In the frame of globalization and sustainability, process intensification, a path to the future of chemical and process engineering (molecules into money)

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 84-92

  Charpentier, Jean Claude ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CPE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Future of chemical engineering; Microengineering; Microtechnologies; Multifunctional reactors; New operating modes of production; Process intensification

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; INNOVATION; SCREENING;

MARKET REQUIREMENTS; MICROENGINEERING; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; PRODUCTION METHODS;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; INNOVATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SCREENING;

EID: 34548256819     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.03.084     Document Type: Article

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