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UK first: Cornish Lithium trials direct extraction of key battery metal from geothermal waters
AT the end of March, Cornish Lithium commissioned the UK’s first direct lithium extraction pilot plant, as the company pushes to produce an element that is critical to the clean energy transition. There are also plans to provide geothermal heat from the water to local industries. We caught up with members of the development team to discuss the project in more detail, including their expectations that the production process will provide significant benefits over traditional lithium extraction techniques.
Type: News
Sellafield digital twin project clinches top IChemE award
SELLAFIELD and the National Nuclear Laboratory were awarded IChemE’s Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering Award for developing a digital twin of a crucial nuclear waste processing plant which has enabled them to radically improve its performance and extend the life of the facility.
Type: News
Sellafield Digital Twin Project Clinches Top IChemE Award
Adam Duckett reports from this year’s Awards ceremony
Type: Feature
The Explosive Foundation of IChemE
With IChemE’s Centenary celebrations under way, Martin Pitt explores the chemical engineers who influenced the early development of the Institution
Type: Feature
UK’s first coal mine for 30 years faces legal challenge
FRIENDS of the Earth has filed a legal challenge in the UK’s High Court against the government’s approval of the country’s first coal mine in 30 years. The approval sparked widespread climate concerns and doubts have been raised about an apparent lack of demand from the steel industry it is intended to serve.
Type: News
EU launches net zero plan to rival US greentech incentives
THE EU has outlined its plans for scaling-up the manufacturing of crucial clean technologies as it seeks to bolster the bloc’s competitiveness in the face of US incentives, reduce its reliance on imports from China, and create jobs.
Type: News
Cleaner Cleaners: Creating More Sustainable Surfactants
Widely recognised for the part they play in keeping things clean, surfactants act as a key component in detergents, personal care, and healthcare products. Amanda Jasi spoke to innovators working to devise and establish novel green production routes
Type: Feature
TfS white paper explores new approaches to counting carbon in chemical sector
A WHITE paper released by global chemical initiative Together for Sustainability (TfS) has identified several improvements in corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting that they say if implemented will help encourage decarbonisation across the chemical sector.
Type: News
Bringing Biomass to the Masses
A flagbearer for biotech companies looking to replace petroleum-based chemicals with plant-based alternatives, Geno is researching alternatives to traditional methods of producing nylon, personal care products, and palm oil – it even wants to get its hands on flags, too, as Adam Duckett finds out
Type: Feature
Useful Data Needs More Diagrams Not More Data
Grant Wellwood explains how consultants with process empathy hold the key to unlocking value from data and how a simple graphic device can enable you to participate in the growing data economy
Type: Feature
Vaccine Development: Mind the Gap
Timothy Clayton reviews the myriad of considerations faced by IChemE volunteers seeking to support successful vaccine production against Covid-19
Type: Feature
A Lego Technic Cupcake Production Line
In the third of a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute to society, Peter Swanson shares his experiences of getting schoolchildren into chemical engineering
Type: Feature
