Transforming to a sustainable and circular chemical sector

Alexandra Maertens, Liming Dai, Solange I. Mussatto, Stafford W. Sheehan, Pratchaya Watthaisong, Pimchai Chaiyen, Shivali Banerjee, Jen Iris Allan, Kai Lan, Seeram Ramakrishna

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Abstract

The chemical sector is a billion-dollar global business and supplies products and services that are profoundly useful to societal development. However, fossil-fuel-based feedstocks, energy-intensive production processes, chemical waste products, and numerous toxic pollutants amass to an emission-intensive and hazardous chemical sector. A paradigm shift is needed to leave behind this “take-make-waste” system. This Voices asks: what barriers must be overcome to establish a sustainable and circular chemical sector?
Original languageEnglish
JournalOne Earth
Volume7
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)733-737
Number of pages5
ISSN2590-3330
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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