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Understanding why fracking wastewater contains radioactive waste
RESEARCHERS at Dartmouth College, US, have released a study explaining the transfer of radium to wastewater during hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas extraction. An understanding of the mechanisms involved could lead to the development of strategies to mitigate wastewater production.
Type: News
After the spill: safety standards and metrics
Ten years after Deepwater Horizon, US offshore drilling safety improvements remain elusive
Type: Feature
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
Saudi Aramco signs deal with Indian consortium for new refinery
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Saudi Aramco has made an agreement with a consortium of Indian oil companies to develop a US$44bn refinery and petrochemicals facility despite protests from locals.
Type: News
Stretchable battery for wearable electronics
RESEARCHERS at Stanford University, US have developed a soft and stretchable battery that could be used to power wearable electronics. They claim it is one of the first demonstrations of an intrinsically stretchable lithium-ion battery.
Type: News
A new gallery celebrating engineers opens at the Science Museum
AN exhibition called Engineers opened today at the Science Museum in London dedicated to world-changing engineering innovations and the diverse and fascinating people behind them. I caught up with the engineers featured in the gallery and those who created it to ask what they hope it will achieve.
Type: News
Waste-to-BioSNG innovation wins big at IChemE Awards
Amanda Jasi reviews the winners of IChemE's annual awards programme
Type: Feature
New method for isolating iron catalysts
Catalyst structure could lead to better fuel cells
Type: News
Evonik targets €1.5bn sales boost with sustainable research strategy
GERMAN specialty chemicals firm Evonik expects to generate an additional €1.5bn (US$1.7bn) in sales by 2032 with the launch of three research areas focused on sustainability.
Type: News
IN March, UK Chancellor George Osborne announced a sugar tax on fizzy drinks will be implemented in 2018.
Type: Feature
New magnesium process cuts energy use by 60%
A SPINOUT from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) has developed a process to extract magnesium from its ore that uses 60% less energy and emits 70% less carbon than the conventional process.
Type: News
CHEMICALLY active catalysts have been 3D printed in a single step, which researchers say could allow the rapid production of customised designs across several industries.
Type: News
Queen honours Rose Amal, David Hind, Graham Hutchings and Jim Ratcliffe
THE QUEEN has awarded birthday honours to four members of IChemE: Rose Amal, David Hind, Graham Hutchings and Jim Ratcliffe.
Type: News
CPI and Oxford partner to scale up biocatalysis technology
TECHNOLOGY innovation centre CPI and the University of Oxford, UK have partnered to scale up technology that could facilitate biocatalysis methods and enable safer, more economically viable and more sustainable production of fine chemicals.
Type: News
Adam Duckett discusses innovation in the food and drinks sector and an issue focussed on efficiency
Type: Feature
A SAFER, easier process to apply colour-changing conjugated polymer films to consumer goods such as window tints and rear-view mirrors has been developed.
Type: News
