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IChemE Matters – May 2024

Nigel Hirst on IChemE partnerships, including the latest link-up with ITN Business plus what inspired you to become a chemical engineer?

Type: News

Engineers gather to discuss global grand challenges

The Global Grand Challenges Summit 2019 took place in London on 16-18 September, with satellite events occurring in other countries.

Type: News

Dr Pepper Snapple buys Bai Brands drinks

US$1.7bn buy will boost healthier drinks portfolio

Type: News

UK scientists develop disruptive membrane

Urges nuclear industry to rapidly introduce process

Type: News

Old King Coal Part 2: Coal Gases

Martin Pitt continues his series on the history of coal, looking at coal gas, balloons and the fuels that lit the world

Type: Feature

Clariant contract for world-scale unit

Will help build largest dehydrogenation unit

Type: News

ExxonMobil gambles US$60bn on shale oil buyout

EXXONMOBIL has placed a US$60bn bet on US shale oil with the purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources.

Type: News

Current thinking: PFAS alternatives for semiconductors

The semiconductor industry has long been reliant on PFAS but that could be set to change thanks to an innovative partnership between a US manufacturer and the University of Massachusetts, as Kerry Hebden finds out

Type: Feature

Zero-Carbon Electricity

Malcolm Wilkinson and members of the Sustainabilty Special Interest Group discuss the technologies available for decarbonisation

Type: Feature

The Engineering Mindset Part 3: Complex or Complicated? Adapting Strategies

Chris and Penny Hamlin on how a complexity-based approach can be helpful in avoiding and mitigating unintended consequences

Type: Feature

Precision Pays Off: How Nanotechnology Promises to Improve Cancer Tests

Chemical engineer Paula Mendes talks to Adam Duckett about her big ambitions for tiny tech

Type: Feature

Vaccine Development: Mind the Gap

Timothy Clayton reviews the myriad of considerations faced by IChemE volunteers seeking to support successful vaccine production against Covid-19

Type: Feature

The Problem Solver

Solving a serious environmental problem on a maleic anhydride plant

Type: Feature

Handle with Care

Nikodem Siwek explains how to get the most from your pH measurement devices

Type: Feature

Steel industry gathers to discuss sustainability

INDUSTRY workers and researchers from across the steel sector gathered for the virtual bi-annual SUSTAIN conference in December 2021, which was titled Sustainability in Steel. SUSTAIN – Strategic University Steel Technology And Innovation Network – is a collaborative research hub working towards transforming the UK steel sector into a cleaner and smarter industry.

Type: News

Why we Need to Engage with Primary School Children – and How to do it Effectively

Joy Parvin has 32 years of working in primary schools’ outreach under her belt. She reflects on why it is so important for chemical engineers to engage with the youngest in our society, and shares tips from three Children Challenging Industry ambassadors who are out there doing it

Type: Feature

Phosphate Rocks Chapter 26: Crystals

Chapter 26 in the serialisation of Fiona Erskine's novel Phosphate Rocks, a compelling mystery set in the world of industry

Type: Feature

Ditch the Deluge

An argument for using insulation rather than fixed firewater deluge to protect bulk LPG storage tanks against the risk of BLEVEs

Type: Feature

2.4bn lack safe toilets: Ashok Kumar Fellow

Highlights sanitation problem in UK parliament brief

Type: News