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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
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
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
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
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
ABF begins closure process of UK’s largest bioethanol plant amid uncertain government support
ASSOCIATED British Foods (ABF) has today started formal preparations to permanently close the UK’s largest bioethanol plant – a day after negotiations over business support began with the government.
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
Adam Duckett on why solving the world’s grand challenges needs even grander vision – and how you can contribute
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
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 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
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
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
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
Neste acquires stake in plastics recycling company
NESTE has acquired a minority stake in plastics recycling company Alterra Energy. The companies will work together to achieve global rollout of Alterra’s recycling technology.
Type: News
Ethics and AI: Concepts and Relevance for Chemical Engineers
John McDermid considers the ethical implications of using AI in a chemical engineering setting
Type: Feature
