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Through innovative design, creation, processing, use, and disposal of substances, the chemical industry plays a major role in advancing applications to support sustainability in a way that will allow humanity to meet current environmental, economic, and societal needs without compromising the progress and success of future generations. Based on a workshop held in February 2005 that brought together a broad cross section of disciplines and organizations in the chemical industry, this report identifies a set of overarching Grand Challenges for Sustainability research in chemistry and chemical engineering to assist the chemical industry in defining a sustainability agenda. These Grand Challenges include life cycle analysis, renewable chemical feedstocks, and education, among others.
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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
- COMMITTEE ON GRAND CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
- BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
- Preface
- Acknowledgment of Reviewers
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Enabling Science and Technology That Drives the Application of Sustainable Chemistry
- 3 New Chemistries and Processes That Lead to Commercially Viable Alternative Feedstocks to Fossil Fuels
- 4 Addressing Energy Intensity of the Chemical and Allied Process Industry
- 5 Sustainability Science Literacy and Education That Enables the Adoption of More Sustainable Practices in the Chemical Industry
- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendixes