Waste Minimisation : A Chemist’s Approach

This book looks at the technical advances in the limitation of waste such as that produced by computing processes and the various industrial practices employed by major companies for waste disposal and minimisation. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages v-vi , Keith Martin Government Policies to Encourage Cleaner Production , Pages 3-10 , Lord Strathclyde Waste Minimisation in the Context of Integrated Pollution Control , Pages 11-19 , David Slater Waste Minimisation and Clean Technology – Why Do It? A CIA View , Pages 20-32 , M. Wright Efforts of BASF towards Cleaner Technology and Waste Minimisation , Pages 35-48 , K.-G. Malle Shell Chemicals UK's Response to the Environmental Challenge , Pages 49-60 , J.F. Draper A Corporate Commitment to Waste Minimisation , Pages 61-74 , R.E. Chandler Waste Minimisation – A Small Company Perspective , Pages 75-82 , B.W. Trenbirth The Interface between the Chemist and the Chemical Engineer as a Source of Waste , Pages 85-92 , Robin Smith, Eric A. Petela Waste Minimisation – The Role of Process Development , Pages 93-106 , I.G. Laing Advances in Chemical Recycling for Plastics and Elastomers , Pages 107-115 , Viktor Williams Profit and Waste – Allied Allies , Pages 119-124 , Malcolm J. Braithwaite The Role of Biotechnology in the Development of Clean Manufacturing , Pages 125-128 , Stephen C. Taylor The Benefits of Computer Control in the Process Development Laboratory , Pages 129-140 , R.H. Valentine The Use of Heterogeneous Catalysis in the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals and Chemical Intermediates , Pages 141-145 , James H. Clark The Creation of New Catalysts , Pages 146-152 , C.J. Suckling Subject Index , Pages 153-155