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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
Snapshot - Fukushima Anniversary
Type: Feature
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
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
Solving a serious environmental problem on a maleic anhydride plant
Type: Feature
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
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
