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Harnessing sunlight to convert CO2 to fuels
Amanda Doyle speaks to Solistra Co-founder Alexandra Tavasoli about the company's process that uses a photoreactor to convert CO2 to fuel and feedstocks.
Type: Feature
Waste to BioSNG innovation wins big at IChemE Awards
A NEW technology that converts solid household waste into sustainable bio-energy has won the top prize at the IChemE Global Awards 2018, held in Manchester UK on 1 November.
Type: News
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
Rules of Thumb: Radar Level Measurement
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
Sellafield digital twin project clinches top IChemE award
SELLAFIELD and the National Nuclear Laboratory were awarded IChemE’s Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering Award for developing a digital twin of a crucial nuclear waste processing plant which has enabled them to radically improve its performance and extend the life of the facility.
Type: News
Sellafield Digital Twin Project Clinches Top IChemE Award
Adam Duckett reports from this year’s Awards ceremony
Type: Feature
Seabed watchdog accuses deep-sea miner of ignoring risk procedures after spill in Pacific
NAURA OCEAN RESOURCES (NORI), the company which sparked debate into deep sea mining in 2021, has been investigated by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) after causing a slurry spill in the Pacific last year. According to ISA, the incident, which was reported as “not causing serious harm to the marine environment” was a result of the company failing to follow its own risk management rules, and having project crew that were not prepared or trained to manage the risk.
Type: News
Nigel Hirst and Keith Plumb have their say on the issues affecting IChemE members
Type: News
CO2 to SAF: A one-step solution
Oxford spinout OXCCU has launched a demonstration plant at London Oxford Airport to trial its one-step process of turning CO2 into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Aniqah Majid visited the plant to investigate the benefits of its “novel” catalyst
Type: Feature
Airborne PFAS: The Next Frontier for Detection and Mitigation
Mike Chang on why tackling PFAS in the air could become a defining test of analytical and engineering collaboration
Type: Feature
The Muon: A Particle that Punches above its Weight
Peter Walmsley explains the role of muon tomography in waste management at the Sellafield site
Type: Feature
From studying undergraduate biochemical engineering at UCL, to distilling gin in Finland
Type: Feature
The Pharmaceutical Industry: Engineering Frustrations
Hedley Rees and Keith Plumb discuss how current methods of drug development are impeding engineers, and suggest a new model to provide patients greater access to medicines
Type: Feature
Our Research Focus: Going with the Flow Chemistry
Christian Holtze and Klaus Hellgardt on how the newly established IConIC consortium is aiming to seize the opportunities presented by flow chemistry and implement them on a commercial scale
Type: Feature
Claudia Flavell-While updates on the progress of IChemE’s learned society activities
Type: Feature
Vale CEO resigns after Brazil dam collapse
FABIO Schvartsman has resigned as the CEO of Vale, following the fatal collapse of a Vale mine tailings dam. Since the collapse, 186 people have been confirmed dead and 122 people remain missing.
Type: News
Nuclear industry releases cost cutting framework
THE Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), a UK trade association for civil nuclear industry, has released framework which could enable industry to cut the costs of constructing new nuclear stations in the UK.
Type: News
Controversial Narrabri gas project gets ‘green light’ from NSW development authority
SANTOS has received “phased” and strictly conditioned approval from the independent planning commission of New South Wales (NSW) for its controversial A$3.6bn (US$2.58bn) Narrabri coal seam gas project, which could supply up to half of the state’s gas demand.
Type: News
Court finds Shell liable for Nigerian oil spills
A DUTCH appeals court has ruled that Shell is responsible for the consequences of oil spills in two Nigerian villages from its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). A decision regarding oil spills in a third village is yet to be made.
Type: News
