Preliminary Program subject to change
TE006 Global Sustainability Strategies and Stories
OverviewSustainability is increasingly perceived as a topic of global interest and value, especially in times where the world is facing a growing demand for fossil resources. This session is dedicated to exchange industrial and academic experiences how companies and universities are experiencing and globally reacting towards those changes. We will present examples how sustainability aspects are increasingly driving research and business decisions and invite discussions about the changing role of sustainability and how sustainability is communicated in different parts of the world. Furthermore, contributions are welcome that talk about geographical, cultural and societal differences around the globe and how well standard tools sets like e.g. LCA databases are able to address those cultural and regional diversities. The final goal of this session is to engage a diverse set of speakers from industry and academia from different parts of the world in a lively discussion about their views, trends and experiences.
Primary SponsorTopical E: Sustainability [CoSponsored by The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ)] (TE)

Chair

Susanne Regine Veith
DuPont Engineering Technology
Brandywine Building B9400
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898
Phone Number: 302-774-4267
Email: susanne.r.veith@usa.dupont.com

CoChair

Earl R. Beaver
Managing Partner
Practical Sustainability, LLC
PO Box 599
Chesterfield, MO 63006-0599
Phone Number: (314) 409-9068
Fax Number: (636) 536-1256
Email: Erbeav@aol.com

* Membership Number 00000044112
Life Cycle Assessment of Honda Accord Hybrid Vehicles
Shekar Viswanathan and Luz Stella Bradley, National University, 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
Environmental Benefits of Polymers – from Classical Polymers to Bio-Based Materials
Susanne Regine Veith1, Carina M. Alles1, Todd M. Krieger1, Robert W. Sylvester1 and Carl F. Muska2, (1)DuPont Engineering and Research Technology, Brandywine Building B9400, 1007 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898, (2)DuPont BioBased Materials, Wilmington, DE 19880
A Cradle to Gate Life Cycle Analysis of the Biopolymer Polylactic Acid: Looking beyond Global Warming and Fossil Fuel Use
Amy E. Landis, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, Thomas L. Theis, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2121 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, Michael A. Gonzalez, US Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W Martin Luther King Drive MS 466, Cincinnati, OH 45268 and Raymond L. Smith, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268
Estimating the Potential Economic Impact of Greenhouse Gas Costs on the Chemical Industry
Michael Arné, SRI Consulting, 4300 Bohannon Drive, Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Evolution and Analysis of Phosphorus Metabolism in China
Yinpeng Fan, Shanying Hu, Dingjiang Chen and Yourun Li, Center for Industrial Ecology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Reduced Data Techniques for Cleaner Production Evaluation for Surface Treatment Plants
Arnesh Telukdarie, Durban Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Durban, 3085301, South Africa

Topical E: Sustainability [CoSponsored by The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ)]