Sustainability in the chemical industry
Subtitle: grand challenges and research needs : a workshop report
By: Committee on Grand Challenges for Sustainability in the Chemical Industry, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Sciences.
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Grand Challenges for Sustainability in the Chemical Industry.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Chemistry -- Research.; Environmental chemistry.; Chemical industry -- Environmental aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Enabling science and technology that drives the application of sustainable chemistry; title: New chemistries and processes that lead to commercially viable alternative feedstocks to fossil fuels; title: Addressing the energy intensity of the chemical and allied process industry; title: Sustainability science literacy and education that enables the adoption of more sustainable practices in the chemical industry; title: Conclusions and recommendations.