Through innovative design, creation, processing, use, and disposal of substances, the chemical industry plays a major role in advancing applications to support sustainability in a way that will allow humanity to meet current environmental, economic, and societal needs without compromising the progress and success of future generations. Based on a workshop held in February 2005 that brought together a broad cross section of disciplines and organizations in the chemical industry, this report identifies a set of overarching Grand Challenges for Sustainability research in chemistry and chemical engineering to assist the chemical industry in defining a sustainability agenda. These Grand Challenges include life cycle analysis, renewable chemical feedstocks, and education, among others.
Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Enabling Science and Technology That Drives the Application of Sustainable Chemistry
- 3. New Chemistries and Processes That Lead to Commercially Viable Alternative Feedstocks to Fossil Fuels
- 4. Addressing the Energy Intensity of the Chemical and Allied Process Industry
- 5. Sustainability Science Literacy and Education That Enables the Adoption of More Sustainable Practices in the Chemical Industry
- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendix A. Statement of Task
- Appendix B. Committee Biosketches
- Appendix C. Workshop Agenda
- Appendix D. Workshop Summary
- Appendix E. Summary of Workshop Breakout Sessions
- Appendix F. Workshop Speaker Biographies
- Appendix G. List of Workshop Participants
- ISBN10 0309095719
- ISBN13 9780309095716
- Publish Date 21 December 2005 (first published 1 January 2005)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Academies Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 206
- Language English