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Sustainability in the chemical industry : grand challenges and research needs : a workshop report / Committee on Grand Challenges for Sustainability in the Chemical Industry, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Sciences.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemistry--Research.
- Chemistry.
- Environmental chemistry.
- Chemical industry--Environmental aspects.
- Chemical industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Through innovative design, creation, processing, use, and disposal of substances, the chemical industry plays a major role in advancing applications to support sustainability in a way that will allow humanity to meet current environmental, economic, and societal needs without compromising the progress and success of future generations. Based on a workshop held in February 2005 that brought together a broad cross section of disciplines and organizations in the chemical industry, this book identifies a set of overarching Grand Challenges for Sustainability research in chemistry and chemical engineering to assist the chemical industry in defining a sustainability agenda. These Grand Challenges include life cycle analysis, renewable chemical feedstocks, and education, among others.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Enabling science and technology that drives the application of sustainable chemistry
- New chemistries and processes that lead to commercially viable alternative feedstocks to fossil fuels
- Addressing the energy intensity of the chemical and allied process industry
- Sustainability science literacy and education that enables the adoption of more sustainable practices in the chemical industry
- Conclusions and recommendations.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610262892
- 9780309133555
- 0309133556
- 9781280262890
- 1280262893
- 9780309548175
- 0309548179
- OCLC:
- 923275854
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