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Process simulation software has become almost universal in the chemical engineering sector, and many students have access to at least one commercial process modelling software package at university. Industry professionals are increasingly using software to model their processes. However, dynamic modelling (that accounts for time-dependent changes in the state of a system) is still, for many, an unknown quantity within the chemical engineering sector, and is more expensive than steady-state modelling.
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As a follow up to the feature “Energy Saviours” (issue 927, September 2018), this article explores further opportunities for energy saving relating to upstream oil and gas unit operations and equipment. As I said in the previous article, I believe chemical engineers have a hugely significant role to play in decarbonising the environment and reducing other harmful gaseous emissions. I remain to be convinced that CCS is required to meet the UK’s carbon reduction goals. My preferences for emissions reduction are: use less energy; if we need energy it should be from renewables; if we have to burn something, make it hydrogen; use low carbon synthesis routes, eg steel and cement; and for difficult carbon emissions, offset them with land use.
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On the anniversary of the Banqiao Dam disaster of 1975, Fiona Macleod reflects on a visit to the area where an estimated 230,000 people drowned
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Tom Baxter shares more options for chemical engineers to boost energy efficiencies
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Gordon Varney and Lydia Gaunt explain how to select pumps in the water, wastewater and sewage industry
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RENEWABLE electricity targets feature prominently in many countries’ emissions reductions strategies, but are all renewables the panacea that they are often made out to be?
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IT’S no secret that each year, eye-watering amounts of food go to waste. With that as a starting point, in 2014 we formed TerraServ, a South African company based in the town of Secunda. The aim was fairly simple, to develop processing of waste sugary foodstuffs – discarded mostly for ‘cosmetic’ reasons – into bio-ethanol based products such as hand sanitisers and cleaning products, under the EcoEth brand.
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CYBER security is increasingly a central factor in modern risk management in industry.
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Carbon Capture and Storage: Are We There Yet?
Amanda Doyle travels to Norway on a CCS safari
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Developing Policies: What Can We Do?
Increasing chemical engineering contributions to sustainable policy development: an Australian perspective
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It is increasingly important for companies to maximise the sustainability of their manufacturing processes, to reduce hazardous effects on the environment, and to ensure that we have sufficient natural resources for the future. Platinum group metals (PGMs) are widely used within consumer and industrial products, and include platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium and ruthenium. They occur naturally but are scarce and, therefore, highly valuable.
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With water accessibility increasingly under threat, technology leads the mining industry's efforts towards water-free mining
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David Simmonds explains the challenges of pursuing major projects sustainably
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