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Environmental Sustainability

Challenges for Global Energy

AIChE Webinar
Apr 21, 2009
Dr. Nathan Lewis

This presentation describes and evaluates the technical, political, and economic challenges involved with widespread adoption of renewable energy technologies.

Changes in the Energy Market and Their Impact on the Chemical Industry

AIChE Webinar
Apr 14, 2009
Dr. William F. Banholzer

Unprecedented volatility in the price of feedstocks and concerns over global warming have spurred the search for economically viable and environmentally sound alternatives. How are these forces impacting the chemical industry?

A Perspective on the World's Energy Challenge

AIChE Webinar
Apr 6, 2009
John Chen

Modern life depends upon the availability of plentiful energy at reasonable cost. Life styles, industries, agriculture, health care all assume availability of energy on demand. Is this situation sustainable?

Climate Change: Engineering R/D Needed!

AIChE Webinar
Jan 13, 2009
Dr. M. J. Plodinec

There are large uncertainties in the climate change debate that reflect the absence of the engineering community.

Identification of Cleaner Production Improvement Opportunities

February, 2006
Regardless of its size or nature, every industry generates waste and is responsible for imple-menting the practices of pollution prevention and waste minimization in its day-to-day operations. Whether it's dirty water or toxic wastes, industrial pollution is all the same in one way: it reduces a...

Profiles in Flue Gas Desulfurization

January, 2000
As the need to control process emissions has increased, so have the number of FGD treatment and control strategies. The effectiveness of these treatments vary greatly, depending the types and levels of the materials, as well as the size of the facility. Profiles in Flue Gas Desulfurization will...

Pollution Prevention: Methodology, Technologies and Practices

November, 1998
As many industries are beginning to learn, pollution prevention technologies offer more than just a way to comply with regulations, or even to “do the right thing.” It also makes smart business sense. The authors of this book, both veterans of DuPont’s in-house waste reduction team, have put...

Think Outside the Box to Reduce Wastes

June
2003
Environmental Management
Martin C. Welch, R. Bruce Hartman
Use this audit procedure to evaluate the current performance of your process safety management processes as well as their future viability.

Right-Sizing Environmental Controls

June
2006
Environmental Management
E. Joseph Duckett
Size does matter - and bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to pollution control. It is more important to be the right size than the largest size.

What Does It Mean To Be Green?

September
2009
Opinion
Phillip E. Savage, P.E.
Sustainability encompasses green chemistry and green engineering, among other concepts. This article explores some of the principles of sustainability and provides a framework for developing a lifecycle approach to chemical engineering.

How Sustainable are Your PSM Processes?

June
2003
Safety
Martin C. Welch, R. Bruce Hartman
Use this audit procedure to evaluate the current performance of your process safety management processes as well as their future viability.

Audit Your Emissions Inventory

January
2010
Environmental Management
Jeffrey H. Siegell
Some emissions reports include data that are based on faulty assumptions and methodologies. This article presents an effective approach to auditing your emissions inventory to maximize the representativeness of the reports you submit. <br>

The Rise of China - Progress at What Price?

June
2007
News Feature
Boonsri Dickinson
As China undergoes an industrial revolution, its once pristine lands are being choked by pollution from coal-fired plants. Spurred by the upcoming 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China is quickly cleaning the air. And, it has long-term plans to invest...

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