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The Chemical Engineer
News, views and jobs from the chemical, biochemical and process engineering sectors.
September 2025Issue 1011
Latest News
Apsey comes full circle: IChemE immediate past president welcomes new chemical engineers to Exeter, 25 years after graduating
STUDENTS have returned to the University of Exeter – and for the first time in over 25 years, that includes a new cohort of chemical engineering undergraduates.
Samsara Eco unveils commercial textile recycling plant using AI-engineered enzymes
A COMMERCIAL-SCALE plant that will use AI-developed enzymes to recycle waste textiles and plastics has opened in New South Wales, Australia.
Coolbrook cracks pyrolysis oil using renewable electricity
RENEWABLE process heat developer Coolbrook has successfully cracked pyrolysis oil made entirely from waste plastic using an electrically powered steam cracker.
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