Chemingineering | China’s Sneeze
The mysterious Coronavirus has created an unprecedented situation in China shutting down businesses and locking up people in their homes. It has disrupted the...
Chemingineering | Managing Water
In this month’s column, Sahasranaman builds a case for compulsory water audit along the lines of the energy audit. It would bring the necessary...
Chemingineering – Metathesis – Chemical Choreography
Metathesis is a catalytic rearrangement reaction and has emerged as a greener and more sustainable way of synthesising important organic molecules. Metathesis embodies all...
Chemingineering | The Mother Molecule
On 17th April we learned that Helium Hydride – the first molecule of the Universe – has been spotted in space. Our columnist provides...
Chemingineering | Expanding Frontiers
This month we celebrate 50 years of the conquest of Moon. Our columnist examines some of the advances in material science that made space...
Chemingineering – Sustainability by Design
The new “Sustainability by Design” concept proposed by EU will transform the global chemical industry. The innovative framework aims to improve product safety, reduce...
ChemIngineering – 3D-Printed Catalysts
3D-printing which has found applications in a wide variety of fields has also been recently used to manufacture catalysts with novel architectures. These morphologies...
Chemingineering – Ammonia’s New Avatar
Hundred years ago, ammonia came to humanity’s rescue as a fertiliser and averted a major food crisis. Now it is poised to return in...
Chemingineering | Silver Bullet
For the first time in history, the entire human race is confronted with a single common enemy – the virus causing COVID-19. Even as...
Chemingineering | Green Hydrogen
Dawn is breaking on the Hydrogen Economy and nations across the developed world are ramping up investments in technologies and infrastructure. This month, our...