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Spontaneous Combustion of Tortilla Chip Waste: an Unknown Known?

A analysis of a fire caused by spontaneous combustion of food waste at a factory in Texas.

Type: Feature

2018 – The Year of Engineering

Adam Duckett speaks to engineers, schoolchildren and teachers who took part in the UK government’s outreach initiative

Type: Feature

Who Will Win Your Vote in the Trustee Elections?

With voting set to close at 09:30 BST on 16 May, you are running out of time to help decide IChemE’s contested trustee elections. We asked the seven candidates to introduce themselves and their ambitions for IChemE.

Type: Feature

Steel’s New Chapter in the Race to Go Green

As blast furnaces fall silent, new technologies promise a greener future for steel. But as Sam Baker reports, the challenge is as much about people and places as it is about engineering

Type: Feature

How to Design a Reactor

How the various aspects of theory are essential in arriving at a reactor design in practice.

Type: Feature

H21: The Story So Far

Tim Harwood updates us on the collaborative gas industry programme to deliver the evidence on converting UK gas networks to 100% hydrogen

Type: Feature

Deconstructing Runaway Reactions Using Dynamic Modelling

James Close, John Barker and Georges Melhem use a case study to explain the importance of understanding inhibitor effectiveness for process safety

Type: Feature

Vale knew Brazil dam was unstable more than a decade before collapse, says report

ACCORDING to the summary of a report by an independent consulting committee created by Vale, the mining company knew as far back as 2003 about the safety issues at a Brazil dam which fatally collapsed last year. Additionally, it knew that a collapse of the structure could lead to a high number of deaths but took insufficient measures to mitigate impacts.

Type: News

Rules of Thumb: Orifices

Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems

Type: Feature

Set in Stone

Amanda Doyle speaks to Rahul Shendure about innovations for lower-emissions cement and storing CO2 in concrete

Type: Feature

Going for Gold…Red, Blue, or Black!

James Colley looks at opportunities available to chemical engineers both in traditional non-fossil fuel sectors and emerging sectors

Type: Feature

Poll: Engineers warn sale of UK vaccine centre risks health security and industry innovation

ENGINEERS have hit out at the UK Government’s reported plans to sell off the country’s emergency vaccine manufacturing facility, cautioning that a sale to private business will damage skills and scale-up opportunities, and the UK’s ability to react to future health emergencies.

Type: News

Safe Flow Meter Installation and Flow Monitoring in Hazardous Environments

Neil Hannay offers some practical advice

Type: Feature

The Story of Oil 1822–1922

Martin Pitt continues to look at the history of chemical engineering and IChemE

Type: Feature

Our Research Focus: Spinning out, going green

Jason Hallett on why forming spin-out companies became routine, and how he hopes to help others cross the infamous investment Valley of Death

Type: Feature

INWED 2023: Alexandra Meldrum on Being Curious and Building a Portfolio Career

For INWED 2023, Alexandra Meldrum offers insights on building an engineering career that makes a positive difference in the world

Type: Feature

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

Public Engagement for a Sustainable World

Alexandra Meldrum and Amit Verma share how IChemE members have been working to shape policy and public conversation

Type: Feature

IChemE Matters – September 2023

Nigel Hirst, Anousha Khan and Alexandra Meldrum have their say on the issues affecting IChemE members

Type: News

COP28 deal: a starting gun fired for the end of fossil fuels?

COUNTRIES have agreed at the COP28 climate conference to transition away from fossil fuels and triple renewable energy capacity. However, there are concerns about loopholes in the text, and a lack of finance for the massive scale-up of technology and adaptation required.

Type: News