The path to a sustainable chemical industry: Progress and problems

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-68

  Bakshi, Bhavik R ^a,b  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACADEMIC PROGRAM; BY-PRODUCT SYNERGIES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENERGY USE; FOOTPRINTING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; PROCESS SYSTEM;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 81855177426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2011.07.004     Document Type: Review

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