The future of the chemical industry by 2050 / Rafael Cayuela Valencia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cayuela Valencia, Rafael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical industry--Forecasting.

Chemical industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Weinheim : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discussing the technological supremacy of the chemical industry and how it will adopt a leading position to solve some of the largest global challenges humans have even seen, this book details how the industry will address climate change, aging populations, resource scarcity, globality, networks speed, pandemics, and massive growth and demand.Following a detailed introduction to some of the megatrends shaping our world over the forthcoming decades, the book goes on to provide several scenarios of how the world could look by 2050, including ""business as usual"" and a ""sustainable"" one.

Contents:

The Future of the Chemical Industry by 2050; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Methodology; 1 Global Megatrends by 2050; 1.1 Social Megatrends; 1.1.1 Population Growth; 1.1.2 Demographics; 1.1.2.1 Area and Age Distribution; 1.1.2.2 Change in Age Distribution; 1.1.3 Urbanization; 1.1.3.1 Megacities; 1.2 Economic Megatrends; 1.2.1 Foreign Direct Investment(FDI); 1.3 Political Megatrend; 1.3.1 Trend - A New International Order; 1.3.1.1 Sub Trend - the Emergence of the BRIC Economies; 1.3.1.2 Sub Trend - Corporate Mega Economies - (CME); 1.3.1.3 Sub trend - Social Networks

1.3.2 Trend - An increasing role of Governments 1.4 Energy Megatrends; 1.4.1 Recent Energy Transitions; 1.4.2 Key Lessons from Recent Energy Mix Transitions; 1.4.3 Energy Life Cycle; 1.4.4 Energy Success Criteria; 1.4.5 Shocks Are a Valuable Source of Information; 1.4.6 Transitions Occur in ""Life""; 1.4.7 The Golden Rule - Economics Dictate Energy Transitions; 1.4.8 Transitions Always Occur, the Question Is When: The Oil Peak; 1.4.9 The Oil Peak - M.King Hubbert; 1.4.10 OPEC - Energy projections to 2030; 1.4.11 Recent Developments; 1.4.11.1 Nuclear Energy - The Aftermath of Fukushima

1.4.11.2 Shale Gas the ""Game Changer"" - Natural Gas the Energy of the Future 1.5 Climate Change; 1.5.1 Business Case - EU Tire Labeling - CO2 Emissions Reduction in the Tire and Automotive Industry; 1.6 Wild Cards; 1.6.1 Political; 1.6.2 Social; 1.6.3 Technological; 1.6.4 Transportation; 1.7 Accelerators - Information Technology and ""Singularity""; Appendix: Climate Change; 2 The World by 2050; 2.1 ""A Much Larger, Wealthier, Healthier, and Sustainable World""; 2.1.1 Methodology; 2.2 Status of the World - 2010; 2.3 The World in 2050; 2.3.1 BAU Scenario; 2.3.2 Sustainable Scenario

Appendix: Roadmaps to a World of 4000 g of CO2 per Capita per Day 3 The Chemical Industry in 2010; 3.1 Chemical Industry: Economic Relevance; 3.2 Chemical Industry: Technological Relevance; 3.3 Industry Relevance: Profitability; 3.4 Feedstocks and Energy; 3.5 Major Sectors and Products of the Chemical Industry; 3.6 Industry Structure and Companies; 3.7 Safety; 3.8 Background; 3.8.1 Recent History of the Chemical Industry Excluding Pharmaceuticals; 3.8.1.1 1750-1850 Industrial Revolution and Inorganic Chemistry; 3.8.1.2 1850 Synthetic Dyes from Coal for Textiles, and Chlorine Bleach

3.8.1.3 1870 Celluloid 3.8.1.4 1880 Rayon from Wood Fibers; 3.8.1.5 1900 Electrolysis of Brine (Chlorine); 3.8.1.6 1913 Synthetic Fertilizers; 3.8.1.7 1910-1920 Steam Cracker (Ethylene, Propylene and Butadiene); 3.8.1.8 1920-1930 - Styrene Cracking (Ethyl-benzene and Styrene) Cracking; 3.8.1.9 Polyamide Nylon (DuPont); 3.8.1.10 1930's - Synthetic Rubber; 3.8.1.11 1950's - Plastics Demand Explodes; 3.8.1.12 1960's Internationalization; 3.8.1.13 2010-2050 - The Chemical Industry Leads the Revolution against Climate Change; 3.9 Conclusion

3.10 Summary - Industry Major Features and Upcoming Megatrends

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783527656998

3527656995

9783527657025

3527657029

9783527657018

3527657010

OCLC:

841906686