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Heriot-Watt researchers make hydrogen from whisky wastewater

WASTEWATER from whisky distilleries could be used to produce hydrogen, saving precious freshwater, thanks to nanoparticles used by researchers at Heriot-Watt University.

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A novel EOR surfactant

SCIENTISTS at Swansea University, UK have developed a novel, ‘green’ surfactant which improves oil recovery by 72%. The surfactant is quick and simple to synthesise and could provide a cheaper, greener alternative to common EOR surfactants.

Type: News

Explosion at Illinois lubricants facility

AN explosion occurred at a facility in Rockton, Illinois, US, on 14 June. The subsequent fire has yet to be fully extinguished, but authorities say it is under control.

Type: News

Novel battery technology project succeeds in proof-of-concept

A COLLABORATIVE project has succeeded in demonstrating proof-of-concept for novel sodium-nickel-chloride battery technology. The £250,000 (US$310,057) project involved innovation centre CPI, Lancaster-based SME LiNa Energy, and the University of Lancaster.

Type: News

Global Status of CCS report warns ‘more to be done’

THE Global CCS Institute says that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is vital to meeting the Paris climate change targets, but while significant advances have been made in the past year, there is a long way to go.

Type: News

Curtin University to lead roadmap to decarbonise WA

CURTIN University’s School of Mines is leading the way in a campaign to decarbonise Western Australia (WA) through integrated mineral carbonation, the Australian Government has announced.

Type: News

Water UK unveils plan to reach 2030 net zero target

FOLLOWING its announcement earlier this year that it was setting a target to be net zero by 2030, UK Water has published the details of its plan to reach that goal.

Type: News

Go Big, Start Now

Adam Duckett on why solving the world’s grand challenges needs even grander vision – and how you can contribute

Type: Feature

Using wood waste to produce biochemicals: green chemistry for a green future

Amanda Doyle speaks to Florence Gschwend, CEO and Co-founder of Lixea, about the company's new process to turn wood waste into biochemicals, bioplastics, and biofuels.

Type: Feature

Cutting Through the Noise of Green Hydrogen Projects

Alex Howard and Jonathan Upton offer criteria for determining which projects are likely to succeed

Type: Feature

UK partners to advance inertial confinement fusion

FOLLOWING the US’s major fusion breakthrough with inertial confinement technology, a UK partnership has announced that it will design and construct a demonstrator for a similar approach at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, UK.

Type: News

UK ammonia cracking plant takes first steps in push towards hydrogen economy

AN AMMONIA cracking system has started operations at the Tyseley Energy Park in the UK, as developers seek to demonstrate its use as a medium for shipping hydrogen.

Type: News

UK fracking set to resume today after seven-year break

FRACKING is set to restart in the UK today after a High Court judge dismissed a last-minute legal challenge to block the contentious process.

Type: News

MIT engineers develop catalyst that converts methane into ‘useful’ polymers

CHEMICAL engineers from MIT have designed a catalyst that can convert methane into polymers, in a process they predict will turn methane “into something useful”.

Type: News

Air Apparents

Amanda Jasi speaks to the innovators developing direct air capture technologies hoping to be next in line to move us towards a net zero future

Type: Feature

Sabic invests £850m in UK cracker restart and conversion

SABIC is investing £850m (US$1.16bn) to restart its hydrocarbon cracker in Wilton, Teesside, UK, and convert it to run on hydrogen.

Type: News

UK Government launches its hydrogen strategy

THE UK Government has released its long-awaited strategy on hydrogen, which details its plans to develop a hydrogen economy.

Type: News

Policy Perspective

Samson Yosef explains how IChemE is supporting members to influence policy

Type: Feature

NZTC reveals winners of its 2022 Open Innovation Programme

NET ZERO Technology Centre (NZTC), a UK-based innovation firm, has revealed the 20 game-changing net zero technologies that will each win a share of an investment pot worth £8m (US$8.9m).

Type: News

Our Research Focus: Déjà Vu

Humbul Suleman and Rizwan Nasir ask if VHS tapes can help to develop better membranes for CO2 removal?

Type: Feature