Sustainability and the Chemical Industry
Thomas Hirth,
Jan-Moritz Iden,
Rainer Busch,
Thomas Hirth
Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorJan-Moritz Iden
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorThomas Hirth,
Jan-Moritz Iden,
Rainer Busch,
Thomas Hirth
Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorJan-Moritz Iden
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The article contains sections titled:
| 1. | Introduction |
| 2. | Sustainability and the Processing Industry |
| 3. | A Pathway to Sustainability in the Chemical Industry |
| 4. | Pathways to Sustainable Production |
| 4.1 | Alternative Synthesis |
| 4.2 | Alternative Raw Materials |
| 4.3 | Alternative catalysts |
| 4.4 | Alternative Reactors |
| 4.5 | Alternative Solvents |
| 4.6 | Concepts for Process and Site Integration |
| 5. | Summary and Outlook |
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