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Using open-source tech and ChatGPT to create virtual analysers of chemical dosage
A new online dashboard of chemical concentrations for an offshore oil production facility used open-source technology stack and ChatGPT to achieve the holy grail in digital: better, faster, and cheaper – built for less than a tenth of the cost of installing new instrumentation offshore
Type: Feature
The Benefits of a PhD: An Academic's Perspective
In the second part of this series, members of IChemE’s National Early Careers Committee talk to Vassilis Charitopoulos about his post-PhD career
Type: Feature
Grant Wellwood says soft sensors offer process engineers intriguing new ways to monitor and bolster their processes
Type: Feature
Vattenfall plans gas power station H2 switch
VATTENFALL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Statoil and Gasunie to investigate converting its 1,311 MWe Magnum gas-fired power station in the Netherlands to run on hydrogen.
Type: News
A STANFORD University study suggests that ageing oilfields can demand more energy even while petroleum production drops, and this should be taken into account for climate modelling and policy.
Type: News
Making polysulfates and polysulfonates
RESEARCHERS using so-called “click chemistry” say they have developed a fast, easy way to make sulfur-containing polymers that could lower the cost of large-scale production.
Type: News
Light-activated catalyst turns CO2 to CO
RESEARCHERS at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US have developed a “spongy” nickel-based, light-activated catalyst which can convert CO2 to CO with near 100% efficiency.
Type: News
Solar paint turns wall into a fuel station
ONE day, fuel stations could become little more than a wall coated with a special catalytic paint, thanks to a novel hydrogen-production system developed by researchers at Australia’s RMIT University.
Type: News
Making polycarbonate from sugar and CO2
CHEMISTS at the University of Bath, UK, have developed a process to create polycarbonate plastic from sugars and CO2, which is more sustainable and safer than conventional methods.
Type: News
DowDuPont revises split plans following merger
DOWDUPONT has revised its plans to split into three divisions following its merger and will change which businesses end up in which company.
Type: News
A CERAMIC pump capable of transferring molten tin at temperatures of more than 1,400°C could lead to new types of chemical reactors, according to researchers.
Type: News
Detecting water leaks with ‘smart paper’
A SMART paper laced with conductive nanomaterials could be used to easily locate water leaks in a complex network of pipes, according to researchers.
Type: News
New graphene oxide membrane filters organics
GRAPHENE OXIDE membranes were once thought to be permeable only to aqueous solutions, but researchers in Manchester, UK, have developed a new form of graphene oxide membrane that can filter organic solvents.
Type: News
Emerson returns with US$29bn bid for Rockwell
EMERSON ELECTRIC has increased its offer for Rockwell Automation to US$29bn.
Type: News
BACTERIAL cells that work as a “tape recorder”, by recording environmental interactions and time-stamping events, could lead to a new class of technologies, according to researchers.
Type: News
Australian coal-to-hydrogen plant will fuel Japan’s green economy
THE AUSTRALIAN government has entered into a partnership with Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries to turn Australia’s brown coal into hydrogen for use in Japan.
Type: News
Diversity and pharma awards added to IChemE programme
ICHEME has added two new categories to its Global Awards programme: the Pharma Award and the Diversity and Inclusion Award.
Type: News
HUMAN corneas have been 3D-bioprinted using a specially designed bio-ink containing corneal cells.
Type: News
Queen honours Rose Amal, David Hind, Graham Hutchings and Jim Ratcliffe
THE QUEEN has awarded birthday honours to four members of IChemE: Rose Amal, David Hind, Graham Hutchings and Jim Ratcliffe.
Type: News
M SAM MANNAN, a chemical engineer and pioneer of process safety, passed away on 11 September 2018.
Type: News
