Sustainability & Environment

Chemical industry entrepreneur John Sofranko talks about his background, building a business, and about his company's goals and challenges.

From the development of pigments and dyes, to production scaleup, chemical engineers have lots to contribute to R&D in the garment and textile industries.

The latest issue showcases the current thinking related to the reduction of carbon emissions, the utilization of CO2 that can ameliorate its presence and provide useful products, and storage options.

Join us for a detailed look into meat alternatives for a healthier environment.

Consumers have grown used to having information at their fingertips, which has bred greater awareness about healthy eating and demand for transparency.

Watch a discussion on the future of energy.

Julianne Holloway shares a preview of WIC's 20th Anniversary Symposium, which celebrates women in chemical engineering through invited female speakers with diverse backgrounds.

Being able to perceive and interpret feelings in yourself and others is an important skill that can set you up for success in your professional career and personal life.

Cliff Kowall shares insights about how today's responses to industry disruptions can be richly informed by experiences of similar events in the past.

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Vicky Lange, a postdoctoral research associate at University College London, shares her predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

Jeff Siirola retired in 2011 as a Technology Fellow at Eastman Chemical Company, where he had been for more than 39 years, and is no

This series looks at the future of chemical engineering, revisiting past predictions for the profession and pairing them with current predictions for the next 25 years.

Condensing natural gas into a liquid, nonflammable form through natural gas upgrading is key to expanding natural gas production.

Air temperature is no longer a significant factor for electric-car charging, thanks to new battery technology.

Current plastic recycling efforts just aren't enough, but new solutions are evolving in response to public awareness and outrage.

The AIChE PAIC’s Climate Change Policy Review Project team is now hosting its sixth and final discussion.

This year's Earth Day coincides with the opening of AIChE's Spring Meeting and the 14th Global Congress on Global Safety. #AIChESpring #GCPS

Participate in this discussion on validity of projections.

Researchers from Brazil and the UK are fighting water pollution two ways with a method that reuses polystyrene to filter toxic and carcinogenic waste chemicals from water.

Wind energy can now be more sustainable than ever, thanks to recyclable resin with low-energy production requirements.

A team of researchers at the University of York have discovered a set of enzymes in fungi that could help make wood an even more promising source for advanced biofuels.

A microbe's ability to ingest methane opens the doors for potentially producing various product precursors in an environmentally friendly way.

Previously impossible separations become reality; new filter operates with lower cost and emissions, compared to conventional separation methods.

Computer modeling reveals the true potential of open-ocean wind farms, compared to conventional land-based wind farms.

Welcome to the first in a series of AIChE blog posts profiling process engineers, a diverse group of professionals spanning multiple industries and regions.

Engineers have discovered a catalyst that could prove useful in purifying water polluted with nitrates from agricultural runoff and other sources.

Silver nanoparticles from clothing are ending up in waterways, but science is looking for ways to remove them.

This new method generates hydrogen from methane and electricity, with near-zero energy loss. The discovery is a boon for hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Transparent solar panels that are efficient enough to be practical have been elusive, but no longer.

Read this Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy (EP&SE) article for a limited time for free.

Participate in this discussion on causes of warming and increased greenhouse gas concentrations until November 21, 2017.

I recently caught up with Sipho Ndlela, senior process engineer at Owens Corning, and program chair of the upcoming

The discussion on Validity of Observed/Measured Data I has been extended! The AIChE PAIC’s Climate Change Policy Review Project team welcomes you to its second discussion!

Inspired by insects’ compound eyes, researchers at Stanford University have developed a new solar cell that could open the doors to a new generation of advanced photovoltaics.

Researchers at Northeastern University have discovered a way to use carbon nanotubes to desalinate water.

Meet the 35 ChemEs honored in the AIChE 35 Under 35, brush up on adsorption, learn about condition monitoring, and much more.

Help AIChE update its climate policy by following the upcoming series of blog posts, Engage discussions, and CEP articles on the topic.

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A newly developed solar cell prototype is capable of capturing nearly all energy from the solar spectrum and could potentially be the world’s most solar cell, operating at 44.5% efficiency.

This month features a special section on solar energy, with a look at concentrating solar thermal (CST), solar thermochemical energy storage (CSP), and more.

Until now, biodiesel could not be used undiluted in a conventional diesel engine since its boiling point is higher than that of petroleum diesel.

Many AIChE member engineers and their companies have supported US participation in the Paris Agreement, from which the US is now withdrawing.

Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a novel technique to recover nearly all water from brine waste.

Researchers at Penn State have engineered a strain of bacteria that is the key to converting methane to electricity.

Battery storage is starting to replace traditional gas peaker plants by replacing diesel powered generation on small islands.

Imagine a technology that could capture atmospheric carbon dioxide, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reduce the alkalinity of industrial waste, and generate useful materials — all in one proc

Researchers at the University of California San Diego and Sapphire Energy have completed the first outdoor field trial sanctioned by the U.S.

This year Earth Day focuses on climate and environmental science literacy and will include a Science March and teach-ins in Washington, D.C.

This month's CEP Magazine looks at managing a healthy and enjoyable work-life balance, along with features on safely servicing relief devices and on improving production scheduling for increased energy efficiency, among many other topics.

A discovery that improves on a commonly used catalytic reaction used to break down methane could lead to significant energy savings and pollution reduction.

California is the only state in the country coping with too much solar power, and it's a problem that's still getting worse as each new utility-scale solar farm is built

Without the existence of carbon pricing, any company bold enough to develop carbon sequestration technology has to find a creative business model as a workaround.