The greening of the chemical industry: past, present and challenges ahead
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This chapter provides a review of the evolution of the process of greening the chemical industry. It explains the concept of greening industries, firms and technologies followed by a brief note on business strategy and its relation to “greening”. Next, a historical account on the relation between the chemical industry and the environment is presented. The core part of this chapter is about the different stages of corporate greening evolution in chemicals, ranging from pollution control and prevention, eco-efficiency and corporate environmental responsibility to more radical approaches of sustainable manufacturing and eco-innovation. Finally, a reflection is made upon the challenges this industry has in the view of the most pressing environmental issues of modern industries. A number of cases are used to illustrate the process of greening of this industry in the fields of end-of-pipe technologies, eco-effi ciency best practices, eco-design, and renewable chemicals. A comprehensive list of references of each of the tools and philosophies is also included.
TNO Identifier
478338
ISBN
9781118287705
Publisher
Scrivener Publishing
Article nr.
Chapter 2
Source title
Green chemistry for environmental remediation
Collation
42 p.
Place of publication
Beverly
Pages
35-78
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