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Plastics recycling facility launched in Cornwall to process microfibres from laundry
A “WORLD-FIRST” recycling centre has been launched in Cornwall, UK which will recycle plastics extracted from up to 86 t/y of microfibres captured in washing machines.
Type: News
Swansea University and Tata Steel assess use of waste heat from steel industry
A PROJECT between Swansea University, UK, and Tata Steel will assess if a thermochemical heat storage material developed by the university could be used to recover waste heat in industry.
Type: News
Demystifying Engineering Projects Part 4: Construction & Commissioning
In the final part of his series, Steven King looks at construction and commissioning, the critical phases of project execution
Type: Feature
The University of Newcastle wins two Cygnet Awards
THE University of Newcastle has become the first university in Australia to be awarded two Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Cygnet Awards, for its work in attracting, retaining and supporting women and underrepresented groups.
Type: News
THE field of process safety is constantly evolving. This goes right from the early 1800s – when Éleuthère Irénée du Pont recognised the importance of leadership commitment and had his managers and their families live at the gunpowder factory, thus ensuring they had a focus on safety – to modern-day technological developments in the design of instrumented protective systems.
Type: Feature
ABB signs deal with Yitai Group
ABB has signed an agreement with Chinese coal production company Yitai to apply ABB’s technologies across Yitai’s plants.
Type: News
End of the Road for Wythenshawe Test Rig
How the UK’s least known nuclear facility has played a key part in keeping the lights on
Type: Feature
Engineering Net Zero Part 2: How We Can Give Consumers Choice in the Push for Green Transport
David Simmonds discusses the need to accelerate flexibility when it comes to cleaner transport options
Type: Feature
BASF joins forces to plan electric car battery recycling cluster
BASF, Fortum and Nornickel are planning a recycling centre in Finland that would recover metals from electric car batteries.
Type: News
Book Review: Credibility Crisis: Brumadinho and the Politics of Mining Industry Reform
Andrew Hopkins and Deanna Kemp; ISBN: 9781922509048; Wolters Kluwer; 2021; US$65
Type: Feature
Using LEGO bricks for microfluidics
RESEARCHERS at MIT have simplified the process of creating microfluidics prototypes by building them out of LEGO bricks.
Type: News
Australian gas plan ‘locks in devastating global heating’
AS PART of its “gas-led recovery”, the Australian Government has released the first full National Gas Infrastructure Plan (NGIP) to help secure gas supply over the next 20 years.
Type: News
Increasing yield for portable vaccine production method
RESEARCHERS at Northwestern University, US have discovered a way to improve their new protein-based vaccine manufacturing method, which could help to broaden access to potentially life-saving medicines that can combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and viruses.
Type: News
David Simmonds asks how do we achieve energy security and what’s the role of gas storage?
Type: Feature
PFAS Uncovered: What You Need to Know About These Lingering (Not Forever) Chemicals
Paul Nathanail argues that rather than referring to PFAS as ‘forever chemicals’, the term ‘lingering chemicals’ better captures the challenge of managing their environmental risks once they escape into soil and water
Type: Feature
Imagining What Chemical Engineering Will Look Like in 50 Years
Duncan Barker got in touch to share a prize-winning essay that he discovered his late father Andy had written 50 years ago imagining what life at Stanlow Refinery would look like in 2023. Given he followed his father into chemical engineering, we couldn’t resist seeing if Duncan had inherited the literary gene too. Here’s his take on what life will be like at a plant 50 years from now…
Type: Feature
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
Evonik sets up first Asia research hub
EVONIK is to build its first Asian research hub in Singapore, with a specific focus on functional surfaces and additive manufacturing.
Type: News
Eric Wood, Rick Parkman, and Annette Nolan look at how policymakers are responding to the challenges of PFAS globally
Type: Feature
Explosion hits Valero’s Texas City refinery
AN explosion and fire has hit Valero Energy’s 225,000 bbl/d Texas City refinery, with no injuries reported.
Type: News
