Traditional methods of biodiesel production use high volumes of water to remove impurities or soaps to meet stringent quality standards.
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Worker hospitalised after Alcoa Pinjarra refinery accident
A worker at Alcoa’s Pinjarra refinery suffered severe burns from an accident involving caustic soda.
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Dow Chemical named 2013 HART Plant of the Year
Getting connected to HART Communication improves plant operation and enables transition from reactive to proactive maintenance.
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Drinking water, petrol and antibiotics top poll of best ‘inventions’
Chemical engineers have voted for what they consider to be the most important chemically engineered inventions and solutions of the modern era.
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Chemicals and plastics can underpin Australia’s manufacturing future
The chemicals and plastics industry association believes the country can achieve sustained growth by taking advantage of major global and domestic economic, social and environmental shifts.
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Energy efficiency is driving Australia’s chemical manufacturers to increase automation
The need for energy efficiency in the operations of the chemical manufacturers is lending impetus to the automation and software solutions market in Australia and New Zealand.
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The Cinderella of the chemical engineering curriculum
A former president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers is calling for the process systems engineering community to take a greater role in delivery of the chemical engineering curriculum.
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Technology advances needed to keep helium supply afloat
Helium can be produced when natural gas is liquefied, but around half is lost during gas production processes.
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Local carnivorous plant inspires new generation of coatings capable of repelling liquids
The pitcher plant or Nepenthes, which is found in Australia, has a special adaptation which creates a near frictionless surface with unique self-healing properties.
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New technology for greater pharma vision inspection
Pharmaceutical vision inspection applications require specifically engineered solutions.
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