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Sustainable Design for Innovation in the Chemistry-Using Industries
Mike Pitts
Chemistry Innovation
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The Chemistry-Using Industries
Source: 2007 R&D Scoreboard of Top 850 UK Companies - published by BERR/DIUS
Global Sales >£700 billion; GVA >£200billion; Directly Employs >2.3million
Product Life-Cycle
idea
materials
earthsunlight
manufacture
distribution
retaildisposal
use of product
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Improved Efficiency
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Energy Consumption
Production
source: CEFIC/European Environment Agency
EU Chemicals Industry (incl. pharma)
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Low-Carbon Solutions
For every unit of GHG emitted directly and indirectly by the chemical industry, this industry enabled 2-3 units of emission savings via the products and technologies provided to other industries and consumers.
Under 2030 scenarios, this could reach 4:1
The most significant savings came from:
marine antifouling coatingssynthetic textilesautomotive plasticslow-temperature detergentsplastics used in piping
insulating foamsagrochemicalslightingplastic packagingengine efficiency
idea
materials
earthsunlight
manufacture
distribution
retaildisposal
use of product
Product Life-Cycle
ideas
materials
earthsunlight
manufacture
distribution
retaildisposal
use of product
waste
energy
emiss
ions
Product Life-Cycle
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Sustainability Drivers
Pressure from: regulators/legislation customers public shareholders/lenders
Reduce costs Feedstock conservation Market positioning – new markets, leadership and reputation Innovation – understanding customer’s needs Developing competitive advantage by solving other people’s
sustainability problems
Paradigm change: from plant/product to whole life cycle from unit operation to whole system from process and product to service
How to do it?Why do it?
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Business Case
AkzoNobel state: “Social and environmental trends are re-shaping the competitive arena, and thus our customers’ futures.”18% of sales come from sustainable products with the aim to have 30% by 2015
Proctor & Gamble plans to generate >$50 billion sales from products with reduced environmental impact over the next three years.This was recently revised up from the 2007 target of $20 billion reflecting a strengthened pipeline of initiatives.
GE’s ‘ecomagination’ portfolio has grown from 17 to more than 80 products in 2009. 2008 revenues reached $17 billion, an increase of 21% over the prior year.
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For every tonne of household waste that we throw away, there's a further 5 tonnes
of materials that have been used in the manufacturing of the products consumed
Don't throw anything away. There is no 'away' - Shell advert
90% of all products are waste within 6 months of purchase
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Water
by 2020 we will need 17% more water by 2020 we will need 17% more water than is currently availablethan is currently available
‘‘water is the oil of the 21st century’water is the oil of the 21st century’Dow CEO Andrew LiverisDow CEO Andrew Liveris
‘embedded’ water
content (litres)1 pair of shoes
1 cotton T-shirt
1 hamburger
1 glass of milk
1 cup of coffee
1 microchip (2g)
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2400
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32
Source: World Council, UNESCO, DEFRA
about how much a dishwasher uses in a
year
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Endangered Elements
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Sustainable Design Approaches
Design for life cycle‑• Designing for the total life-cycle of a product should be standard. • Design in biodegradability and low aquatic toxicity. • Design for separation and recovery of materials – plastics, precious metals, etc.
Design for recycle and re use‑• Extend experience of recycling and reusing catalysts, lubricants and solvents.
Efficient process design• Integrating product and process design – holistic approaches.
Reducing material intensity• Reducing the amount of material required to produce a specific outcome. • e.g. micro- and nano-particles formulation; ‘atom-efficiency’ and E-factor
concepts; etc.
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Examples
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Examples
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Roadmap website
www.chemistryinnovation.co.uk/stroadmap
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Ship Hull Anti-foul Coating
ProblemShip’s lose sailing performance and are damaged due to barnacles settling onto a vessel's underwater hull. The usual approach is to coat the hull in a biocidal paint.
Technical solutionIntersleek® produces a slippery, hydrophobic, low friction surface onto which fouling organisms have difficulty settling.
Benefits•no leaching of biocides into the sea •reduced fuel consumption•reduced carbon dioxide emissions•reduced wash water treatment costs at drydock•longer intervals between drydock servicing•reduces fuel costs by at least 6%•$2.5 million savings over a five year period for a typical ship
source: Sustainable Technologies Roadmap
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ProblemResistance coiled heating elements are widely used. Their manufacture uses a high impact 27 step process and they are energy inefficient.
Technical SolutionA new flat heating element is made by spraying metal alloy oxides onto an insulating base to form a 50 – 250 micron coating.
Benefits lightweight but robust element that can be applied to shaped surfacesreducedup to 40-50% energy savingssafety in use, with lower current densities3-4 stage manufacture1/16th material use50-80 fold reduction in energy during productionavoids of acidic waste streams and open-cast mining of magnesium oxide
Energy Efficient ‘Spray-On’ Heating Elements
source: Sustainable Technologies Roadmap
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Sustainable Design Guide
Shows chemistry-using organisations how to build sustainable thinking into their innovation processes
A collection of best practice with a process for how to do it
Linked supporting resources
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Workbook Tools
Raw Materials
Manufacture Use
Recycling
Distribute
Raw Materials
Manufacture Use
Recycling
Distribute
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Workbook Content
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‘Today's problems cannot be solved if we still think the way we thought when we created them’ - Albert Einstein
www.chemistryinnovation.co.uk/stroadmapwww.chemistryinnovation.co.uk/sdg
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Mission & Strategy
Mission
To stimulate & support
product and process
innovation
that will deliver
tangible value
for the UK
chemistry-using industries
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(external) expert
Impact Assessment
source: Forum for the Future
principles & rules-of-thumb
directional tools
single simple indicators
Life-Cycle Analysis
i.e. life-cycle thinking
e.g. Eco-Innovation compass
& matrix analysis
metrics
early
late
qualitative quantitative
do ‘in-house’
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CCaLC lifecycle footprinting
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CCaLC lifecycle footprinting
www.ccalc.org.uk