The use of environmental sustainability criteria in industrial processes

Abstract

In several Guest Editorials and earlier articles,[Piacentini, R.D.; Mujumdar, A.S.Guest Editorial on drying and climate change. Drying Technology2007, 25, 1403?1404; Piacentini, R.D. and Mujumdar, A.S.Climate change and the drying of agricultural products. Drying Technology 2009, 27(5), 629?635; Mujumdar, A.S. and Piacentini, R.D.Urgent need for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in industrial processes: Are we past the tipping point for global warming? Drying Technology 2013, 31(1), 3?4; Xiao, H.W. Some mitigation strategies for climate change. Drying Technology 2015, 33(14), 1679?1680. the connection between climate change and industrial processes has been analyzed in detail. In this editorial, the connections between sustainability and industrial processes are briefly considered.