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The push for fewer emissions and greater profitability are driving the development of more efficient distillation column internals. Izak Nieuwoudt, Neil Sandford, and Pat Quotson look at the opportunities for process engineers
Type: Feature
Former US congressman Donald Rumsfeld gave this answer to a question relating to evidence linking the government of Iraq with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups
Type: Feature
How the various aspects of theory are essential in arriving at a reactor design in practice.
Type: Feature
Breaking Down Barriers: Innovations in PFAS Destruction
A ‘silver bullet’ technology remains elusive, but Jens Blotevogel and Pradeep Shukla say the development of diverse technologies like electrochemical treatment, thermal and non-thermal plasma destruction, and supercritical water oxidation provides a powerful arsenal for tackling these persistent pollutants
Type: Feature
GPTs for Process Control: First Principles Thinking
GenAI seems important, but it’s not always clear how to use it. A good way in is to start with what GPTs can do, then layer on your own expertise. Christopher Honig, Muxina Konarova and John D Hedengren present ideas to get you thinking
Type: Feature
Nicolas Leblanc – Revolutionary discoveries
One of the first chemicals to be produced at industrial scale, a product that laid the foundation for much of the modern chemicals industry, is sodium carbonate, commonly known as soda ash or, simply, soda.
Type: Feature
… for Bob Gore, one giant leap for outdoor lovers. Claudia Flavell-While looks at the history of Gore-Tex
Type: Feature
Japan: Taking a Lead in Hydrogen
Japan has identified hydrogen as the answer to the energy problem, both for transportation and in power generation.
Type: Feature
Engineering Net Zero Part 3: Turning up the Heat for Consumers
David Simmonds argues that there is no one-size-fits-all energy efficient solution to heating our homes – not that consumers would necessarily want that anyway
Type: Feature
The Chemical Engineer: A Retrospective
Jamie Cleaver journeys through the life of TCE, exploring its contribution to our technical challenges, our professional identity and our community, amid massive scientific developments, societal changes, and a few changes in style
Type: Feature
Old King Coal Part 2: Coal Gases
Martin Pitt continues his series on the history of coal, looking at coal gas, balloons and the fuels that lit the world
Type: Feature
IChemE members Sanjoy Sen and Mick Lee go head-to-head in a fight for survival on UK television
Type: Feature
PERRY’S – the handbook known within the discipline as the bible of chemical engineering – will be published in a new 9th edition later this year. We caught up with the book’s editors to find out more.
Type: Feature
Culture Shift, Values and Vision
How might we encourage culture shift in our organisations?
Type: Feature
Obituary of Professor Michael Streat, an eminent chemical engineer and a leading expert in separation processes
Type: Feature
NAO: UK CCS competition ‘not value for money’
BEIS must learn lessons from two failed CCS attempts
Type: News
