GREEN CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING—2003
Green chemistry and chemical engineering are recognized as multidisciplinary science and engineering to address global environmental issues.The commercialization of 3 new units of manufacturing caprolactam by SINOPEC has proved China’s capability of developing advanced green processes.The manufacturing of transportation fuels and commodity chemicals from renewable resources is also reviewed.The scientific frontier fields, which may bring technological breakthrough for developing green processes such as ionic liquid, supercritical reaction engineering and process intensification are discussed.