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The challenge for chemical engineers of producing graphene at scale
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Why is it that the introduction of innovative process technologies appears to be so slow in the process industries? For example, the benefits of implementing flow chemistry at smaller commercial scales have been discussed for over a decade, and yet the reality is that new products continue to be realised through batch processes. Economies of scale and the two-thirds rule dominate the approach to large-volume, commodity chemicals, leading to highly centralised production, reliance on long-established process routes, and incremental improvements.
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IChemE President Ken Rivers explains the purpose of Strategy 2024 and why it is fundamental to the Institution’s future
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Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: An Evolving Industry
David Gemmell discusses how chemical engineers play their part in modern-day biopharma
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Old King Coal Part 1: Coal Fuel
In this new series, Martin Pitt outlines coal’s historic place, first as the basis for solid fuels, then gaseous fuels, chemicals, colours and pharmaceuticals
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BP Texas City: Lessons learned?
A look at how the process industries have changed, more than a decade on
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From studying undergraduate biochemical engineering at UCL, to distilling gin in Finland
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The big data revolution is happening, and we must harness its potential to develop formulated products better, faster and cheaper than ever before
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How a new process to recycle carbon fibre composites led to a race-ready kayak
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Key challenges in catalysis and a need for cross-discipline collaboration
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With enhanced recovery set to increase, the future looks bright for producers of oilfield chemicals.
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Transformational technologies in oil and gas. Could we learn future direction from past innovations?
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Thomas Midgley – A troubled legacy
From fuel hero to climate zero: Claudia Flavell-While on the turbulent life of Thomas Midgley
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Tomio Wada – My Grandad the Pocket Calculator
Claudia Flavell-While explores the surprising ancestry of modern electronic gadgets, and how a chemical engineer called Tomio Wada made it all happen
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… for Bob Gore, one giant leap for outdoor lovers. Claudia Flavell-While looks at the history of Gore-Tex
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Jay Bailey – Blazing a Trail for Biology
Jay Bailey helped to bring chemical engineering to cell level. Claudia Flavell-While investigates
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Claudia Flavell-While speaks with Yoshio Nishi, the Sony engineer who led the development of the ubiquitous lithium ion battery
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