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ChemIngineering – War and Sustainability

The continuing war in Ukraine is having catastrophic consequences on the world energy markets. It is threatening to derail our ambitious journey towards Net...

ChemIngineering – A Direct Approach

Sucking out carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere for sequestration (DAC) is gaining recognition as an important weapon in our battle against climate change....

Chemingineering – Low Hanging Fruit

Only in recent years has methane received adequate recognition of its role in global warming. Reducing methane emissions is a cost-effective strategy to mitigate...

Chemingineering – Non-Lithium Batteries

Massive capacities of energy storage are required for accelerated adoption of renewable power. Metal-air batteries made from cheaper and widely available iron, zinc and...

Russia’s Ukraine war: Disruption in fertilizer supply

A direct economic impact of Russia’s Ukraine war is that prices of food, energy, fertilizers will tend to rise unless the conflict ends up...

Chemingineering – Flying Sustainably

Pledges on net-zero emissions and sustainability are compelling the aviation industry also, which accounts for approximately three percent of global emissions, to cut emissions....

Chemingineering – Decarbonising Chemical Industry

The chemical industry is the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide after steel and cement and accounts for 6% of the global GHG emissions....

Chemingineering – Safety Always

Safety culture has to be painstakingly built and assiduously nurtured. The recent spate of accidents in the chemical industry probably points to a breakdown...

Chemingineering – Decarbonising Cement

Decarbonising of the cement industry is a challenging but pressing problem as the demand for concrete is expected to grow unabated. Release of carbon...

Chemingineering – Electrifying Chemical Industry

Electrochemical processes are energy efficient, safer and have a high atom economy. Coupled with the use of renewable electricity, electrochemical processes are a greener...

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