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Heinz and Hanson Cement to benefit from £52m UK clean energy plan
The UK government has awarded funding worth £52m (US$64m) to 25 companies operating in the country, including Heinz and Hanson Cement, to boost their clean energy efforts.
Type: News
Fake lily pads could be second Sun for lithium manufacturers
A TRIAL to boost critical minerals production has shown that fake plastic lily pads could be a second Sun for lithium manufacturers.
Type: News
Nottingham scientists work with industry to create bacteria-killing paint
SCIENTISTS at the University of Nottingham in the UK have developed a paint-on resin that has been shown to eliminate a range of harmful microbes, including bacteria and viruses such as flu and COVID-19.
Type: News
UK sets out 300-year nuclear waste strategy
THE UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has relaunched its clean-up strategy for the country’s major nuclear sites, with plans spanning more than 300 years.
Type: News
US and UK companies join forces to develop maritime carbon capture technology
A BREAKTHROUGH shipboard system developed by US firm STAX Engineering and UK climate tech Seabound promises to scrub pollutants and CO2 directly from vessels at sea.
Type: News
Inside the Alcohol-free Beer Revolution
With the increase of low- and no-alcohol drinkers in the UK, Aniqah Majid investigates how 0% beer is made and whether you can taste the difference
Type: Feature
IChemE launches updated technical strategy
Chemical Engineering Matters now in third edition
Type: News
Viral Safety Challenges in Bioprocessing
David Gemmell explains how the industry keeps viruses and bacteria at bay in manufacturing
Type: Feature
Martin Pitt continues his look at the chemical engineering history of common salt
Type: Feature
ChemEng: 100 Years at Cape Town
Jim Petrie and Jenni Case celebrate a centenary of chemical engineering
Type: Feature
Materials: Decarbonising Cement
Kerry Hebden talks to the researchers and companies aiming for greener concrete processes
Type: Feature
Martin Pitt reflects on the history of the waste industry, including his own experiences
Type: Feature
Microbes, Microwaves, and Mixes: Eco-friendly Plastics Solutions
Amanda Jasi speaks to innovators striving to improve plastics sustainability and reduce their environmental impact
Type: Feature
Flixborough 50 Years On: How Management of Change Failures Contributed to the Disaster
Richard Mundy reflects on the Court of Inquiry’s findings relating to what we now call management of change (MOC), a concept that was not widely appreciated in 1974, and discusses modern MOC good practices and common pitfalls
Type: Feature
Health: Taking nanopharmaceuticals from the lab to clinics
Amanda Jasi spoke to Camden Cutright and Nazende Günday-Türeli on the challenges involved in developing nanopharmaceutical technologies
Type: Feature
Preventing the Next Battery Incident: Rethinking Battery Energy Storage Safety
As battery energy storage systems expand, recent fires and explosions prove compliance isn’t enough. James Close and Edric Bulan say only a layered, system-wide safety approach can meet the risks of thermal runaway and real-world failure
Type: Feature
Turning food waste into aviation fuel
A BIOREFINING process that converts wet waste – including food waste and wastewater sludge – into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been developed by researchers in the US. The SAF could be used in commercial flights within a couple of years if approved.
Type: News
