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

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2024.04.016

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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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 language	English
Journal	One Earth
Volume	7
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	733-737
Number of pages	5
ISSN	2590-3330
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.04.016
Publication status	Published - 2024

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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