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WEBMICROSOFT has struck a 20-year deal worth US$3bn with American energy company Constellation to source power from its retired nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, bringing it back online after a five-year shutdown. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined solvents manufacturer Rathburn Chemicals £40,000 (US$53,000) following an …
News - The Chemical Engineer
WEBSep 6, 2017 · Catch up on the latest news, views and jobs from The Chemical Engineer. Below are the four latest issues. View a wider selection of the archive from within the Magazine section of this site. October 2024 Issue 1000. September 2024 Issue 999.
The Future of Chemical Engineering in the Era of Generative AI
WEBSep 28, 2023 · The necessity of coding ability in chemical engineering has been established for some time, but despite this many chemical engineers have limited coding ability. 3 Generative AI can automate the creation of small functions and portions of programs by generating chunks of code. While much of the current criticism in this area is directed …
Rules of Thumb: Tanks and Vessels - The Chemical Engineer
WEBOct 1, 2020 · Smaller (<60,000 L) atmospheric tanks and pressure-rated vessels are often specified by generalist process and mechanical engineers. The following “rules of thumb” may be useful: They must be designed, fabricated, and tested in accordance with applicable codes. The user is responsible for specifying loadings that are used to calculate the ...
Issue 988 - The Chemical Engineer
WEBThe Challenges of Developing a Fusion Fuel Cycle: and How Chemical Engineers are Solving Them. Taking a Look Back at Control: Part 1. Modelling with Excel Part 8: A Comparative Study ‑ Part 2. Distillation Improvement Opportunities Part 5: Optimisation and Control – An Industrial View.
Chevron agrees US$6.5bn sale of Athabasca Oil Sands Project and ...
WEB17 hours ago · CHEVRON has struck a deal with Canadian Natural Resources to sell off several oil businesses in Alberta, Canada, for an all-cash transaction of US$6.5bn. Canadian Natural will now own the 20% non-operating stake in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), and 70% in light crude oil and liquids-rich ...
The Chemical Engineer: A Retrospective
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Moving forward through the issues we can track the impact of microcomputers on process control (issue 400, 1984), pictured above and an ever-increasing emphasis on process safety. Nuclear fusion gets an article all to itself in issue 700, (2000), pictured below.The article tagline reads: “commercial fusion power should …
Maersk investment group funding €1.5bn plant making fossil-free ...
WEB3 days ago · THE MAERSK shipping family are funding a new company producing fossil-free plastics from green methanol. Launched by Maersk’s holding company AP Moller Holding and headed by chemicals executives, Vioneo plans to spend €1.5bn (US$1.64bn) building a 300,000 t/y plant in Belgium that could start operations in 2028.
Dreaming Big and Changing the World Through Chemical …
WEBApr 28, 2022 · CHEMICAL engineer Robert Langer is the most cited engineer in history, and his achievements include the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, awarded for his revolutionary advances and leadership in engineering at the interface with chemistry and medicine. He is a co-founder of biotechnology company Moderna, one of the first …
Scientists produce green hydrogen from seawater
WEBFeb 13, 2023 · SCIENTISTS have developed a system that can produce green hydrogen directly from seawater without the need for any pre-treatment processes like desalination. The team behind the development, which involves the introduction of a Lewis acid layer on a transition metal oxide catalyst, say the method shows high potential for commercial …