Sustainability of the chemical manufacturing industry - Towards a new paradigm?

Hall, George M. and Howe, Joe (2010) Sustainability of the chemical manufacturing industry - Towards a new paradigm? Education for Chemical Engineers, 5 (4). e100-e107. ISSN 1749-7728

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ece.2010.09.001

Abstract

This paper describes the current situation of the chemicalmanufacturingindustry, with special reference to Europe and looks to the future sustainability demands on the sector, and the implications of these demands for chemical engineering education. These implications include definitions of sustainability criteria for the sector and the need for transparent reporting under the Triple Bottom Line approach. The response of the education system to the sustainability agenda over the years and a number of strategies to incorporate it into courses are described. The important role of chemical (or more generally, process) engineers in delivering sustainable solutions is emphasised but this also suggests that anew way of thinking about the discipline is required. Indeed, this paper argues that the demand for a sustainable chemicalmanufacturing sector could bring about the next paradigm shift in the discipline which has been predicted for some time.


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