Biotechnology for Clean Industrial Products and Processes : Towards Industrial Sustainability

Biotechnology for Clean Industrial Products and Processes Towards Industrial Sustainability

Industrial biotechnology has come of age: after decades spent in the shadow of two better-known fields, health and agro-food biotechnology, it has emerged into a world where environmental sustainability has become a global concern. However, sustainability and "clean" industrial processes w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1998.
Materias:
Science and Technology
Industry and Services
Environment
Biotechnology > Industrial applications.
Biotechnology industries
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Bioengineering
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705010006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Executive Summary
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Industrial Sustainability and the Role of Biotechnology
  • Chapter 2. Current Industrial Applications of Biotechnology
  • Chapter 3. Scienc and Technology Trends and Potential
  • Chapter 4. Evaluating the Cleanliness of Biotechnological Industrial Products and Processes
  • Chapter 5. Public Attitudes and Education
  • Chapter 6. National and International Policies
  • Chapter 7. Conclusions and Policy Implications
  • Annex 1.1. Models of Industrial Sustainability
  • Annex 1.2. Novel Clean Chemistry
  • Annex 2.1. Recent Biotechnological Developments Addressing the Needs of Process Chemistry
  • Annex 2.2. Pulp and Paper
  • Annex 2.3. Metals and Minerals
  • Annex 4.1. LCA Methodology
  • Annex 4.2. LCA Standardisation
  • Annex 4.3. Review of Life Cycle Assessments
  • Annex 4.4. Research Requirements
  • Annex 6. Policies and Legislation in Canada, Japan, and Germany
  • Glossary

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