Cleaner Technologies and Cleaner Products for Sustainable Development

by Harry M. Freeman (Editor), Zsuzsa Puskas (Editor), Rada Olbina (Editor)

Overview

Contributors from twenty-two nations address various projects in their native countries to either develop, demonstrate, or facilitate the adoption of cleaner technologies and cleaner products. Reviewing the environmental situation in their respective countries and discussing the development and adoption of pollution prevention technologies, the authors provide thought-provoking and incisive treatments of the subject. An extremely comprehensive index enables the reader to retrieve focus on the information of interest quickly and efficiently.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642796746
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/28/2011
Series:	Nato Science Partnership Subseries: 2 , #2
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Pages:	501
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Comparing Cleaner Production Education Programs in The U.S. and in Austria.- Clean Technologies Versus end of Pipe Technologies a Chance for Economies in Transition.- Sustainable Development & Cleaner Production — How Do They Fit Together.- An Overview of The Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Initiative — Canada.- Cleaner Production in The Czech Republic.- Life Cycle Screenings of Two Food Products.- Environmental Situation in Estonia and Possible Pathways for Its Improvement.- Clean Technology Research in Germany: Examples of Implemented Projects.- Research and Development in Clean Technologies in Germany.- How to Prevent Nitrous Gas Emission in Nitric Acid Treatment of Metals.- Emission Reduction of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons by a Mineral-Based Metal-Oxide Catalyst.- Waste Reduction Strategies in The Chemical Industry.- To The Reduction of Environmental Pollution During Reproductions Used by Deads And Wastes in Hungary.- Environmental Education and Some Examples of Teaching For Sustainable Development in Chemical Engineering at The Technical University Budapest.- Cement Industry — Is It Clean?.- Lithuanian Experience in Disseminating P2 Ideas and Techniques in Industry.- The Dutch Ecodesign Program.- of Modern Methods for Degreasing of Metal Parts.- Obstacles In Application Of Cleaner Production In The Polish Industry.- The Phare Environmental Programme In Poland.- The Evaluation Of Textile Aids and Chemicals Used by The Textile Industry in Order to Reduce Environmental Impact.- An Overview of Pollution Prevention in Portugal.- Considerations on Sustainable Development and Its Perspective in Romania.- Major Constraints to Successful Implementation of Cleaner Technologies to Slovak Industry.- Waste Minimization in a Dye House.- Cleaner Energy Production Technologiesfor Fossil Fuels.- Prevention of Air Pollution Problems in Thermal Power Plants in Turkey.- A Life Cycle Study for Common Construction Materials.- Pollution Prevention Studies in Cotton Textile Industry in Turkey.- Utilisation of Copper Slags for Chemicals Production.- An Approach for Reducing AOX in The Bleachery Effluents Of A Turkish Pulp And Paper Plant.- Clean Synthesis as Environmentally Friendly Chemistry.- Educational Materials for Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention Education and Training.- All About Pollution Prevention.- Green Technology By Design: A New Paradigm for Engineering Education for Sustainable Development.- Evolving Concepts in Life Cycle Analyses.- Prevention of Industrial Process Accidents for Sustainable Development.