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  1. What Does It Mean To Be Green?

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2009 September 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 c ...

  2. Wastewater Treatment: Understanding the Activated Sludge Process

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2009 November Mark Sustarsic The activated sludge process is used to treat waste streams that are high in organics and biodegradable compounds. Here are some principles of design and operation. ...

  3. Audit Your Emissions Inventory

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2010 January 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 ...

  4. Submitting Your First GHG Report

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2010 March Mary Ellen Ternes, JD Kristine Baranski This overview of EPA’s greenhouse gas reporting rule explains the regulation’s requirements and suggests strategies for compliance. It also provides insights regarding enforcement and confidential busines ...

  5. Evaluating Supply Chain Sustainability

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2010 May 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. ...

  6. Radical Designs Boost Resource Efficiency

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2010 July Joanna Ziemlewski The top projects in the recent 10xE Design Challenge showcase the best examples of resource-efficient, integrative design from the chemical engineering community. ...

  7. Measuring and Communicating Sustainability through Eco-Efficiency Analysis

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2010 December Bruce W. Uhlman Peter Saling Eco-efficiency analysis promotes an understanding of the economic and environmental trade-offs over products’ lifecycles, and supports informed, strategic decision-making in all areas of a business, from spurring ...

  8. Meeting the Needs of the Water-Energy Nexus

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 April David A. Klanecky Snehal Desai Water is required to produce energy, and energy is required to make use of water — the two are, and always will be, inextricably linked. Engineers must understand the water-energy nexus in order to manage both eff ...

  9. Reduce Your Plant’s Water Footprint

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 April David L. Nystuen Water footprint reduction and water pollution prevention are integral to any environmental sustainability initiative. Use this rigorous, systematic process to conduct a baseline water assessment that integrates water pollution ...

  10. Selecting the Proper Flare System

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 July Adam Bader Charles E. Baukal Jr., P.E. Wes Bussman Flares allow for the safe, effective disposal of gases and liquids, by acting as relief devices when a plant must quickly dispose of product within its system to prevent overpressurization and p ...

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