Sustainable value creation in the fine and speciality chemicals industry / R. Rajagopal, KnowGenix, India.

Includes bibliographical references index.

"By combining business, scientific and technical issues that need to be addressed in order to achieve sustainable growth in the fine and specialty chemicals industry, this new book provides a tool kit for chemists and chemical engineers to design and develop economically, environmentally and socially sustainable practices. Written by an author with extensive experience of the specialty chemical business combined with practical experience in manufacturing, R&D, chemical consulting and market research, it includes a number of industrial case studies from major international chemical companies working in the fine and specialty chemicals sector"-- Provided by publisher.

"Provides a tool kit for chemists and chemical engineers to design and develop economically, environmentally and socially sustainable practices in the fine and specialty chemicals industry"-- Provided by publisher.

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Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; About the Author; 1 Transformations in the Fine and Speciality Chemicals Business; 1.1 Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry Structure; 1.2 Regulations and Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry; 1.3 Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry and Sustainable Practices; References; 2 Sustainable Management: Evolution, Transitions and Tools; 2.1 Chemical Industry: Aligning with Sustainable Development Mandates; 2.2 Sustainability Performance Assessment; 2.3 Sustainability Trends in the Chemical Industry; References

3 Research and Technology Directions3.1 Shifts in Fine and Speciality Chemicals Technologies; 3.2 Catalytic Technologies; 3.3 Enabling Technologies; 3.4 Product Engineering: A Key Sustainability Tool; 3.5 Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences and Engineering Education; References; 4 Resource Optimization Strategies; 4.1 Resource Optimization: A Systems Approach; 4.2 Waste Valorization to High Value Chemicals; References; 5 Bio-Based Chemicals, Specialities and Polymers; 5.1 Towards a Bio-Based Economy; 5.2 Biorefinery and Biofeedstocks; 5.3 Bioproducts: Moving from Laboratory to Markets

5.4 Lab to Markets: Challenges of CommercializationReferences; 6 Sustainable Practices in the Fine and Speciality Chemicals Industry; 6.1 Shifts Towards Sustainable Practices; 6.2 Sustainable Practices in the Pharmaceutical Industry; 6.3 Sustainable Practices in the Crop Protection Chemicals Industry; 6.4 Sustainable Practices in the Oleochemicals and Surfactants Industry; 6.5 Sustainability Practices in the Personal and Home Care Chemicals Industry; 6.6 Sustainable Practices in the Coatings Industry; 6.7 Sustainable Practices in the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

6.8 Sustainable Practices in the Lubricant and Greases Industry6.9 Sustainability Practices in the Colourants Industry; References; 7 Sustainable Value Creation Strategies; 7.1 Why Sustainable Value Creation?; 7.2 Innovating for Sustainable Value Creation; 7.3 Strategic Cost Management; 7.4 Prognosis for the Future; References; Index