominations for 2025 medals and prizes
ICHEME is urging chemical and process engineers from across the globe to highlight the world-leading contributions of their colleagues with nominations for the Institution’s 2025 medals and prizes.
Type: News
Jacobs Douwe Egberts is new Corporate Partner
JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) in Banbury, UK, has been made an IChemE Bronze Corporate Partner.
Type: News
Princeton creates instant hydrogel from spaghetti-like fibres
RESEARCHERS at Princeton University have discovered a way to make hydrogel in an instant and chemical-free way by forcing polymer fibres and water through a syringe.
Type: News
Keeping proteins active outside of the cell
A METHOD has been developed for keeping proteins functional in non-native environments, which could be used to create protein “mats” that can soak up chemical pollution.
Type: News
Volunteer Spotlight: Tan Geok Chai
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
