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Break it Down

Adam Duckett on responding to calls for a new biodegradable wrapper

Type: Feature

Monitoring in Mining

Amanda Jasi speaks to Albert Cabrejo and Leonnardo Probst about their company’s radar-based technology, which is used to manage potentially tragic mining failures

Type: Feature

Viewpoint: The Path to Cost-effective CO2 Utilisation

CO2-based alternatives to high-volume fossil-fuel commodities often fall foul of the so-called green premium. However, Todd Brix says that by focusing on products that can be made from molecules with high molecular weight-to-electron ratios we can have a cheaper, greener future.

Type: Feature

Question Time: Social Experience

Chemical engineers gather to discuss how the profession can help shape a better future

Type: Feature

Cambridge University tops The Guardian chemical engineering league table

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY has topped The Guardian’s 2025 league table for chemical engineering for the second year in a row.

Type: News

The Heat is On

Keith Plumb explains the importance of design of pressure relief systems for stirred tank vessels

Type: Feature

A Galvanising Moment?

Adam Duckett on how materials innovation hinges on much wider collaboration

Type: Feature

Attention turns to vaccine production following successful trials

FOLLOWING three highly-encouraging Covid-19 vaccine trials, the light at the end of the tunnel suddenly appears brighter and closer. As efforts get underway to manufacture and deliver vaccines across the world, attention now turns to a spiderweb of supply chains, bottleneck threats, and cold-chain challenges.

Type: News

Nouryon reduces emissions by increasing its bio-steam supply

NOURYON plans to reduce its CO2 emissions at its salt production site at Hengelo in the Netherlands by increasing its use of bio-steam produced by waste processing company Twence.

Type: News

Continuing in a Crisis

Robert Walker explains the lessons he learned in successfully enabling critical gas supplies to continue throughout the pandemic

Type: Feature

ExxonMobil and medical product accelerator collaborate to produce PPE

EXXONMOBIL and the Global Center of Medical Innovation (GCMI) have initiated multi-sector and joint-development projects to rapidly redesign and manufacture reusable personal protection equipment (PPE), such as face shields and masks, for healthcare workers. This will help to meet demand for products in short supply due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Type: News

Question Time: Health

Experts discuss the role of chemical engineers in the future health system

Type: Feature

Integrating Capital Projects into a Turnaround Event

Early, timely input and support is key, says Gordon Lawrence

Type: Feature

Hydrogen as a Fuel for Gas Turbines

The journey towards developing a 100% hydrogen-fuelled Gas Turbine

Type: Feature

Grangemouth refining to stop next year with 400 jobs lost

GRANGEMOUTH refinery in Scotland will cease refinery operations in the second quarter of 2025 with the loss of 400 jobs.

Type: News

The Rise of AI

Adam Duckett on the rise of artificial intelligence

Type: Feature

UK dye recycling startup recognised by the fashion industry while a demonstrator launches for textile circularity

DYERECYCLE, a startup of Imperial College London, UK working to recover and reuse dyes in the fashion and textile industry, has received a €200,000 (US$223,415) grant as part of a Global Change Award given by the H&M Foundation. The award recognises the potential of the dye recycling company’s technology to transform the industry.

Type: News

New chemical engineering department at Brunel University London

BRUNEL University London’s new Department of Chemical Engineering was officially launched on 29 January 2020.

Type: News

Contributions and Resolutions

Adam Duckett on why the COP failure is an opportunity for engineers

Type: Feature

Scientific committee warned ‘staggering’ deindustrialisation is leaving parts of the UK behind

IChemE brings together MPs and industry leaders to discuss how chemical engineers can contribute to engineering a sustainable world

Type: News