Sustainable Value Creation in the Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry

25.04.2014

Englisch

9781118539675

John Wiley & Sons

Nein

R. Rajagopal

312

Gebundene Ausgabe

R. Rajagopal KnowGenix, India Foreword by Dr David Constable, Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute, American Chemical Society

Business & Management, Business & Management in Chemistry, Chemie, Chemistry, Feinchemikalie, Industrielle Chemie, Nachhaltige u. Grüne Chemie, Sustainable Chemistry & Green Chemistry, Wirtschaft u. Management, Wirtschaft u. Management in der Chemischen Industrie

PN - Chemie KJ - Betriebswirtschaft und Management

Foreword xv Preface xvii Acknowledgement xxi About the Author xxiii 1 Transformations in the Fine and Speciality Chemicals Business 1 1.1 Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry Structure 1 1.2 Regulations and Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry 18 1.3 Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry and Sustainable Practices 21 References 24 2 Sustainable Management: Evolution, Transitions and Tools 29 2.1 Chemical Industry: Aligning with Sustainable Development Mandates 29 2.2 Sustainability Performance Assessment 34 2.3 Sustainability Trends in the Chemical Industry 43 References 51 3 Research and Technology Directions 57 3.1 Shifts in Fine and Speciality Chemicals Technologies 57 3.2 Catalytic Technologies 79 3.3 Enabling Technologies 99 3.4 Product Engineering: A Key Sustainability Tool 112 3.5 Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences and Engineering Education 115 References 117 4 Resource Optimization Strategies 135 4.1 Resource Optimization: A Systems Approach 135 4.2 Waste Valorization to High Value Chemicals 141 References 148 5 Bio-Based Chemicals, Specialities and Polymers 153 5.1 Towards a Bio-Based Economy 153 5.2 Biorefinery and Biofeedstocks 160 5.3 Bioproducts: Moving from Laboratory to Markets 173 5.4 Lab to Markets: Challenges of Commercialization 185 References 191 6 Sustainable Practices in the Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry 199 6.1 Shifts Towards Sustainable Practices 199 6.2 Sustainable Practices in the Pharmaceutical Industry 201 6.3 Sustainable Practices in the Crop Protection Chemicals Industry 203 6.4 Sustainable Practices in the Oleochemicals and Surfactants Industry 205 6.5 Sustainability Practices in the Personal and Home Care Chemicals Industry 214 6.6 Sustainable Practices in the Coatings Industry 217 6.7 Sustainable Practices in the Adhesives and Sealants Industry 223 6.8 Sustainable Practices in the Lubricant and Greases Industry 226 6.9 Sustainability Practices in the Colourants Industry 230 References 238 7 Sustainable Value Creation Strategies 245 7.1 Why Sustainable Value Creation? 245 7.2 Innovating for Sustainable Value Creation 249 7.3 Strategic Cost Management 257 7.4 Prognosis for the Future 261 References 270 Index 273

250 mm

17 cm