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Jonathan Wright and colleagues explain how their IChemE Award-winning ion exchange and encapsulated bacteria technologies can combat critical nitrate problems
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Now or never: emissions need to peak by 2025 says IPCC
IN its latest report, the IPCC has warned that emissions must peak by 2025 and halve by 2030 if the world is to keep to the 1.5C target. It calls for major reductions in fossil fuel use alongside rapid scaling up of mitigation technologies such as carbon capture and storage.
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Malcolm Wilkinson and members of the Sustainabilty Special Interest Group discuss the technologies available for decarbonisation
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The Right Balance: Women in Engineering
Orla Douds, Anousha Khan, Martyna Cepaite and Jessica Pidgeon share their experiences of gender balance at university and in industry
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The Role of Biofuels in Energy Transitions
Tod McGreevy and Ramin Lakani discuss the shifting dynamics of oil, gas and biofuels used for transportation, and their industries’ part to play in a greener future
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Pulse Sensors for Flow Measurement Devices and Applications
Neil Hannay explains how to understand flow meter sensor and pulse output types for efficient system operation
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Taking a Look Back at Control: Part 1
Martin Pitt considers the history of process control in a two-part series, kicking off with mechanical and pneumatic controls
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Modelling with Excel Part 10: Test and Validate
Stephen Hall wraps up his series on how to use Excel for project engineering. Download the interactive workbook to experiment with the entire series
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Henry Kister, senior Fellow and director of fractionation technology at Fluor USA, presents 13 rules invaluable for distillation troubleshooting
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Better Safe Than Sorry (Whatever Safe Is)
Trevor J Hughes on why reducing risk will only come from engineers challenging cringeworthy ‘management speak’ and improving public understanding of consequence
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What I Wish I knew as an Undergraduate
Laura Grindey, Paul Jenkinson and Sameen Barabhuiya of IChemE’s National Early Careers Committee offer the benefit of hindsight
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A Tool for Learning: Classroom Use-cases for Generative AI
Christopher Honig, Shannon Rios and Eduardo Oliveira offer three exercises that teachers can use to help their students get to grips with ChatGPT
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Understanding powder testing techniques and their application
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Inside the Alcohol-free Beer Revolution
With the increase of low- and no-alcohol drinkers in the UK, Aniqah Majid investigates how 0% beer is made and whether you can taste the difference
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The Engineering Mindset Part 8: Complex or Complicated? The Right Approach at the Right Time
Chris and Penny Hamlin move beyond the C-THRU research project to focus on how we as individuals can effectively lead and influence in complex environments, contrasting it with the approach to complicated systems
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Preventing the Next Battery Incident: Rethinking Battery Energy Storage Safety
As battery energy storage systems expand, recent fires and explosions prove compliance isn’t enough. James Close and Edric Bulan say only a layered, system-wide safety approach can meet the risks of thermal runaway and real-world failure
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Phosphate Rocks Chapter 5: A Ruptured Hose
Chapter 5 in the serialisation of Fiona Erskine's novel Phosphate Rocks, a compelling mystery set in the world of industry
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The Process Scaleup Journey Part 1: From Innovation to Commercialisation
CPI has helped over 1,000 businesses bridge the gap from beaker to bulk but scaling up isn’t as simple as making it bigger – it’s where many innovations falter. In this first article of a new series, CPI’s Alex Smith explores the key questions every team should ask before they scale up
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The Science of Flow: How Rheology Is Changing Medicine, Manufacturing and More
At Swansea University, Aniqah Majid meets researchers who are unlocking the power of non-Newtonian fluids – from blood clotting diagnostics to cleaner oil recovery – using a little-studied science with big real-world impact
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Demystifying and Debunking ML Part 1: Foundations of Machine Learning in ChemEng
Hugh Stitt, Joe Emerson, Carl Jackson and Robert Gallen introduce the first in a four-part series exploring how chemical engineers can critically assess, apply and benefit from machine learning
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