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As we face grand challenges, Alexandra Meldrum says let’s consider the practical actions we can each take to help shape a sustainable future
Type: Feature
Soil-boosting tech wins US$50m XPRIZE for sucking CO2 from the air
A US$50m prize for developing technology that removes CO2 from the atmosphere and oceans has been won by Mati Carbon. Their free crushed rock helps smallholder farmers in Africa and India grow more crops from their soil.
Type: News
Stephen Drew reports on why classic pinch technology used in the NZ food industry is just as valid today as it’s ever been
Type: Feature
Materials: Making a Positive Difference
Adam Duckett talks to the engineers developing technologies to reduce the environmental impact of our clothes
Type: Feature
THE Barrow Group, in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick, UK, has developed a novel, more powerful method for analysing chemical mixtures that is able to assign a record-breaking 244,779 unique molecular compositions within a single petroleum sample. The method could enable analysis of challenging samples in a number of fields.
Type: News
BASF signs MoU for a US$10bn Verbund chemicals site in China
BASF is considering building a new highly-integrated – or ‘Verbund’ – chemicals site in Guangdong, China, and if it goes ahead it will be the company’s largest investment.
Type: News
Unilever joins forces with Ioniqa to scale up breakthrough plastic waste recycling process
UNILEVER has formed a partnership with processing pioneer Ioniqa and Indorama, the world’s largest producer of PET resin, to scale up a technology that converts plastic waste back into virgin feedstock.
Type: News
UK oil contractors report rising green demand
UK oil and gas contractors have reported a significant increase in demand for their services from outside of the sector.
Type: News
ExxonMobil exits Russia after ‘expropriation’ of Sakhalin-1
EXXONMOBIL has safely exited Russia following the Government’s “expropriation” of Sakhalin-1, a major oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East.
Type: News
IChemE Fellows Hutchings and Sherlock elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering
GRAHAM HUTCHINGS and Jon-Paul Sherlock, both IChemE Fellows, have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) for their outstanding contributions to engineering. Meanwhile, Marlene Kanga, IChemE Honorary Fellow and chair of the IChemE Safety Centre, has been elected as an International Fellow of the Academy.
Type: News
UK workers set to benefit from ‘energy skills passport’ backed by oil, gas, and wind industries
EMPLOYERS in the oil, gas, and wind sectors have partnered with energy initiatives to develop a skills passport to help UK workers through the energy transition.
Type: News
Bulk Solids Flow: Know What you’re Dealing With
A look at what should go into a proper Basis of Design document for a solids handling system
Type: Feature
Japanese oil giants develop waste plastic-to-oil facility with Mura Technology
OIL and petrochemical companies Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) and ENEOS have launched a facility which uses Mura Technology’s water-based recycling process to convert end-of-life plastic into oil for producing new chemicals and plastic products.
Type: News
How we can learn important safety lessons from success as well as failure
Type: Feature
Ineos will build Europe’s first new cracker for 20 years
INEOS will invest €2.7bn (US$3.1bn) to build a new ethane cracker and propane dehydrogenation unit in northwest Europe.
Type: News
IChemE Matters – November 2023
Nigel Hirst on the merits of mentoring; Allyson Woodford previews Chemeca 2023 and readers respond to UK climate policy shift
Type: News
Fresh Nanotech Solutions to a Freshwater Problem
With fresh water in limited supply, ensuring water security is a global challenge demanding urgent attention. Amanda Jasi spoke to researchers exploring novel nanotechnology to help meet that challenge
Type: Feature
Merry Christmas and a Happy New….CPD Cycle!
Peter Coutts asks: what’s the purpose of CPD in the later stages of your career?
Type: Feature
