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Scientists demonstrate powdered vaccine can break the cold chain
SCIENTISTS have taken a step forward in breaking the so-called vaccine “cold chain” by creating a powdered vaccine that has prompted an immune response.
Type: News
Evonik develops novel membrane for hydrogen production
EVONIK has developed a novel anion exchange membrane (AEM) that could contribute to commercial realisation of hydrogen production via electrolysis. The development comes as part of an EU-funded project aiming to achieve cost-effective hydrogen production.
Type: News
INWED: Navya Thomas recognised as an innovator
COINCIDING with the celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2022, Research Fellow at Cranfield University Navya Thomas has been announced among the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering, for invention and innovation.
Type: News
Kanga awarded Engineers Australia’s highest honour
MARLENE KANGA has been awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, the highest honour given by Engineers Australia (EA).
Type: News
Safer and more efficient alkylation process now at commercial scale
CHEVRON and Honeywell have started commercial operation of a new alkylation process using an ionic liquid catalyst that is safer and more efficient than traditional methods.
Type: News
Reflections from Uchenna Onwuamaegbu, Jamie Hoar, Heather Williams and IChemE’s National Early Careers Committee
Type: Feature
World-first electric steam cracker demo starts operations in push to slash emissions by 90%
BASF, SABIC and Linde have started operating a demonstration plant to prove that electrically heated steam cracking can significantly cut emissions from one of the chemical sector’s most energy intensive operations.
Type: News
Our Research Focus: Converting a Problem into a Solution
James Young asks chemical engineers if they’re ready to realise the potential in creating feedstock from waste streams in the quest for decarbonisation
Type: Feature
How Do Engineers Stop Giving Their Clients What They Want?
Tom Baxter on when engineers have to choose between business and principles
Type: Feature
ENGINEERS at the University of Surrey are investigating how phosphorous can be filtered from human urine in a bid to avoid shortages of a critical element for food production and to protect the environment.
Type: News
Producing ammonia with small-scale electrochemical reactors
A TEAM of MIT chemical engineers has developed an electrochemical process for producing ammonia that reduces emissions and could allow decentralised production of ammonia in remote areas.
Type: News
Solar-powered water purification wins top IChemE Award
DESOLENATOR, a company making solar-powered water purification devices, has won the overall Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2017 IChemE Global Awards.
Type: News
US-designed natural gas reactor heats up alternative propylene production
US RESEARCHERS have designed a reactor that produces propylene from natural gas, potentially providing a sustainable pathway to meeting the growing global demand for the popular monomer.
Type: News
The Design Process: From Concept to Heat and Mass Balance
Tom Baxter kicks off a four-part series giving new graduates a better understanding of how the design process works in industry, from concept to execution
Type: Feature
Yvonne Owens talks about her role as Whey Intake Process Manager at Ireland's largest dairy processor
Type: Feature
Safety is my job: Muhammad Naeem Ullah
Robin Turney speaks to Muhammad Naeem Ullah about his work as a process safety specialist at the Health and Safety Executive
Type: Feature
Demonstration plant for ground-breaking chemicals technology
PHOTANOL, a platform renewable chemicals company, is building a demonstration plant for what it claims is a “ground-breaking” chemicals technology which produces chemical building blocks from sunlight and CO2. The facility will be located at a site in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, owned by partnering chemicals company Nouryon.
Type: News
Prime Minister tours Imperial's carbon capture pilot plant
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May visited Imperial College London’s carbon capture pilot plant along with Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry. Chemical engineering academics and students recount the success of the visit.
Type: Feature
