Improving Chemical Plant Security via Greener Process Technologies
Please join the Toxics Use Reduction Institute on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 from 2:30 to 3:30 at the Alumni Lounge for the following discussion:
Improving Chemical Plant Security via Greener Process Technologies Scott Butner, Senior Research Scientist,
Knowledge Transformation and Integration Group,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
In the aftermath of the terrorist events of 9/11/2001, many decision makers in government and industry became acutely aware of the risks associated with our modern technological society. Probably no industry has been more impacted than the chemical manufacturing industry, which is responsible for the handling and processing of thousands of toxic, flammable, and explosive materials. Dr. Scott Butner will present an overview of the plant security issue from the perspective of the chemical manufacturing industry, and will describe current efforts within the industry, government, and the NGO community to minimize the threat of terrorist attack by addressing chemical and process risk. New trends in process technology that can minimize these risks (e.g., process intensification, microscale chemical processing, and green chemistry) will be discussed in the context of how the plant security and pollution prevention drivers can be leveraged to spur adoption of these technologies.
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Pam Civie
Industry Research Program Manager
Toxics Use Reduction Institute
University of Massachusetts Lowell
1 University Ave, Lowell, MA 01854
978-934-3142 978-934-3050 (fax)