08-11-2012

Possible solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges are outlined in a new report published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).Chemical Engineering Matters focuses on securing sustainable energy supplies, food and nutrition, access to clean water, health and wellbeing, ...

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07-11-2012

GlaxoSmithKline clinched the top prize at the IChemE 2012 Awards in recognition of its radical change in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. The organisation won the Outstanding Achievement in Chemical Engineering Award alongside project partners GEA, Siemens, Sagentia and the Universities of ...

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25-09-2012

IChemE and the South African Institution of Chemical Engineering (SAIChE) have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding that paves the way for the creation of a SAIChE-IChemE (South Africa) Branch.The MOU was signed by IChemE president Russell Scott and SAIChE president Ralph Grob. It follows a ...

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New solvent-free manufacturing process enables industrial scale production for the first time

17-09-2012

BASF has received the French Pierre Potier Prize for research achievements in the area of metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Initiated seven years ago by the two French chemical associations “Fédération Française pour les sciences de la Chimie (FFC)“ und “l’Union des Industries Chimiques ...

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29-08-2012

Ralph Grob, chief process engineer at Sasol Technology and Chartered Chemical Engineer, has been elected to the post of president at the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE).Grob, who was appointed president at SAIChE’s Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg, takes over ...

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06-07-2012

UK chemical engineers have reported modest pay increases across the board in new data published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). IChemE’s 2012 salary survey, which gathered data from more than 2,500 chemical engineers, reveals that overall trends in chemical engineering pay ...

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21-11-2011

British Prime Minister David Cameron has launched an international engineering prize in London today, to celebrate those whose work inspires, benefits and advances society.The £1m Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering will be awarded every two years beginning in 2013. The prize is the result ...

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08-11-2011

Huntsman Pigments won the top prize at last night’s IChemE 2011 Awards ceremony for its revamped site in Calais, France. More than 400 guests from all over the world were in Birmingham, UK for the event celebrating chemical engineering innovation and excellence. Huntsman was awarded the ...

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14-09-2011

A commercial enzyme could reduce overall costs linked with producing ethanol from grain, and also reduce associated emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and colleagues.The researchers found that the enzyme helps extract water ...

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04-04-2011

Europe must do more to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels, according to the results of a new survey commissioned by the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE).Almost 1800 chemical and process engineers took part in the study and 87% agreed that their country must do more to ...

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