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Chemical Process Development for Minimizing Release Inventories
Citation:
Ruiz-Mercado, G. Chemical Process Development for Minimizing Release Inventories. Keynote Seminar, Chemical Engineering Department at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, November 15 - 16, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation describes current approaches for the manufacturing of chemicals by designing processes that minimize environmental releases and occupational exposure as needed for CSS Life Cycle - Human Exposure Modeling project. In addition, as part of my ORD Hispanic Employment Special Emphasis Program Manager duties, I will share information on EPA career opportunities with students and faculty.
Description:
This presentation provides compressive definitions regarding sustainable development, life cycle analysis, and their application in manufacturing more environmental friendly chemicals with less occupational exposure. In addition, this presentation explains the concepts of life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle inventory (LCI), sustainability, bottomup approaches for estimating LCIs, and estimating emissions for chemicals. Also, this talk will describe a strategic implementation of quantitative evaluation criteria that can inform the environmental performance of a particular chemical manufacturing system by employing the GREENSCOPE tool and a corresponding case study application. Finally, this presentation will provide some insights about EPA's opportunities for students.