More than 120 finalist entries are in with a chance of winning a trophy for excellence in chemical, biochemical and process engineering in the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards 2020.
The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in a series of webinars from 2–19 November. Each webinar will showcase the stories of each finalist’s project in the team categories or the personal achievements of finalists in the individual award categories.
There are three new team categories in this year’s awards: Best Consultancy; Process Automation and Digitalisation; and Public Engagement.
Successful finalists this year include: Al-Nahrain University, Iraq; Dow Performance Silicones, USA; Florence Energy, Australia; FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, UK; H&S Anlagentechnik, Germany; PETRONAS, Malaysia; Proklean Technologies, India; Telkom University, Indonesia; Safety Solutions, New Zealand; Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia; The University of Hong Kong, China; and University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Keith Batchelor, Chair of the IChemE Global Awards volunteer judging panel, said:
“Our peer-reviewed awards recognise the high standard and significant achievements made by chemical engineers around the world providing solutions to some of toughest challenges faced by society.
“With the skillset and flexibility to adapt to challenges as they occur, during this pandemic we have seen the unwavering efforts of chemical engineers to continue innovating and maintain safe practices. Our judges felt it especially important to recognise these efforts this year, just in a virtual way.
“Thank you to all those who submitted your remarkable entries and thank you to my fellow judges for your dedication and rigorous assessment. Congratulations to all the finalists and we look forward to sharing your stories and celebrating your success in our first-ever IChemE Global Awards webinar series.”
The best entry across all 18 team categories will receive the Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering Award.
Winners of the IChemE Malaysia Awards (19 October) qualify as finalists in their respective categories at the IChemE Global Awards.
IChemE Global Awards 2020 finalists
Best Consultancy
- ABB Energy Industries, UK – Consulting Services
- Barberton, UK – Repeatable Process Safety Excellence
- Engineurs, UK – Execution of Flawless Sustainability Projects
- Marsh JLT Specialty, UAE – Marsh MEA Energy & Power Risk Engineering
- RINA Tech UK – REACH SVHC Probability Identification Tool
- Worley Group, USA – Neutralisation, Ion Exchange, Regeneration, Debottlenecking, Utilities
Biochemical Engineering
- Al-Nahrain University and Midland Refineries Company, Iraq – Belt-Conveyor Three-Phase Reactor
- Biocatalysts and UCL, UK – Ultra scale-down Accelerates Industrial Enzyme Manufacture
- FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, UK – SymphonX™ Bioprocess Equipment
- Proklean Technologies, India – Unique Biochemical for Pulp and Paper
- University of Malaya, Malaysia – Sustainable Microalgae-Bacteria Symbiosis for Future Biochemicals
- University of Waikato, New Zealand – Biosynthesis and Recovery of Vitamin K
Business Start-up
- BioSimulytics, Ireland – Crystal-structure Prediction in Solid-State Pharmaceuticals
- Lixea, UK – Lixea Ltd
- Poseidon Plastics, Green Lizard Technologies, UK; and Process Design Center, the Netherlands – Poseidon Plastics Enhanced PET Recycling Process
- The University of Hong Kong, China – Direct Thermal Charging Cell
Diversity and Inclusion
- Centre for Process Innovation, UK – CPI’s Process Technology Team
- ExxonMobil, UK – Celebrating 10 years of WINning
- Johnson Matthey, UK – Networked Teesside
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Double-layered Flame-resistant Shirt for Women
- WSP, UK – WSP PLEDGE
Energy
- Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, Progressive Energy, Health & Safety Executive, Keele University and ITM Power, UK – HyDeploy
- Imperial College London and Solar Polar, UK – Net-zero Emission Decentralised Cooling System
- Johnson Matthey, UK – Low Carbon Hydrogen – Catalysing Energy Transition
- National Nuclear Laboratory and University of Leicester, UK – Space Batteries
- Oxford nanoSystems, UK – We’re Cooler than You!
- Tri-Y Environmental Research Institute, Canada; Ningbo University, China; Ningbo Bobest Environmental Protection Science & Technology, China – Eco-friendly Building Insulation
- University of Cape Town, South Africa; CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, India; and Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron, Brazil – Waste-to-Fuel Initiative’s Decentralised Diesel
- University of Hong Kong, China and High Performance Solution, Hong Kong – Direct Thermal Charging Cell
Food and Drink
- Biocatalysts and UCL, UK – Ultra Scale-down Accelerates Industrial Enzyme Manufacture
- Oxford nanoSystems, UK – We’re Cooler than You!
Industry Project
- Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, Progressive Energy, Health & Safety Executive, Keele University and ITM Power, UK – HyDeploy
- Dow Consumer Solutions – Process Intensification for Liquid Silicone Rubber
- Dow Europe, Switzerland and H&S Anlagentechnik, Germany – The RENUVA™ Mattress Recycling Program
- Dow Inc. – High Efficiency gel-like WALOCEL™ M 120-01 Cellulose Ether
- DOW Silicones Belgium – Optical Silicone for LED Lighting Fixtures
- Florence Energy, Australia; Mintra Energy, Thailand; and MK Aromatics, India – Conversion of Waste Plastics to Petroleum
- Johnson Matthey, Sweden – High pressure, High Productivity Formaldehyde Production
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Restoration of Critical Oil Processing Facility
Innovative Product
- DOW Consumer Solutions R&D, Republic of Korea – DOWSIL™ VE-2003 UV Optical Bonding
- Dow Europe, Switzerland – Novel Polyethylene-based Recyclable Pouch
- Impact Recycling, UK – BOSS
- Johnson Matthey, Sweden – High pressure, High Productivity Formaldehyde Production
- National Nuclear Laboratory and University of Leicester, UK – Space Batteries
- North Carolina State University, Boston University and Kraton Corporation, USA – Self-Disinfecting Polymer Prevents Spreading COVID-19
- Petronas Research, Malaysia – Cryogenic Miniaturisation (Cryomin) Technology
- Plastic Energy, UK – Closed-loop Chemical Recycling
Oil and Gas
- Hybrid Gasification, UK – Solar Powered 1 t/d Advanced Unit for Harvesting Base Oil from Used Lubes
- Hydrox Holdings, South Africa – Membraneless Electrolysis for Cost-effective Hydrogen Production
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; North Carolina State University, USA; and SINTEF Industry, Norway – Membranes Engineered for Ultraselective CO2 Separation
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Development of Novel Drilling Fluid Additives
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Restoration of Critical Oil Processing Facility
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Vapour Compression Crystallisation Water Treatment
- Saudi Aramco-EXPEC ARC, Saudi Arabia – NanoTags for Cuttings Depth Determination
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2020 (announced on 19 October)
Pharma
- Activated Research Company, USA – World’s First Universal FID for LC
- BioSimulytics, Ireland – Crystal-structure Prediction in Solid-State Pharmaceuticals
- GSK, UK – Electronic Batch Flow Optimisation System
- North Carolina State University, Boston University, and Kraton Corporation, USA – Self-Disinfecting Polymer Prevents Spreading of COVID-19
- NovoNordisk Denmark; Aldaph SPA, Algeria; and Novo Nordisk Pars, Iran – FlexPen® Local Manufacturing Tehran and Blida
Process Automation and Digitalisation
- Bilfinger UK – Digital Excellence in Maintenance
- BioPhorum, UK – Plug and Play Interface Standard
- CPFD Software and ThermoChem Recovery International, USA – Digital Technology Enables Novel Waste-to-Fuels Process
- Croda Singapore and IPMA, Malaysia – Packaging Line Automation
- ExxonMobil Chemical and Esso Petroleum Company, UK – Virtual Reality Knowledge and Competence Verification
- GSK, UK – Electronic Batch Flow Optimisation System
- Process Systems Enterprise, UK – gPROMS Digital Applications Platform
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – SA-4IRC
Process Safety
- ABB Energy Industries, UK – ABB Ability™ Augmented Field Procedures
- Advanced Analysis Australia – exploCFD
- RINA Tech UK – REACH SVHC Probability Identification Tool
- Safety Solutions, New Zealand – NZ Process Safety Training Development
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Converting Process Safety into Opportunities Innovatively
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Hybrid Approach for Land Use Planning
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Aramco Process Safety Excellence Initiative (PSEI)
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2020 (announced on 19 October)
Public Engagement
- Heriot-Watt University Malaysia; King Mongkut University, Thailand; Telkom University, Indonesia; UTAR, UNITEN, and University of Nottingham, Malaysia – Biogas and Fertiliser for Indigenous Communities
- University of Leeds, Imperial College London, National Nuclear Laboratory, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Lancaster University, Loughborough University, Sellafield, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University College London, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, University of Strathclyde and University of Surrey, UK – The DISTINCTIVE Consortium
- University of Strathclyde, UK – ReallySmallScience and Young Chemical Ambassador
Research Project
- Imperial College London, and Solar Polar, UK – Net-zero Emission Decentralised Cooling System
- London South Bank University, UK – Using Water for Next Generation 2D-Materials
- National Energy Technology Laboratory and West Virginia University, USA – Microwave Ammonia Synthesis
- PETRONAS Research, Malaysia – Cryogenic Miniaturisation (Cryomin) Technology
- Promethean Particles, BAE Systems, CAV Advanced Technologies, GKN Aerospace Services, London South Bank University, Opus Materials Technologies, PPG Industries, and TWI, UK – ICEMART
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Non-acidic Multifunctional Iron Sulfide Scale Dissolver
- Seren Technologies and Queen’s University Belfast, UK – Path to Sustainable REE Separation Processes
- University College London, UK – Solar to Fuels (SAFE)
Sustainability
- Dow Europe, Switzerland – Oriented Polyethylene for Recyclable Flexible Packaging
- Dow Europe, Switzerland and H&S Anlagentechnik, Germany – The RENUVA™ Mattress Recycling Program
- Green Lizard Technologies, Abundia Financial, Kerax, UK; Petronas Lubricants International, Malaysia; Process Design Center, The Netherlands; RiverRidge, UK; and Yashentech, China – Recycling Solution for ALL Plastic Waste
- Impact Recycling, UK – BOSS
- Plastic Energy, UK – Closed-loop Chemical Recycling
- University College London and Heathrow Airport, UK – Recycling of Airport Waste
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2020 (announced on 19 October)
Team
- Centre for Process Innovation, UK – CPI’s Process Technology Team
- Dow Consumer Solutions – Process Intensification for Liquid Silicone Rubber
- DOW Silicones Belgium – Optical Silicone for LED Lighting Fixtures
- Imperial College London and Sipsmith, UK – CE Imperial Lather
- Marsh JLT Specialty, UAE – Marsh MEA Energy & Power Risk Engineering
- Sellafield, Office for Nuclear Regulation, AWE Aldermaston, Dounreay Site Restoration, National Nuclear Laboratory, and Urenco Capenhurst, UK – Collaborative Training for Highest Hazard Plant
- University of Leeds, Imperial College London, National Nuclear Laboratory, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Lancaster University, Loughborough University, Sellafield, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University College London, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, University of Strathclyde and University of Surrey, UK – The DISTINCTIVE Consortium
- University of Strathclyde, UK – ReallySmallScience and Young Chemical Ambassador
Training and Development
- CV Raman Global University of Odisha, India – Water Technology: India’s First Gold Medal
- ExxonMobil Chemical and Esso Petroleum Company, UK – Virtual Reality Knowledge and Competence Verification
- Safety Solutions, New Zealand – NZ Process Safety Training Development
- Sellafield, Office for Nuclear Regulation, AWE Aldermaston, Dounreay Site Restoration, National Nuclear Laboratory, and Urenco Capenhurst, UK – Collaborative Training for Highest Hazard Plant
- Imperial College London, UK – Methane Guiding Principles Global Outreach Programme
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2020 (announced on 19 October)
Water
- AquaB, Ireland – High-Efficiency Nanobubble Generation for Wastewater
- Monash University, Australia and Oxfam Australia – Solar-Driven Micro-Desalination Technology
- National University of Singapore, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China – Solutions to Microplastics Problems in Water
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Acoustic Oil-Water-Fines Separation
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Vapour Compression Crystallisation Water Treatment
- Saudi Aramco and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia – Oil Removal from Water
- Trailblazer Technologies, South Africa – The ZIX-Zak Ion Exchange Process
- Worley Group, USA – Neutralisation, Ion Exchange, Regeneration, Debottlenecking, Utilities
Young Industrialist
- Atkins, UK – Kerrin Graham
- Biffa Waste Services, UK – Joshua A Kelly
- Croda Singapore – Teo Jie Hao (Bear)
- National Nuclear Laboratory and Centre for Innovative Nuclear Decommissioning, UK – Kyriacos Hadjidemetriou
- PM Group – Rhys Griffiths
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Bashayer Aldakkan
- WSP, UK – Heather Williams
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2020 (announced on 19 October)
Young Researcher
- CSL, Australia – Anurag Parihar
- GSK, UK – Samir Diab
- Jiangsu University, China – Prabhuraj Balakrishnan
- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – Amani Othman Alghamdi
- Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore – Chuah Chong Yang
- University College London, UK – Vasileios Charitopoulos
- Zhejiang University, China – Low Liang Ee
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2020 (announced on 19 October)
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