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Stripping Ammonia in Anaerobic Digesters

Robert Eden discusses thermal stripping in Hong Kong

Type: Feature

Stopping the Flow

Rory Stanley explains developments in line blinding systems for total isolation

Type: Feature

Energy Saviours: Part 4

Tom Baxter explains why slowing down is better for the planet

Type: Feature

Australia should overturn nuclear ban and could still build SMRs, expert says

THE time has passed for Australia to build large nuclear plants, but it could still make use of small modular reactors to power industry. This is the view of nuclear expert Ziggy Switkowski, who told lawmakers the country’s ban on nuclear energy should be repealed.

Type: News

Book Review: Credibility Crisis: Brumadinho and the Politics of Mining Industry Reform

Andrew Hopkins and Deanna Kemp; ISBN: 9781922509048; Wolters Kluwer; 2021; US$65

Type: Feature

CSB releases final report on fatal 2020 explosion at Optima Belle

THE US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released its final report on the fatal 2020 explosion at the Optima Belle facility in West Virginia, US, finding that it was caused by over-pressure of a rotary dryer due to a “runaway” chemical reaction.

Type: News

UK declares biggest nuclear revival in 70 years with plans for new reactors and fuel production

THE UK government wants to build a new large-scale nuclear plant and will invest £310m (US$394m) in advanced fuel production and skills in a bid to bolster energy security.

Type: News

Polarised Positions Cast Shadow Over Global Plastics Treaty

Adam Duckett speaks to lobbyists about what they want from a global agreement to end plastic pollution

Type: Feature

Back From the 'Dead'

The tragedy of lithium ion battery recycling is not a story the recyclers would tell you…but a good news story may be on its way

Type: Feature

Making a Dent in the Water Crisis

Developing a centuries-old idea to provide clean drinking water

Type: Feature

Graduates don't have right industry skills

Employers say work experience is skills gap solution

Type: News

Tomio Wada – My Grandad the Pocket Calculator

Claudia Flavell-While explores the surprising ancestry of modern electronic gadgets, and how a chemical engineer called Tomio Wada made it all happen

Type: Feature

Shale Gas: Friend or Foe?

An overview of the scientific and technical challenges that have surfaced because of shale gas

Type: Feature

Your Congress

Putting your votes into action

Type: Feature

Safety Investigations are Prone to Bias

Bias can have a significant safety effect, both in the causes of accidents and in the way we investigate them.

Type: Feature

IChemE joins calls for UK immigration rethink

66 engineers refused visas in June and July 2015

Type: News

Sargent awarded MM Sharma medal

Recognises pivotal role establishing PSE

Type: News

Professional bodies to monitor diversity

New framework from RAEng and Science Council

Type: News

Presidential Review: Restating and Reinvigorating IChemE

Ken Rivers reflects on his 18 months as IChemE President

Type: Feature

The Hidden Dangers of Technology

Why checks and balances are so important

Type: Feature