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Chemical companies review lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey
AN INDUSTRY forum held in Texas has discussed the response of chemical companies to Hurricane Harvey and how a coastal protection system is vital to ensure the safety of chemical plants during future flooding.
Type: News
Andy Barker’s award-winning essay on life at the Stanlow refinery in 2023, written 50 years previously, won him £40. It’s fascinating to see what aspects of our lives he got right – commonplace electric powered transport, desktop computers used for engineering calculations, and automated audio-to-text transcriptions – and where he was well wide of the mark.
Type: Feature
Stories to read while we are away
WITH the editorial team having shut down their laptops until 4 January, we wanted to close with a thank you and links to stories that you may have missed and can catch up on while we are away for the holiday break.
Type: News
Pilbara Minerals raises US$62.7m in equity
AUSTRALIAN lithium mining company Pilbara Minerals has raised A$91.5m (US$62.7m) in equity. The total amount includes an agreement with China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), an energy storage company, for A$55m in exchange for an 8.5% stake.
Type: News
An Introduction to the Biopharmaceutical Industry
David Gemmell looks at key unit operations, and why chemical engineers are heavily involved in their design, troubleshooting or optimisation
Type: Feature
Solar paint turns wall into a fuel station
ONE day, fuel stations could become little more than a wall coated with a special catalytic paint, thanks to a novel hydrogen-production system developed by researchers at Australia’s RMIT University.
Type: News
Solar-Powered Water Purification Wins Top Prize
Helen Tunnicliffe reviews the winners of IChemE’s annual awards programme
Type: Feature
Risk and Reward: Integrating GenAI into Educational Assessment
As GenAI improves, ideas of authorised or unauthorised use in assessment become harder to discern. Sarah Grundy, Peter Neal, and Sasha Nikolic suggest the controls the community need to use to ensure educational assessment remains secure.
Type: Feature
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS (SCE&G) and Santee Cooper have abandoned construction of two nuclear reactors at VC Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, South Carolina, US.
Type: News
Seven Soft Skills to Help with Tough Engineering Jobs
How to increase your chances of doing well in leadership positions
Type: Feature
Every water and wastewater company in England and Wales under investigation for sewage spills
OFWAT is now investigating all 11 water and wastewater companies in England and Wales for wastewater treatment practices after launching four more enforcement cases.
Type: News
Graphene solar cells can work in the rain
Ions in water create electrical potential difference
Type: News
UK launches £120m nuclear fund
THE UK Government has launched a £120m (US$149.8m) fund to unlock and accelerate new nuclear technologies while encouraging new players into the market.
Type: News
Explosion occurs at Florida chemical facility
AN explosion occurred at a chemical facility in Florida, US, on 8 September in a storage area for an isopropyl alcohol-based solution.
Type: News
Our Research Focus: Spinning out, going green
Jason Hallett on why forming spin-out companies became routine, and how he hopes to help others cross the infamous investment Valley of Death
Type: Feature
Refinery Safety Failures – Attitude or Engineering?
How proper design is key to avoiding process accidents
Type: Feature
BASF to close US catalyst manufacturing facility
BASF has announced that in 2021 it will close its manufacturing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, which produces high-quality and proprietary catalysts used in chemical production – primarily petrochemicals.
Type: News
Rules of Thumb: Heat Exchanger Selection
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
