Open AccessProdukt- und prozess-integrierter Umweltschutz in der chemischen Industrie
Author(s) -
Konrad Hungerbühler
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.1995.93
Subject(s) - sustainability , process (computing) , product (mathematics) , industrial ecology , business , product lifecycle , environmental economics , industrial organization , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , new product development , economics , ecology , marketing , geometry , mathematics , biology , operating system
The chemical industry is becoming more and more determined by environmental and societal issues. This influence creates a framework for the chemical industry which requires a responsibility for products and processes concerning economy, ecology/safety and society. Adherence to this framework can be achieved by means of an integrated development of chemical products and processes over their whole life cycle. The key parameters are societal acceptance, inherent safety and economic and ecological efficiency, employing the corresponding methods of risk/benefit dialogue, risk analysis and life cycle analysis (LCA). This network of parameters and methods leads to the synergies which are necessary for sustainability. These abstract concepts are illustrated by practical examples. Case studies will be necessary tools to bring the promising concept of integrated product and process development to universities and to encourage the cooperation between academia and the chemical industry.