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The Chemical Engineer10 h
Edinburgh researchers use bacteria to turn waste plastic into paracetamol
RESEARCHERS at the University of Edinburgh have developed a method to convert waste plastic bottles into paracetamol using bacteria.
The Chemical Engineer3 j
Chemical engineering returns to University of Exeter after 25-year hiatus
The University of Exeter is set to welcome its first cohort of chemical engineering students in over 25 years, marking the return of the course to its curriculum.
The Chemical Engineer4 j
MIT researchers develop membrane that can fractionate crude oil without heating
RESEARCHERS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a membrane they believe could replace energy-intensive distillation processes to fractionate crude oil in refineries.
The Chemical Engineer5 j
Plastics recycling facility launched in Cornwall to process microfibres from laundry
FIRST” recycling centre has been launched in Cornwall, UK which will recycle plastics extracted from up to 86 t/y of microfibres captured in washing machines.
The Chemical Engineer6 j
With Lindsey refinery on brink, UK government will review compensating refineries for high power costs
THE UK refining industry has welcomed news that the government is reviewing potential compensation for high electricity prices after Prax Lindsey refinery was placed into insolvency yesterday.
The Chemical Engineer6 j
Carbon Clean and MODEC strike landmark deal for offshore carbon capture
UK CARBON capture technology developer Carbon Clean has entered a long-term commercial partnership with an offshore oil processing operator to capture emissions from floating production storage and ...
The Chemical Engineer7 j
Lindsey refinery insolvency puts hundreds of UK jobs at risk
AROUND 400 jobs are at risk after the Lindsey oil refinery on Humberside, UK was placed into insolvency. The UK government has called for an immediate investigation into the directors’ conduct, while ...
The Chemical Engineer7 j
Siemens and EnPot join forces to power China’s aluminium industry using renewables
SIEMENS has signed a deal with EnPot, developer of a novel heat exchange technology, to help China’s huge aluminium industry use more renewable power.
The Chemical Engineer10 j
Scientists disrupted by Iberian blackout pitch ten principles for chemistry resilience
WHAT do you do when a severe blackout throws your scientific conference (and the whole Iberian peninsula) into turmoil? You use the experience to write a research paper about the ten principles needed ...
The Chemical Engineer11 j
ABF begins closure process of UK’s largest bioethanol plant amid uncertain government support
ASSOCIATED British Foods (ABF) has today started formal preparations to permanently close the UK’s largest bioethanol plant – a day after negotiations over business support began with the government.
The Chemical Engineer12 j
Researchers inject vegetables with melatonin using microneedles to extend shelf life
RESEARCHERS from the US and Singapore have developed a method to extend the shelf life of vegetables by injecting them with biodegradable microneedles containing the hormone melatonin.
The Chemical Engineer13 j
Nilay Shah wins RAEng’s President’s Medal
NILAY SHAH, a chemical processing and sustainability expert and Fellow of IChemE, has been named the winner of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s President’s Medal.