NEW FRONTIERS SEMINAR: Closing The Loop: Conserving Resources Through Sustainable Design and Chemistry’.

Knowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;a Technology Strategy BoardprogrammeClosing the Loop:Conserving resources throughsustainable design and chemistryMike PittsChemistry InnovationKnowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;a Technology Strategy Boardprogrammecontent• Chemistry and Industry (who uses it?)• Chemistry and Sustainability (issues?)• Chemistry and Sustainable Design(examples)• Sustainable Design GuideKnowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;a Technology Strategy BoardprogrammeChemistry-Using Industries£113 bn£226 bnChemical ManufactureChemistryProcess TechnologyEngineeringProduct DevelopmentApplication &BiotechnologyFormulation Skills£523 bnCUIs contributetowards £270 bn GVAto the UKKnowledge Transfer NetworksSource: 2009 R&D Scoreboard of Top 850 UK Companies - published by BISAccelerating business innovation;a Technology Strategy BoardprogrammeChemists and SustainabilityKnowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;Green Chemistry: Theory & Practice, Anastas & Warner, 1998a Technology Strategy BoardprogrammeRSC RoadmapSustainable Designis a RSC Roadmap‘Top Ten’ Challengewww.rsc.org/roadmapKnowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;a Technology Strategy BoardprogrammeFor every tonne of household wastethat we throw away, there's a further 5tonnes of materials that have beenused in the manufacturing of theproducts consumedDon't throw anything away. There is no 'away' - Shell advert90% of al products are waste within 6 months of purchase Knowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;a Technology Strategy BoardprogrammeOil• The world consumes 84 million barrels of oil a day.• We consume two barrels of oil for every barreldiscovered.• It took us 125 years to use the first trillion barrels of oil.We’ll use the next trillion in 30.• The world has been finding less oil than it’s been usingfor twenty years now.• In 20 years the world will consume 40% more oil than itdoes today.• The oil and gas we’ve been finding is coming fromplaces that are tough to reach.Knowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;a Technology Strategy Boardprogramme• Peak oil production passed?Renewable Chemicals“natural”, “natureNeed to consider:derived”, “renewable”scale, energyetc.intensity, competingdo not equate withland requirements ,“less impact onetc.environment”Knowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;Source: JLS Consultinga Technology Strategy BoardprogrammeWater‘embedded’waterabout how much aby 2020 we will need 17% morecontent (litres)dishwasher useswater than is currently available1 pair of shoes 8000in a year1 cotton T-shirt 41001 hamburger 24001 glass of milk 200‘water is the oil of the 21st century’1 cup of coffee 140Dow CEO Andrew Liveris1 microchip (2 g) 32Knowledge Transfer NetworksAccelerating business innovation;Source: World Council, UNESCO, DEFRAa Technology Strategy Boardprogramme