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US ammonia tanker spill kills five, injures seven
ANHYDROUS ammonia released from a tanker during a traffic incident in Teutopolis, US, is believed to have killed five people and hospitalised a further seven. Hundreds of residents were also evacuated as a precaution but were allowed to return home some hours later when it was determined the danger to the area had passed.
Type: News
MIT turns living plants into desk lamps
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS at MIT have engineered a living plant to emit green light, with the eventual hope of creating living, self-repairing, sustainable lighting solutions, like desk lamps.
Type: News
The Engineering Mindset Part 7: Complex or Complicated? Achieving negative carbon emissions
Chris and Penny Hamlin look at how a complexity-focused strategy can identify innovative pathways and solutions that move the chemical industry beyond net zero and to a future of negative emissions and sustainable practices
Type: Feature
Light-controlled yeast produces biofuel
MODIFIED yeast that use light as a switch to change metabolic pathways have been used to produce the biofuel isobutanol.
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Six people missing following blast at Chinese pesticide site
At least eight people are injured, and six others are missing after an explosion at a chemical factory in the city of Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, according to Chinese media sources.
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EFCE honours individuals and team that developed 3D-printed reactor
THE European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) has today announced the winners of a series of awards, including granting former IChemE president Richard Darton its highest distinction.
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Safety is my job: Fiona Barclay
Robin Turney speaks to Fiona Barclay about her role in keeping people safe at Clair Ridge
Type: Feature
Sellafield Digital Twin Project Clinches Top IChemE Award
Adam Duckett reports from this year’s Awards ceremony
Type: Feature
Surrey students’ clean water system wins Davidson Inventors Challenge 2025
YEAR 12 students from Surrey have scooped the top prize at the Davidson Investors Challenge 2025, for their “impressive” water filtration system.
Type: News
UK pay gap shows scale of male senior dominance
KEY employers of chemical engineers in the UK have published their gender pay gap information but have cautioned that the results, which at first glance look more favourable for men, are chiefly due to a lack of women in senior roles.
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Tahani Kaldéus talks about her work towards a greener fashion industry
Type: Feature
Daewoo signs MOU for building Iran refinery
US$10bn plant will produce 300,000 bbl/d of oil
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IChemE launches interactive safety case studies
ICHEME has launched two interactive safety case studies – Chemical Plant and Underground Pipeline. The launch was announced by Trish Kerin, IChemE Safety Centre Director, at Hazards 29, Europe’s largest annual process safety conference, held in Birmingham, UK.
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Why IChemE’s Member Engagement Committee offers a world of opportunities
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Practical Process Control Part 13: Signal Conditioning
Myke King continues his detailed series on process control, seeking to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for improvement
Type: Feature
Update: Three employees had “significant responsibility” for Chinese chemicals plant explosion
THREE employees of Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Company are said to have “significant responsibility” for an explosion at a Chinese chemicals plant, reports state news agency Xinhua. The explosion killed 78 people and injured more than 600.
Type: News
IChemE’s ECE journal awarded first Impact Factor
ICHEME’s journal Education for Chemical Engineers (ECE) has been awarded its first ever Impact Factor, allowing insight into its importance. Other IChemE journals saw their Impact Factors rise.
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