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COP23: Evidence-based climate change solutions needed

SPEAKERS at an IChemE-hosted event at the COP23 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, have called for evidence-based solutions to achieve global carbon targets.

Type: News

Set in Stone

Amanda Doyle speaks to Rahul Shendure about innovations for lower-emissions cement and storing CO2 in concrete

Type: Feature

Book Review: Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography: Principles and Practical Applications

Oliver Jones; ISBN: 978-981-15-6189-4; Springer Singapore; 2020; US$59.99 (softcover)

Type: Feature

Can HiiROC’s Zero-emission Hydrogen Pass the Tyre Test? 

A startup hydrogen producer in Humberside, UK is promising to make the fuel with zero emissions. Sounds great – but the byproduct raises concerns in the long-term, writes Sam Baker

Type: Feature

Teesside to support growing EV batteries market

TEESSIDE, UK will host the UK’s first large-scale lithium refinery, and possibly the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling facility currently planned in the country.

Type: News

Volunteer Spotlight: Clare Sheppard

Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers

Type: Feature

Petronas wins four awards at IChemE Malaysia ceremony

PETRONAS won four of eight awards at IChemE’s Malaysia Awards ceremony, which was held virtually yesterday evening.

Type: News

Getting Your First Job as a Chemical Engineer: A Step by Step Guide

Vince Pizzoni has cast his eye over more than 40,000 CVs, conducted 10,000 interviews and recruited several hundred personnel. Now a career coach and business mentor, if anyone should know the dos and don’ts of graduate job hunting it is him!

Type: Feature

Climate Crisis Explainer

Amanda Doyle discusses COP26 and why it is important

Type: Feature

New catalyst for creating syngas from waste CO2

A CATALYST produced via flame spray pyrolysis can be used to turn waste CO2 into syngas for use in fuels and feedstocks.

Type: News

New alliance formed to supercharge UK’s sustainable chemicals sector

A NEW alliance for sustainable chemicals has called on the UK government to create a long-term plan to help the chemicals and materials industries bolster economic growth.

Type: News

EPA takes a step to exempt ‘forever chemical’ release

THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which aims to protect human health and the environment, has taken a step in implementing a national Act that would exempt up to 100 lb (45.4 kg) of release of persistent, potentially harmful per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Type: News

Five Questions for Kwasi Kwarteng about the UK's Hydrogen Strategy

Tom Baxter asks five questions about the UK Government's new Hydrogen Strategy.

Type: Feature

Pure and Simple

Miguel Johansson Finguerut describes his work on community water projects in central Mexico

Type: Feature

NSW government greenlights million-panel solar project

A MILLION-PANEL solar farm, expected to power 229,000 homes, has been greenlit for construction by the New South Wales (NSW) government.

Type: News

IChemE at COP26

IChemE participated in three events at the climate summit

Type: Feature

Drones: The End of the Rope?

Using drones to replace traditional rope-based visual inspections on offshore platforms

Type: Feature

Engineers: Raise Your Voice

More chemical engineers are needed in industrial policy, says Chris McDonald

Type: Feature

Seven Deadly Sins

A guide to avoiding some of the most common mistakes in pressure relief system design

Type: Feature

Simple method improves membrane CO2 separation performance

AN international team of researchers has, for the first time, shown that the carbon dioxide (CO2) separation performance of an existing polymer can be “significantly” improved by first submerging the material in water.

Type: News