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Wood improves solar steam generation
POROUS wood from trees like poplar and pine could be used for an efficient, biodegradable water purification device, according to researchers.
Type: News
Chemical Engineering Matters in a time of Global Challenges
Alexandra Meldrum outlines coming updates to IChemE’s technical roadmap
Type: Feature
Dame Judith Hackitt named interim chair of UK’s nuclear regulator
FORMER IChemE president Dame Judith Hackitt has been named the interim chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).
Type: News
Richardson: Make systems thinking education mandatory
ICHEME President Stephen Richardson has recommended to a House of Lords select committee that systems thinking skills should be mandatory in engineering education for effective risk management.
Type: News
Viral Safety Challenges in Bioprocessing
David Gemmell explains how the industry keeps viruses and bacteria at bay in manufacturing
Type: Feature
Mentors and mentees alike need to understand what good practice looks like, as the results of getting it wrong can be damaging
Type: Feature
What contribution do chemical engineers make in ensuring our food is safe?
Type: Feature
Water purification using sunlight and hydrogel
A WATER purification method has been developed that uses sunlight along with an inexpensive gel, rendering even high-salinity water safe to drink.
Type: News
The limited lifespans of wind turbines and solar panels mean many of the vital materials involved in their manufacture are often lost to landfill. Amanda Jasi talked to the innovative companies striving to ensure renewables are renewable
Type: Feature
Systems Engineering and Chemical Engineering Design
Rob Kirkpatrick explains teaching of soft skills
Type: Feature
Fuelling the World with Biomass
Our reliance on gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel shows little sign of declining despite the push to net zero. Could replacing crude oil in hydrocarbon liquids with cellulosic biomass feedstocks provide the solution?
Type: Feature
Flixborough 50 Years On: How Management of Change Failures Contributed to the Disaster
Richard Mundy reflects on the Court of Inquiry’s findings relating to what we now call management of change (MOC), a concept that was not widely appreciated in 1974, and discusses modern MOC good practices and common pitfalls
Type: Feature
Plasma synthesis turns CO2 and CH4 into fuels and chemicals
RESEARCHERS have reported a “major breakthrough” in reforming CO2 and CH4 into liquid fuels and chemicals, by using a highly selective one-step process at ambient conditions.
Type: News
A positive look at what has been and what can be achieved to reduce our carbon footprint
Type: Feature
Jacobs selected to support Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation to develop a UK demonstrator
NUCLEAR developer Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) UK, part of a US-based company, has selected Jacobs to support the design and development of its micro modular reactor (MMR), which is expected to support the transition away from fossil fuels. This follows news that the UK government has awarded USNC UK funding to build a demonstration reactor in the country.
Type: News
Ian Scott discusses the development of the waste-burning stable salt reactor (SSR)
Type: Feature
Considered by many to be the “Father of Process Intensification”, Colin Ramshaw leaves behind a legacy of research and vision of how the chemical industry could be transformed through development of equipment designed to unleash the potential of chemical processes.
Type: News
