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FROM GREEN TO SUSTAINBABLE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY<br> Principles of Green Chemistry, and of Sustainable Chemistry and Risk<br> Sustainable Chemical Production and REACH<br> International Chemicals Policy and Sustainability<br> Sustainable Chemistry and Inherently Safer Design<br> A Vision and Roadmap for Sustainability through Chemistry<br> METHODS AND TOOLS OF SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY: CATALYSIS<br> Catalysis as Enabling Factor of Sustainable Chemical Production<br> Homogeneous Catalysis and the Role of Multi-Phase Operations<br> Bio- and Bio-Inspired Catalysts<br> Solid Acids and Bases<br> Redox Catalysis<br> Cascade and Domino Catalytic Reactions<br> Multicomponent Catalytic Reactions<br> Organocatalysis<br> METHODS AND TOOLS OF SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY: PROCESS INTENSIFICATION<br> Alternative Sources and Forms of Energy for Process Intensification<br> Micro(structured) Reactors<br> MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES AT THE SERVICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVLOPMENT THROUGH PROCESS INTENSIFICATION<br> From the Definitions to the Function: A Few Fundamental Ideas<br> The Need for More Integrated Views on Materials and Process Conditions<br> The Use of Hybrid Processes and New Operating Modes: The Key to Many Problems<br> Safe Management of Membrane Integration in Industrial Processes: A Huge Challenge<br> ACCOUNTING FOR CHEMICAL SUSTAINABILITY<br> Ecological Footprint<br> Ecological Indicators<br> Metrics for Environmental Analysis and Eco-Efficiency<br> Sustainability Accounting<br> E-Factor and Atom Economy<br> Energy Intensity<br> Environmental Impact Indicators<br> Sustainable Chemical Production Metrics<br> Life Cycle Tools<br> THE SYNTHESIS OF PROPENE OXIDE: A SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE OF SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY<br> Current Industrial Propene Oxide Production<br> The PO-Only Routes: Several Approaches for Sustainable Alternatives<br> THE SYNTHESIS OF ADIPIC ACID: ON THE WAY TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION<br> The Adipic Acid Market<br> Current Technologies for AA Production<br> More Sustainable Alternatives for AA Production<br> Emerging and Developing Technologies for AA Production<br> An Overview: Several Possible Green Routes to AA, Some Sustainable, Others Not<br> ECOFINING: NEW PROCESS FOR GREEN DIESEL PRODUCTION FROM VEGETABLE OIL<br> From Vegetable Oil to Green Diesel<br> The UOP/Eni Ecfing Process<br> Life Cycle Assessment<br> A NEW PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL BY TRANSESTERIFICATION OF VEGETABLE OILS WITH HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS<br> The Direct Use of Vegetable Oils<br> The Methyl Ester Derived from Vegetable Oils<br> The Homogeneous Process for the Production of Biodiesel<br> Improving the Transesterification Route: Esterfip H <br> Future Improvements fo the Process<br> HIGHLY SOUR GAS PROCESSING IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD<br> The Use of Activated MDEA for Acid Gas Removal<br> Process Performance Highlights<br> A Case Study on the Use of Activated MDEA for Very Sour Gas Treatment<br> Acid Gas Removal for Cycling and/or Disposal<br> Bulk H2S Removal for Disposal<br> SPREX Performance<br> Capital Cost and Energy Balance Comparison<br> BIOETBE: A NEW COMPONENT FOR GASOLINE<br> High Quality Oxygenated as Gasoline Components<br> ETBE Technology<br> OLEFIN/PARAFFIN ALKYLATION: EVOLUTION OF A "GREEN" TECHNOLOGY<br> Liquid Acid Catalysts<br> Zeolite Catalysts<br> AlkyClean Alkylation Process: A True Solid Acid Catalyst (SAC) Process<br> TOWARDS THE DIRECT OXIDATION OF BENEZENE TO PHENOL<br> The Cumene Process<br> The Solutia Process<br> Direct Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol with Hydrogen Peroxide<br> Perspectives<br> THE FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ACYLATION OF AROMATIC ETHERS USING ZEOLITES<br> Literature Background<br> Acylation of Anisole by Acetic Anhydride<br> Acylation of Veratrole by Acetic Anhydride over HY Zeolite<br> Deactivation of the Catalysts<br> Benzoylation of Phenol Ether<br> GREEN SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY IN THE PRODUCTION OF NICOTINATES<br> Requirements for Green Processes<br> Significance of Niacin<br> Green Principles in the Manufacture of Niacin<br> Green Principles in LONZA's Niacinamide Process (5000 mtpa)<br> INTRODUCING GREEN METRICS EARLY IN PROCESS DEVELOPMENT. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE INDUSTRIAL ROUTES TO ELLIOTT'S ALCOHOL, A KEY INTERMEDIATE IN THE PRODUCTION OF RESMETHRINS<br> Elliott's Alcohol<br> An Alternative Synthesis of Elliott's Alcohol<br> Comparative Synthesis of Elliott's Alcohol<br> Driving the "Green" Improvement<br> BASELL SPHERIZONE TECHNOLOGY<br> Technology Evolution<br> The Spherizone Technology<br> Technology Comparison<br> Environmental Considerations

Professor Fabrizio Cavani received his PhD in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Bologna in 1986. From 1986 to 1990 he worked at the Catalysis Centre of EniChem, where he investigated new catalysts for the oxychlorination of ethylene and for the Alkylation of benzene with propene, and gave technical assistance to the catalysts production division. In 1990 he joined the Catalytic Processes Development team at the University of Bologna becoming Associate Professor of Industrial Chemistry there in 2000. Hee is author of over 200 journal articles, 25 patents, two books on catalytic selective oxidation and one book on the development and management of chemical processes and is the editor of 4 special journal issues. he is on the board of the Italian Platform for Sustainable Chemistry.<br> <br> Professor Gabriele Centi is Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Messina and a past President of the European Federation of Catalysis Societies. He is the Coordinator of the Network of Excellence IDECAT and Co-Director of the European Laboratory for Catalysis and Surface Science and President of ERIC (European Research Institute of Catalysis). His research activities lie in the development of industrial heterogeneous catalysts for the field of sustainable chemical processes, environmental protection and clean energy. He is author of over 260 journal articles, editor and/or author of 7 books, editor of 7 special issues, chairman of several International Congresses and Editor of the Wiley-VCH journal ChemSusChem. He is also a Core Team member for the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry.<br> <br> Professor Siglinda Perathoner is Associate Professor of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Messina. After some years experience in the field of photophysics and photochemistry of supramolecular systems, she moved to the area of catalysts. In 2001 she joined the University of Messina where her most recent research interest include nanostructured zeolites, catalytic membranes, catalysts for reactions in supercritical fluids, catalysts for waste water purification and remediation, photo(electro)catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide, and fuel cells. Her aim is the design of novel catalytic materials for sustainable processes, environment protection, and cleaner energy. She is author of over 130 publications, including 15 reviews, has been co-editor of a book and two special journal issues, and has contributed to various entries in encyclopedias.<br> <br> Professor Ferruccio Trifiro is Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Bologna. Currently he is the Dean of the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, and Director of the journal "La Chimica e L'Industria" (Chemistry and Industry). His main research activities lie in the development of heterogeneous catalysts for processes in the field of petrochemistry, environmental protection, fine chemicals and specialties production, clean energy and hydrogen production. He is a past Chairman of the World Congress of Selective Oxidation. He is author of over 300 papers in International Journals, two books on Selective Oxidation, and of 18 patents.

In recent years the need for sustainable process design and alternative reaction routes to reduce industry?s impact on the environment has gained vital importance. The book begins with a general overview of new trends in designing industrial chemical processes which are environmentally friendly and economically feasible. Specific examples written by experts from industry cover the possibilities of running industrial chemical processes in a sustainable manner and provide an up-to-date insight into the main concerns, e.g., the use of renewable raw materials, the use of alternative energy sources in chemical processes, the design of intrinsically safe processes, microreactor and integrated reaction/ separation technologies, process intensification, waste reduction, new catalytic routes and/or solvent and process optimization.

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