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Energy Conservation Part 3 – Processes and Economics
Posted on January 12th, 2017 by David W. Spitzer, P.E. in Chemical Manufacturing Excellence
Energy conservation typically involves changing energy-related processes to improve economics while mitigating the detrimental effects of culture and politics. Note that not only does the previous sentence encompass all four domains that comprise sustainability but it also alludes to inter-dependencies between the process and its economics. Continue reading “Energy Conservation Part 3 – Processes and Economics” »
The Beauty Of Constraints
Posted on August 5th, 2016 by Chris Walker in Chemical Manufacturing Excellence
It’s sometimes fun to imagine we live in a world free of constraints, where the only limits are our creativity and imagination. In that world we can dream up new materials, systems and entire infrastructures. Continue reading “The Beauty Of Constraints” »
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