Editorial: Perspectives of Chemicals Synthesis as a Green Alternative to Fossil Fuels

Microbial Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Water

Major challenges to education for sustainable development: Can the current nature of institutions of higher education hope to educate the change agents needed for sustainable development? Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Scholars and professionals committed to fostering sustainable development have urged a re-examination of the curriculum and restructuring of research and teaching in institutions of higher learning. This paper begins by discussing an expansive definition of sustainable development that includes economic, environmental, and employment concerns...

Process system innovation by design: Towards a sustainable petrochemical industry

Sustainable Chemical Processes and Products. New Design Methodology and Design Tools

The current chemical industry is not sustainable, which leads to the fact that innovation of chemical processes and products is too often hazardous for society in general and the environment in particular. It really is a challenge to implement sustainability considerations in the design activities of chemical engineers. Therefore, the main...