Sam Baker

5 days ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Sam Baker

BRITISH carbon capture and storage (CCS) company Carbon Clean has achieved commercial scale for its series of modular reactors, which it expects to capture up to 100,000 t/y of CO2. Carbon Clean’s announcement comes after testing the latest in their CycloneCC series of reactors, which uses a centrifuge to extract CO2 from industrial flue gases. Using a patented solvent derived from amine-promoted buffer salts, its target industries are cement production, steel production and waste incineration.

5 days ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Sam Baker

GERMAN drug developer BioNTech has signed an agreement with US pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) to manufacture a new cancer treatment, in a deal worth up to US$11bn. The new drug, called BNT327, is currently in global phase 3 clinical trials – the final stage before a drug can be licensed. BioNTech is currently evaluating BNT327’s use as a standard treatment for lung cancer. The company says more than 1,000 patients have been treated in clinical trials so far.

1 week ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Sam Baker

PILOT projects to improve water treatment were among the biggest winners in the latest round of a funding competition led by regulator Ofwat. The regulator announced the 16 winners of its fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge last week, allocating a total of £42m (US$56.7m) to company proposals to improve water systems in England and Wales.

1 week ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Sam Baker

AN EXPLOSION at a chemical plant in the Shandong province in eastern China yesterday has killed at least five people. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported late last night that six people were missing. Nineteen others were reported to have minor injuries. The explosion happened at around noon local time at the Shandong Youdao Chemical Company in the city of Gaomi. The 47 hectare plant manufactured chemicals used in pesticides and pharmaceuticals.

3 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Sam Baker

Sam Baker speaks to engineers at Carlsberg Britvic working to make their drinks more sustainable – both environmentally and commercially EACH YEAR, beverages behemoth Britvic produces around 2.5bn litres of soft drink, 1.8bn of which is made and sold in the UK alone. Responsible for all J2O, Fruit Shoot, Robinson’s and Tango products, as well as having exclusive bottling rights for PepsiCo products sold in the UK, it amounts to global revenue of £1.9bn (US$2.5bn).