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IChemE confirms new CEO, Jon Prichard
Veteran is known for pushing professional standards
Type: News
How refineries can overcome CDU challenges to boost the bottom line
Type: Feature
Take it Apart; Put it Back Together
How do you dismantle a chemical plant for re-erection at the other side of the world? Richard Vann explains
Type: Feature
The fatal Brazil dam collapse highlights failings in the mining industry. Amanda Jasi speaks to experts about what must be done to improve safety and prevent repeats
Type: News
Wendy Wilson reports on the actions from the IChemE Member Engagement survey
Type: Feature
UK to invest £12bn for a ‘green industrial revolution’
UK PRIME Minister Boris Johnson has announced £12bn (US$15.87bn) in funding for a ten-point plan to incite a green industrial revolution that could create and support up to 250,000 highly-skilled jobs.
Type: News
Mike Cloke reflects on his volunteer role, and discusses opportunities for others to get involved
Type: Feature
Experts discuss the role of chemical engineers in the future health system
Type: Feature
Goodbye 2023, and what to read while we’re away
AS WE put the lids on our pens, close our notebooks, and say goodbye until 2 January, we thought you’d appreciate a few pointers on what to catch up on while we’re away.
Type: News
A Taste of Industry before Uni
Susan Ojo tells Adam Duckett about how her industrial placement is benefiting her studies
Type: Feature
Students, educators, and generative AI in peaceful coexistence
Stuart Prescott addresses the strengths and weaknesses of generative AI in an education setting
Type: Feature
UK outlines plans for state-run energy firm, with engineer picked to run it
THE UK government has unveiled plans for its state energy firm Great British Energy, putting engineer Juergen Maier at the helm, as it pushes to invest in, own and run clean energy projects across the country.
Type: News
IChemE Matters: Achieving a Just Transition
Andrew Jamieson explains how the institution can help facilitate a just transition
Type: Feature
Sam Baker speaks to engineers at Carlsberg Britvic working to make their drinks more sustainable – both environmentally and commercially
Type: Feature
Why is it that the introduction of innovative process technologies appears to be so slow in the process industries? For example, the benefits of implementing flow chemistry at smaller commercial scales have been discussed for over a decade, and yet the reality is that new products continue to be realised through batch processes. Economies of scale and the two-thirds rule dominate the approach to large-volume, commodity chemicals, leading to highly centralised production, reliance on long-established process routes, and incremental improvements.
Type: Feature
Why the humble checklist was essential during the Apollo space programme.
Type: Feature
Hydrogen as a Fuel for Gas Turbines
The journey towards developing a 100% hydrogen-fuelled Gas Turbine
Type: Feature
A Circular Economy for Plastics
What’s standing in the way of us closing the loop on plastics? Mark Vester discusses
Type: Feature
Alessandro Viola explains how magnets can filter out metal particle contamination in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Type: Feature
