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Martin Pitt looks at the accidental discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a versatile non-stick coating known as Teflon or Fluon, and one of the first per- or polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in widespread use today
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Practical Process Control Part 10: Designing Level Controllers on a Distillation Column
Myke King continues his detailed series on process control, seeking to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for improvement
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Practical Process Control Part 4: Tuning a PID Controller
Myke King provides practical process control advice on how to bolster your processes
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Viewpoint: Electrification Should be the First Choice to Power Industry
While many industries have hidden behind the “hard to abate” label, advances mean deep emissions cuts are possible across most sectors. Green Alliance’s Liam Hardy says the key now is to ensure industrial electrification gets a fair hearing
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Phosphate Rocks Chapter 29: The Blinding
Chapter 29 in the serialisation of Fiona Erskine's novel Phosphate Rocks, a compelling mystery set in the world of industry
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Chemical Engineering Inspires Art
FIONA HAINES is a Bath-based artist who in 2016 heeded an invitation from Fringe Arts Bath to collaborate with the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath, having previously worked with scientists at the universities of Oxford and Bath.
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Cooling Down the Effects of Refrigerants
THE sense of euphoria surrounding the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol has somewhat subsided now. Last October the news broke that 170 countries had successfully negotiated an amendment to the Montreal Protocol Treaty and agreed to get rid of 90% of hydrofluorocar-bons (HFCs), and it was indeed time to celebrate. HFCs typically have a global warming potential 10,000 times higher than carbon dioxide, and with this treaty 0.5oC of future global temperature rise can be avoided. Good news for those hoping to see actions taken to stop or at least slow down the rising global temperature.
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An Integrated Approach to Process Design and Plant Automation
Oil refining, chemical, and petrochemical companies are continuously seeking new ways to optimise, de-risk, and accelerate capital projects.
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First US shale gas arrives in UK
The Ineos Insight passes under the Forth Bridge on its way to Grangemouth
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After ten years of promoting carbon capture and storage in the UK, the technology is still in 'suspended animation'
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Scotland’s Fracking Ban – Politics Trumps Expert Advice
THE Scottish government’s recent announcement on fracking was no surprise. No amount of evidence-based material would have countered entrenched public opinion. Opinions formed through exposure to very poor media reporting and scaremongering.
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Waldo Semon – Rubber, PVC and... bubblegum?
Waldo Semon has a lot to answer for, finds Claudia Flavell-While
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The route from coffee waste to biofuel: Dickon Posnett, Argent Energy Director of Corporate Affairs speaks to Neil Clark
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Effective communication a key theme as experts gather to discuss safety
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How turning a blind eye can have serious cumulative effects on process safety
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Scottish Government Encourages Plastics Production
On click-bait and the debate around fracking
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