Environmental Sustainability

Earth is Nearing a Key Climate Target, Warn Scientists

Karen Simpson — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:26:13 +0000

August

2025

Another three years of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the current rate will lock Earth in to 1.5°C of warming, a new climate report finds.

Developing a Comprehensive Sustainability Scorecard

Karen Simpson — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:47:40 +0000

As the chemical process industries transition toward sustainable manufacturing, robust tools are needed to evaluate and communicate the sustainability impact of products and processes.

July

2025

Emerging Voices: The Price of Progress: AI’s Climate Dilemma

Karen Simpson — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:45:42 +0000

A new apprehension has risen among scientists and climate-aware individuals: the environmental impact of AI.

July

2025

May 2025 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Tue, 13 May 2025 20:13:18 +0000

May 15, 2025

This issue, a look at automation and process control standards, understanding U.S. environmental laws and regulations for the chemical industry, self-assembling prodrugs, and much more.

An Atomically Small Addition to a Catalyst for Greener Ethylene Oxide

cms_emilf — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:41:11 +0000

May

2025

A new twist on a catalyst for making a key industrial chemical could prevent the release of millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

Getting Around the Additive Problem in Plastic Recycling

cms_emilf — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:41:11 +0000

May

2025

A new study finds that catalytic cracking over solid acid catalysts can stand up to many of the plastic additives on the market.

New Emulsions Let Beneficial Bacteria Thrive in Pesticide Formulations

cms_emilf — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:41:11 +0000

May

2025

Beneficial bacteria can survive alongside agricultural chemicals in new emulsions that could be used to deliver multiple treatments to crops in one swoop.

CEP: News Update

cms_emilf — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:40:56 +0000

Cutting Coal Provides the Biggest Benefit of Last Year’s EPA Regulations; An Atomically Small Addition to a Catalyst for Greener Ethylene Oxide; Grass-Fed Beef Isn’t Greener: Emissions Match Factory-Farmed Cattle; Getting Around the Additive Problem in Plastic Recycling; Beneficial bacteria can survive alongside agricultural chemicals in new emulsions that could be used to deliver multiple treatments to crops in one swoop.

May

2025

How AIChE’s Environmental Division Is Tackling Today’s Urgent Challenges

Idell Bryan — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:13:14 +0000

April 23, 2025

Learn what the Environmental Division is doing and find out how everyone, from students and early-stage chemical engineers to the most experienced engineers, can get involved.

Improve Ethylene Production Margins with Digitalization

cms_tanib — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:37:38 +0000

With changing ethylene production landscape, producers are seeking new ways to increase margin and production agility to respond to economic headwinds.

Catalyzing Commercialization: Coal-Derived Graphene: A Safer Antiozonant for Tires

cms_emilf — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:36:57 +0000

The global tire industry is under mounting pressure to find safer alternatives to a widely used antiozonant that protects rubber from degradation.

April

2025

Catalyzing Commercialization: Harnessing 91��˶��Ƶ Signals from Microbes for Insect Control

Karen Simpson — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:42:32 +0000

By discovering microbes with semiochemical potential for controlling an agricultural pest, it represents a key improvement in crop protection technologies.

February

2025

Catalyzing Commercialization: Retrofit Dehumidifiers Enhance Air Conditioner Efficiency

Karen Simpson — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:00:53 +0000

This company is working on a new way to enhance AC performance with a rapid, compact, and highly efficient dehumidification process.

January

2025

Fuzzy Accounting Around “Net Zero” Slows Progress on Climate Change

Karen Simpson — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:54:46 +0000

January

2025

Overly optimistic accounting around the concept of net zero is hindering attempts to tackle climate change.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:54:14 +0000

Contaminants in Wastewater Circulate Between Landfills and Treatment Plants; New Material Enables Carbon Capture at High Temperatures; Fuzzy Accounting Around "Net Zero" Slows Progress on Climate Change; High Levels of Renewable Power Reduce the Intensity of Blackouts;

January

2025

Environmental Sustainability

Earth is Nearing a Key Climate Target, Warn Scientists

Developing a Comprehensive Sustainability Scorecard

Emerging Voices: The Price of Progress: AI’s Climate Dilemma

May 2025 CEP Preview

An Atomically Small Addition to a Catalyst for Greener Ethylene Oxide

Getting Around the Additive Problem in Plastic Recycling

New Emulsions Let Beneficial Bacteria Thrive in Pesticide Formulations

CEP: News Update

How AIChE’s Environmental Division Is Tackling Today’s Urgent Challenges

Improve Ethylene Production Margins with Digitalization

Catalyzing Commercialization: Coal-Derived Graphene: A Safer Antiozonant for Tires

Catalyzing Commercialization: Harnessing 91���˶���Ƶ Signals from Microbes for Insect Control

Catalyzing Commercialization: Retrofit Dehumidifiers Enhance Air Conditioner Efficiency

Fuzzy Accounting Around “Net Zero” Slows Progress on Climate Change

CEP: News Update

Catalyzing Commercialization: Harnessing 91��˶��Ƶ Signals from Microbes for Insect Control