Highlights•From life cycles to systems.•LCA for technology systems.•LCA starts in design
phase.This current opinion addresses the challenges for chemical engineering resulting …

Highlights•LCA provides a quantified environmental assessment of a product and/or
process.•The chemical engineer is technically positioned to perform an LCA.•Further …

Design in the chemical industry increasingly aims not only at economic but also at
environmental targets. Environmental targets are usually best quantified using the …

The sustainable future of the world challenges engineers to develop chemical process
designs that are not only technically and economically feasible but also environmental …

The drive toward sustainability among businesses, governments, academic programs and
individuals has resulted in much progress in the last several years. Methods such as life …

This chapter addresses the complex and critical task of optimizing the environmental
performance of processes under development. A systematic approach is necessary to jointly …

Over the last several months, I have had discussions with several of my colleagues who
teach elective courses on green engineering or sustainability, in an attempt to learn what …

The chapter introduces a framework for evaluation of environmental sustainability. The most
appropriate methodology for evaluation of environmental sustainability of chemical …

In today's economy, Chemical Engineering must respond to the changing needs of the
chemical process industry in order to meet market demands. The evolution of chemical …

In the last decade significant progress has been made in recognising and understanding the
issues in sustainability. Much remains to be done because the science that underlies …