Chapter 17 Forefront of the chemical reaction engineering field
Objective
The objective of this chapter is to give the reader a perspective of foresight for the future.
• What are the future trends in the world?
• How should the chemical community respond to that?
• How much of the present knowledge base in the CRE field is sufficient to tackle these problems?
• What are the new tools needed in a chemical reaction engineer’s toolbox?
Introduction
The increasing world population and increasing standards of living have brought about resource economy and sustainability to the forefront of the everyday discussions. As one of the key players, the chemical process industries around the world are moving toward more economical methods ...
