This article is a series o f representative case studies o f Department of Defense hazardous waste minimization. Each Military Department and the Defense Logistics Agency describe actual accomplishments. Areas covered range from production line modification to product specification change. These efforts are part o f a Department o f Defense plan composed o f individual programs executed indepen...

The increasingly apparent negative impact of human activities on the environment has heightened urgency for chemistry community to adopt greener and more sustainable practices. E-factor can still be considered a valuable tool in this drive, particularly because its broad acceptance familiarity amongst both industrial academic chemists. An important factor broadening adoption green principles is...

It is easy to get the impression that there is a distinct battle' going on between those who use the terms waste minimization2 and waste red ~ c f i o n . ~ This notion, however, would preclude the concept that there may be an evolutionary transition taking place that would bring industry from one level to the next. In the related fields of environmental management4 and quality control: argumen...

Purpose: Considering the UK’s limited capacity for waste disposal (particularly for hazardous/ radiological waste) there is growing focus on waste avoidance and minimisation to lower the volumes of waste being sent to disposal. The hazardous nature of some waste can complicate its management and reduction. To address this problem there was a need for a decision making methodology to support man...

Membrane electrolysis (ME) is the only commercial technology using ion-exchange membranes for chromic acid recycling and recovery. On one hand, the technology has a number of promising advantages, but on the other hand, it has not yet gained common acceptance probably due to a lack of operation stability and efficiency. Published results of the research can be divided into three categories: lab...

This paper looks at waste minimization practices available to the paint and coatings industry. The paper begins with an introduction to the industry and a description of the products. The steps involved in the manufacture of paints and coatings are then described. The paper then identifies the wastes generated. Source reduction and recycling techniques are the predominant means of minimizing wa...

The issue of environmental sustainability has prompted the batch chemical industries to switch from end-of-pipe treatment to waste minimization as top priority in tackling the pollution problem. In this paper, we introduce a novel simulation-optimization framework that integrates different process systems engineering (PSE) methodologies – process graph (P-graph), hierarchical design strategy, W...