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Fiona Macleod illustrates Trevor Kletz’ thoughts on accident investigation
Type: Feature
The Chemical Engineer: A Retrospective
Jamie Cleaver journeys through the life of TCE, exploring its contribution to our technical challenges, our professional identity and our community, amid massive scientific developments, societal changes, and a few changes in style
Type: Feature
Advanced nuclear design gets Canadian approval
THE Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has given the first regulatory nod to a commercial Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) design in North America.
Type: News
Kevin Dixon-Jackson (1947-2019)
KEVIN Dixon-Jackson, a longstanding member of IChemE’s Hazards conference organising committee, passed away peacefully on 12 January following a long career dedicated to understanding and improving industrial process safety.
Type: News
£40m water challenge to launch in May
6 May will see the first round of a new £40m (US$55.2m) collaborative competition expected to encourage innovation in water and wastewater services and drive transformational change for the sector.
Type: News
Grant Wellwood calls for manufacturers to include environmental impact labels on their products
Type: Feature
US DOE awards US$38m for nuclear recycling projects
THE US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding US$38m in funding to twelve projects aimed at recycling used nuclear fuel from the country’s commercial power reactors.
Type: News
Why IChemE’s Member Engagement Committee offers a world of opportunities
Type: News
A Visible Career on the Spectrum
An engineer with autism explains how she has succeeded in the workplace, and what employers can do to be more supportive
Type: Feature
Boston Metals’ electrified process starts extracting valuable metals from mining slag
A PILOT plant that recovers metals from mining waste has started operations in Brazil, as developer Boston Metals scales technology that it hopes will lead to greener steel production.
Type: News
Bechtel signs US$15.2bn in LNG contracts with Tellurian
TELLURIAN has awarded four contracts worth US$15.2bn to Bechtel for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the vast Driftwood LNG export facility planned near Lake Charles, Louisiana, US.
Type: News
Smaller cheaper plants: Exxon and BASF tout improved gas-treating solvent
EXXONMOBIL and BASF are carrying out a full-scale commercial demonstration of a new gas-treating solvent that they claim will enable refiners to increase capacity and reduce operating costs.
Type: News
Amanda Doyle explains why the energy transition must be fair for workers in high carbon industries
Type: Feature
IChemE’s New Major Hazards Management Agenda
IChemE groups will speak with one voice, says Margaret Donnan
Type: Feature
CO2 shortage sparks concerns over food and drinks supplies
BEER, fizzy drinks, and poultry supplies are at risk of disruption in the UK following a shortage of carbon dioxide.
Type: News
Shell and bp sell South Africa’s largest refinery two years after closure
SHELL Downstream South Africa (SDSA) and bp Southern Africa (bpSA) have agreed to sell each of their 50% stakes in assets at the Sapref refinery precinct to state-owned energy company CEF as the government seeks to secure the nation’s energy security.
Type: News
New partnership seeks to get STEM professionals on a career break back into the industry
CHEMICALS giant Johnson Matthey has formed a new partnership with STEM Returners, an organisation who specialise in helping STEM professionals return to work after a career break
Type: News
Mura and Ghent Uni join forces to extend recycling process to other problem plastics
MURA TECHNOLOGY, the firm behind a plastics recycling demonstration plant that’s under construction in the UK, has formed a research partnership with Belgium’s Ghent University to explore how its technology might be used to recycle a wider range of waste.
Type: News
Supporting members during these distressing times
How the IChemE Benevolent Fund is supporting members during this extraordinary period, including providing six free careers-focussed webinars
Type: Feature
