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A Chemical Engineer’s Festive University Challenge
Chemical engineer and science communicator Yasmin Ali sits down with Aniqah Majid to discuss the energy transition, her university days, and her upcoming appearance on this year’s University Challenge Christmas series
Type: Feature
Viewpoint: The Path to Cost-effective CO2 Utilisation
CO2-based alternatives to high-volume fossil-fuel commodities often fall foul of the so-called green premium. However, Todd Brix says that by focusing on products that can be made from molecules with high molecular weight-to-electron ratios we can have a cheaper, greener future.
Type: Feature
Destroying PFAS… and environmental anxiety
Luke Henderson talks to Adam Duckett about his work scaling up a plasma torch system to destroy PFAS
Type: Feature
Practical Process Control Part 17: Fired Heaters - Part 1
In the first of a two-parter on fired heaters, Myke King shows how to implement duty controls
Type: Feature
Partnership to develop large-scale decarbonisation project in the Humber
PHILLIPS 66, Uniper, and Vitol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop Humber Zero, a decarbonisation project that will initially remove 8m t/y of carbon dioxide (CO2), with the potential to increase to 30m t/y. The project is part of efforts to transform the Humber region into the world’s first net-zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040.
Type: News
New cohort welcomed with industry insights, leadership lessons and a call to shape the future
Type: Feature
Our Research Focus: Converting a Problem into a Solution
James Young asks chemical engineers if they’re ready to realise the potential in creating feedstock from waste streams in the quest for decarbonisation
Type: Feature
Vendor Viewpoint: Unlocking Constrained Projects for a Greener Future
Decarbonisation must be the end goal for industry but getting there can sometimes be a source of frustration without capital investment. Could the zero capex model be the answer?
Type: Feature
CCS: Carbon Capture and Strategy
Helen Tunnicliffe goes on safari in Norway to learn about a government-backed scheme to set up a full-chain, full-scale CCS project
Type: Feature
What Employers Who Hire Graduate Engineers Really Want
Recruiters reveal how chemical engineering graduates can stand out in applications, interviews and beyond
Type: Feature
The fatal Brazil dam collapse highlights failings in the mining industry. Amanda Jasi speaks to experts about what must be done to improve safety and prevent repeats
Type: News
On the anniversary of the Banqiao Dam disaster of 1975, Fiona Macleod reflects on a visit to the area where an estimated 230,000 people drowned
Type: Feature
Gas has only limited role as ‘bridging fuel’
Report says without CCS carbon targets cannot be met
Type: News
CO2-reuse consortium seeks industry partners
Eyes large-scale market to capture and use emissions
Type: News
Oil professionals pick Shell as best employer
Survey looks at values, performance and pay
Type: News
Darren Broom discusses the need for new developments to address the challenges around multicomponent gas mixture instruments
Type: Feature
The £300 Industrial Secret that Changed the World
Martin Pitt looks at how acquiring gunpowder know-how shaped the world as we know it
Type: Feature
History of Nuclear Engineering Part 1: Radioactivity
For just over 100 years, radioactive elements have proved of industrial and commercial use. Martin Pitt charts their emergence
Type: Feature
History of Nuclear Engineering Part 2: Building the Bomb
The story of the Manhattan Project and the race to build nuclear weapons is usually told about physicists but Martin Pitt says their achievements wouldn’t have been possible without chemical engineers and chemical engineering companies
Type: Feature
EU fails to agree a net zero emissions target for 2050
FOUR countries have blocked an EU proposal which aims to set a net zero emissions target for the bloc for 2050.
Type: News
