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First global plastics analysis
A WORLD-first study of the production, use and fate of all plastics ever made has shown that 8.3 Gt has been produced, and is now mostly in landfills or the environment.
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BP and Bridas form JV for Argentinean assets
BP AND Bridas Corporation have formed a joint venture combining their interests in Pan America Energy (PAE) and Axion Energy, forming Argentina’s largest privately-owned energy company.
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Process integration across sectors
THREE Humberside process industry giants are participating on a European industrial efficiency project to promote cross-sector integration.
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Founders of £65m UK battery research institute named
SEVEN British universities have been named as founding partners of the £65m Faraday Battery Institute, which aims to pioneer research into the next generation of battery technology.
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Rice solves mystery of asphaltene clearance in oil pipes
ASPHALTENE, the cholesterol of the oil industry, clogs pipelines and interrupts flow, but dispersants can often seem to worsen the problem before it improves. Engineers at Rice University, US, now think they know why.
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TOFU whey, a byproduct from tofu manufacture, has been fermented into a new alcoholic drink, which Singaporean researchers call “Sachi”.
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Warwickshire to host £80m UK battery research centre
UK BUSINESS secretary Greg Clark has announced that Coventry and Warwickshire will host the UK’s new state-of-the-art National Battery Manufacturing Development Facility (NMDF).
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Shell commits to Penguins North Sea investment
SHELL will redevelop the Penguins oil and gas field 240 km northeast of the Shetland Islands, a project that will see its first new manned installation in the northern North Sea in almost 30 years.
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Shale gas ruled one of the least sustainable options for power
SHALE gas is one of the least sustainable options for producing electricity, according to a new study from chemical engineers at the University of Manchester, UK.
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Keeping proteins active outside of the cell
A METHOD has been developed for keeping proteins functional in non-native environments, which could be used to create protein “mats” that can soak up chemical pollution.
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One seriously injured in Wisconsin refinery blast
AN explosion at a Husky Energy-owned oil refinery in the US has reportedly injured at least 15 people, with one seriously hurt.
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CHEMICAL engineer Lynn Gladden will be the next executive chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
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Hydrogen produced from surplus renewable energy could be injected into UK gas grid
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) and hydrogen technology specialist ITM Power have completed a feasibility study on the potential for large-scale power-to-gas facilities in the UK.
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New 3D printer creates complex biological tissues
A 3D printer has been developed that uses a microfluidics chip to combine multiple cell-laden hydrogels into artificial tissue.
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Invista brings latest ADN technology to China
INVISTA Intermediates is to build a 300,000 t/y, world-scale adiponitrile (ADN) plant in China, at an estimated cost of more than US$1bn. Construction is targeted for 2020, and production is hoped to begin in 2023.
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Drax: Stepping closer to coal-free
DRAX, which operates the largest power station in the UK, and supplies 6% of the country’s energy, has taken another step towards achieving its coal-free ambitions. In a £30m (US$38.8m) upgrade, the company has converted a fourth coal unit into a biomass generating unit.
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Canada's LNG project gets green light
A large-scale LNG project in Canada has been given the final go-ahead by project partners.
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Explosion shuts down Canada’s largest refinery
AN explosion has shut down Canada’s largest refinery, operated by Irving Oil in Saint Paul, New Brunswick.
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BASF and Sinopec sign MoU for China steam cracker
BASF and Sinopec have signed a memorandum of understanding that will further strengthen their partnership in upstream and downstream chemical production in China. Dai Hou-Liang, chairman of the board and president of Sinopec, and Martin Brudermueller, chairman of the executive board of directors at BASF signed the memorandum in Beijing.
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