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On-Site Biological Graywater Treatment

IfS
YCOSST
Aug 1, 2012
Bobbie Swinson

An Appalachian State University research team, is innovating the field of biolgical water treatment by applying a proven technology to salon and spa wastewater to create functional, multipurpose, "living art" within a small business environment. In this informative webinar you will learn how to "Grow Clean Water".

Chemical Engineering Outside the Pipe: Industrial Ecology and Sustainability

Nov 7, 2010
Roland Clift
The 2010 Danckwerts lecture is concerned with explaining the emerging field of Industrial Ecology (IE) and why it represents a new and important area for application of the skills of the chemical engineer. Wikipedia, defines Industrial Ecology (IE) as “a ‘systems-based, multidisciplinary discourse...

Outcomes of the EPA/NSP/AIChE Sustainable Supply Chain Design Workshop

AIChE Webinar
Feb 8, 2012
Darlene Schuster, Ignacio Grossmann

The Sustainable Supply Chain Design (SSCD) Scientific Workshop, sponsored by EPA, NSF and the AIChE Center for Sustainable Technology Practices, was held in mid-September of 2011. This webinar presents an overview of the outcomes of the Workshop.

Nationwide Energy Supply Chain Analysis for Transportation Fuels

Oct 16, 2011
Josephine A. Elia
Hybrid energy processes are an attractive avenue towards a more sustainable energy future due to their flexibility in converting multiple types of inputs into a consistent range of products. For the transportation sector, Fischer-Tropsch synfuels can be generated from a diverse of feedstock inputs...

The Energy Challenge: Providing Sustainable Supplies to Meet Growing Demand

Mar 13, 2011
F. Emil Jacobs
As economies grow and living standards improve, the world faces a dual energy challenge: meeting the growing demand for energy while mitigating emissions and their impact on the environment. ExxonMobil believes that addressing this dual challenge requires an integrated set of solutions which...

Creating Chemistry for a Sustainable Supply Chain

Nov 7, 2010
Charlene A. Wall-Warren
BASF, the world's leading chemical company, has a strong history of programs to foster sustainable development, including our eco-efficiency life cycle analysis program which we developed in partnership with outside experts in 1996. To date we have conducted over 400 eco-efficiency analyses for...

Evaluating Supply Chain Sustainability

May
2010
Environmental Management
Joseph Fiksel
Lifecycle analysis (LCA) techniques can be used to quantify the environmental performance of a product, process, or service. This article describes several LCA methods and their application to supply chains.
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