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The Drivers for a Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing Industry

The Drivers for a Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing Industry
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Author(s): George M. Hall (University of Central Lancashire, UK)and Joe Howe (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 21
Source title: Global Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy Systems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Phillip Olla (Madonna University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1625-7.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter describes the current situation of the chemical manufacturing industry and looks to the future demands on the sector such as: for sustainability, the advent of new bio-based feedstocks for improved energy management and the implications of these demands on the sector. These implications include definitions of sustainability criteria for the chemical manufacturing industry and the need for transparent reporting following the Triple Bottom Line approach. The important role of chemical (or more generally, process) engineers in delivering bio-based sustainable solutions is emphasised, but this also suggests that a new way of thinking about the discipline is required. Indeed, there are arguments that the demand for a sustainable chemical manufacturing sector could bring about the next paradigm shift in the discipline with concomitant education implications.

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