Activity modeling for integrating environmental, health and safety (EHS) consideration as a new element in industrial chemical process design

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 884-897

  Sugiyama, Hirokazu ^a   Hirao, Masahiko ^b   Fischer, Ulrich ^a   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity model; Environment health safety (EHS); Integrated framework; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Methyl methacrylate (MMA)

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPETITION; DESIGN; ESTERS; HEALTH; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LIFE CYCLE; MANAGERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACTIVITY MODEL; ENVIRONMENT HEALTH SAFETY (EHS); INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); METHYL METHACRYLATE (MMA);

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 56649098918     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.07we263     Document Type: Article

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