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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A. Statement of Task." National Research Council. 2006. Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11437.
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Statement of Task

The National Research Council, through its Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST), will work with the chemistry and chemical engineering community to define the research needed to move toward green chemistry and engineering, and sustainable products, processes, and systems for the chemical industry. This project will:

  1. Identify a set of Grand Challenges for sustainability research in chemistry and chemical engineering; and

  2. Make specific recommendations about areas of research required to address those Grand Challenges.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A. Statement of Task." National Research Council. 2006. Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11437.
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Through innovative design, creation, processing, use, and disposal of substances, the chemical industry plays a major role in advancing applications to support sustainability in a way that will allow humanity to meet current environmental, economic, and societal needs without compromising the progress and success of future generations. Based on a workshop held in February 2005 that brought together a broad cross section of disciplines and organizations in the chemical industry, this report identifies a set of overarching Grand Challenges for Sustainability research in chemistry and chemical engineering to assist the chemical industry in defining a sustainability agenda. These Grand Challenges include life cycle analysis, renewable chemical feedstocks, and education, among others.

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