3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (467+ words) A TEAM of five students from Cheltenham won the final of the Davidson Inventors Challenge after developing a low-cost water treatment device aimed at improving access to clean drinking water. Fergus Mort, Conrad van Wyk, Bryan Lin, Mahin Premkumar and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (261+ words) IChemE has launched a major presidential inquiry into the state of chemical engineering research in the UK, calling for evidence from across academia, industry and government. Chaired by IChemE president Raffaella Ocone, the inquiry will examine the strength, direction and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (311+ words) Working with scientists from the University of S'o Paulo, University of Edinburgh and Swansea University, the team created a catalyst based on carbon nitride combined with a rigid microporous polymer. The polymer binds PFAS molecules to the catalyst surface, where…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (486+ words) Rajendra Gupta explores why PVC's chlorine-rich chemistry makes recycling uniquely difficult " and what must change to move chemical recycling from pilots to industrial scale DURING an industry conference, I spoke with a plant manager from a PVC recycling facility who…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (394+ words) From carbon to cracking, the chemicals industry is seeking a net-zero solution to plastics. Sam Baker explores the challenges Reinier Grimbergen certainly thinks it can " at least in part. As CTO and co-founder of Netherlands-based Blue Circle Olefins, he believes…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (296+ words) THREE IChemE members have been honoured for their contributions to the chemical engineering profession in the King's New Year Honours for 2026. Founded in 2008, she established the RCCS to foster innovation in energy technologies by bringing together scientists and engineers to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (343+ words) A SPINOFF from the University of Manchester is commissioning a commercial-scale direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant in Runcorn, Cheshire " representing the UK's first-ever deployment of the technology. Watercycle Technologies has developed its novel "DLEC" technology, which prioritises the use of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (348+ words) A SPIN-OFF from the University of Manchester has begun commissioning a commercial-scale direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant in Runcorn, Cheshire " representing the UK's first-ever deployment of the technology. Watercycle Technologies has developed its novel "DLEC" technology, which prioritises the use…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (260+ words) RESEARCHERS at the University of Edinburgh have developed a method to convert waste plastic bottles into paracetamol using bacteria. The researchers, who published their results in Nature Chemistry last month, produced the equivalent of around two tablets of paracetamol from…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (552+ words) 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 bachelor's course is launching alongside biomedical robotics and systems engineering as part…...