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Obituary of John Grace, one of the leading chemical engineers in Canada, known worldwide for his work in fluidisation and fluid-particle systems.
Type: News
RESEARCH projects led by the universities of Strathclyde and Sheffield in the UK are receiving a share of almost £1m (US$1.2m) to develop technologies to detect and process radioactive waste. The research strives to support decommissioning of the UK’s Sellafield nuclear plant and radioactive debris removal at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident site.
Type: News
Volunteer Spotlight: Ashfaq Palejwala CEng FIChemE
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
Soil Survivor: Using Nanotech for Regenerative Agriculture
Amanda Jasi speaks to researchers using nanotechnology to help preserve, replenish and analyse soil
Type: Feature
Birmingham students win Davidson Inventors Challenge for ‘forever chemical’ removal process
TEAM Breaking Bonds, a group of Year 11 students from King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, has won this year’s Davidson Inventors Challenge for developing a process to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water.
Type: News
Remembering Roger Brian Keey, a pioneer in drying technology and Chemeca Award winner
Roger Keey, a pioneer in drying science, died last year aged 89. Shusheng Pang, who went on to follow in Keey’s footsteps as director of Canterbury University’s Wood Technology Research Centre, and Timothy Langrish, who undertook undergraduate studies and a Postdoctoral Fellowship under Keey, look back at the groundbreaking work of their former colleague.
Type: Feature
Fission reactor in development for future space travel
A PROTOTYPE nuclear fission reactor is currently being tested as part of NASA’s Kilopower project. The reactor has the potential to provide power for crewed missions to Mars as well as robotic deep space travel.
Type: News
Vale ordered to put aside US$1.47bn for dam collapse damages
BRAZILIAN mining company Vale has been ordered by a judge to put aside around R$7.93bn (US$1.47bn) for potential fines related to the fatal collapse of a mining waste dam last year, which killed at least 259 people.
Type: News
Energy: Hydrogen from offshore wind
Amanda Doyle speaks to Widya Wahyuni about using wind to power seawater electrolysis
Type: Feature
Johnson Matthey is new Gold Corporate Partner
Joins BP, Ingen, Shell and KBR in top category
Type: News
Chris Lucas speaks to Adam Duckett about accelerating the UK’s emergency vaccine production capability
Type: Feature
Vattenfall plans gas power station H2 switch
VATTENFALL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Statoil and Gasunie to investigate converting its 1,311 MWe Magnum gas-fired power station in the Netherlands to run on hydrogen.
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
Green steel process given go ahead for testing at pilot scale
AN INDUSTRIAL consortium in Sweden will build a pilot plant to test a steel production process that emits water rather than CO2.
Type: News
New 4D printer can create shape-changing objects
RESEARCHERS have developed a prototype ‘4D’ printer that allows 3D-printed objects to change their structure over time.
Type: News
Successful testing of fission reactor for future space exploration
NASA has demonstrated that its prototype nuclear fission reactor can operate safely and produce the power required for future space missions.
Type: News
A NEW, multi-university research centre, headquartered at the US' University of Texas at Austin (UT), has been launched. Researchers at the Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems, or M-WET, are aiming to discover novel methods to increase water supplies through improved water purification methods.
Type: News
Shell launches New Energy Challenge 2019
SHELL and its partners have launched the fourth edition of New Energy Challenge. The challenge seeks to facilitate the development of young companies with innovative proposals to shape a successful energy transition.
Type: News
Swedish consortium to build fossil-free iron pellet pilot plant
A Swedish consortium is to begin construction on a pilot plant that will use biofuel to achieve fossil-free production of iron-ore pellets. This represents the consortium’s next step in its goal to achieve fossil-free steelmaking by 2035.
Type: News
New SABIC sustainability roadmap aligns with UN SDGs
SAUDI manufacturing company SABIC has launched its sustainability roadmap aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It explains the company’s holistic approach to sustainability and outlines new initiatives that are expected to contribute to the SDGs and provide growth opportunities for the business.
Type: News
