Engineering-in sustainability through the application of SUSOP ®

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-109

  Corder, G D ^a   McLellan, B C ^b   Bangerter, P J ^c   van Beers, D ^d   Green, S R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HATCH LTD   (Canada)

^d GHD PTY LTD   (Australia)

^e SUSOP Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Resource processing; SUSOP ; Sustainability; Sustainable design

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; EXISTING SYSTEMS; HAZARD AND OPERABILITY STUDY; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; MINERALS INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 83555178533     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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