Sustainability & Environment

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.

This issue, learn how to give a great presentation, look at top chemE's predictions for the future of the profession, delve into deep learning, and much more.

The International Energy Agency reports that energy-related emissions totaled 32.5 gigatons in 2017, an increase of 1.4% from the previous year.

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

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Pat McGrath of ARPA-E shares his predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

Water is one of the most important resources in the chemical process industries (CPI), presenting both opportunities as well as compliance obligations.

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.

A detailed look into the first of two workshops on hurricane disaster relief and resiliency.

Following his welcoming keynote for the 14th GCPS Welcome Plenary Session, Michael Graff discussed main themes of his talk "Process Safety for a Sustainable World."

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.

AIChE member Wendy Young spoke with us for a few minutes at a recent conference to speak with us about some of the topics on her mind as a chemical engineer.

A host of innovations across a wide range of areas show potential for a brighter future. Read more about them here.

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.

As efficient as current platinum-based catalysts, the nanostructured composite material sidesteps costly platinum.

Scientists have devised a method that harnesses E. coli to potentially capture, store, or recycle carbon dioxide.

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.

Water is one of the world’s most abundant resources, covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. However, not all of the water is suitable or available for direct use.

One day a simple yoga class or stroll down the street may power wearable electronics, and one research team thinks it has created the ideal power source.

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

Top execs from BASF, Cargill, Dow, and Owens Corning discuss sustainability's important role in their businesses.

This discussion has been extended through Tuesday, October 24. Please share your thoughtful reply before the deadline.

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.

The North Sea is the most prolific location in the world for building offshore windfarms.

The AIChE PAIC’s Climate Change Task Force welcomes you to the first discussion, taking place on AIChE Engage's Discussion Central! This first discussion is designed to allow initial focus on a few general approaches and project principles, including appropriate levels of scientific certainty, the status of popular opinion on climate change, and also the international context of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the Paris Accord (also known as the Paris Agreement).

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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.

Instead of targeting individual microbes, researchers went after the biofilm that protects them and found great success.

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.

Still dominating home electronics, lithium batteries are constantly pushing into new markets.

Electrochemical process can remove low-level contaminants such as chemical waste and pharmaceuticals.

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.

Ask scientists to name the the world's dirtiest fuel and lignite coal wins hands-down.

The EU is reducing carbon production, thanks to hydrogen-fueled rail technology and new steelmaking technology.

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

Two weeks ago, Dr. Art Rosenfeld, the embodiment of energy efficiency, died in his home at the age of 90, not far from the Berkeley lab where he worked for over forty years.

Catching the strong Atlantic winds thirteen miles off the coast of Rhode Island, Deepwater Wind's five 6 MW offshore wind turbines started sending clean power to Block Island'

As we approach ICBE 2017, which begins this weekend in San Diego, we look back at some of the exciting research that figured among 2016's highlights and look forward to the new developments to be unveiled at ICBE 2017.

Karen Fletcher, CEO of AIChE's RAPID Institute, which focuses on modular chemical process intensification, spoke yesterday at the Manufacturing USA Stakeholder Event at the White House.

Researchers at the University of Texas Dallas have developed a new way of capturing potentially harmful gasses in a me

Last week the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that its newest member of the Manufacturing USA Institutes will be lead by AIChE.