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Rules of Thumb: Scale-up

In the latest instalment of this practical series, Jamie Cleaver looks at the principles of scale-up from an equipment-based viewpoint using the example of agitated tanks

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The Loch Ness Monster and Plant Safety

Martin Pitt recalls his time spotting monsters, and warns that just because they are hard to spot, it doesn’t mean death and destruction aren’t around the corner.

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Whatever floats your boat

How a new process to recycle carbon fibre composites led to a race-ready kayak

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Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch – Feed the World

No chemical engineering feat better illustrates the double-edged nature of many inventions than the Haber-Bosch process.

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Dermot Manning and colleagues at ICI – Plastic Fantastic

The commercial success of PE starts with Reginald Gibson, Eric Fawcett, Michael Perrin and Dermot Manning at ICI. Claudia Flavell-While tells their story

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Get Ready

Chemical engineers: start answering climate change questions now

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Screening Heat Exchangers for High Pressure Differential Relief

An insight into the Energy Institute’s guidance on pressure relief in shell and tube heat exchangers with high differential pressures.

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Take Action Today

Think critically and make a difference

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Not Just a Pretty Smell

Matthew Styles and Marc Hutchby discuss using biotechnology to make terpenes, and turning them into useful products

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Share the Success

Adam Duckett says share your successes

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The New Nuclear Option

A renaissance is at hand: smaller nuclear reactors could soon come to an industrial site near you

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From Slime to Sublime

The potential of algae to recover valuable resources from waste could transform the traditional waste management sector

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Break it Down

Adam Duckett on responding to calls for a new biodegradable wrapper

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Back to the Future

Andrew Coe and James Paterson explain developments on part of the solution to the dual energy challenge using an almost century-old reaction

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Christopher Julian Hewitt, 1969–2019

Obituary of Chris Hewitt, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University

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Nanoalloy catalyst may cut fuel cell platinum

Potential breakthrough for fuel cell cars

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Converting CO2 emissions into rock

Solution is faster and leak-free

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UK must establish new trade deal with EU

Sector reps urge considered response to leave vote

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Kumar Fellow briefs MPs on nuclear security

New POSTnote covers physical and cyber security

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UK set for world first gasi plant

Will convert household waste into gas for the grid

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