New trends for design towards sustainability in chemical engineering: Green engineering

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 7-30

  Garcia Serna J ^a   Perez Barrigon L ^a   Cocero, M J ^a  

^a Green Engineering Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical engineering; Ecoefficiency; Green chemistry; Green engineering; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOEFFICIENCY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; GREEN ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34250762518     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.02.028     Document Type: Short Survey

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