Pollution Prevention
Methodology, Technologies and Practices
As many industries are beginning to learn, pollution prevention technologies offer more than just a way to comply with regulations, or even to "do the right thing." It also makes smart business sense. The authors of this book, both veterans of DuPont's in-house waste reduction team, have put together a "how-to" guide for locating and implementing the best pollution prevention strategies for particular manufacturing processes. The book codifies elements of fundamental pollution prevention knowledge that are "easily understood and broadly applicable," across a wide range of industries. At the heart of the book is what the authors call the "10-Step Method for Engineering Evaluations of Pollution Prevention Methods," which breaks down the process to such simple steps as defining problems, setting goals, and identifying, defining, and evaluating alternative strategies.
process industries...helps the chemical engineer recognize
pollution prevention as nothing more than a reformulation of
traditional chemical engineering
problem-solving..."--Scott Butner, Senior Research
Scientist, Environmental technology Division, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory
"...an excellent nuts, bolts, pumps, and pipes P2
guidance test for process engineers. The engineer or manager
charged with developing P2 solutions for his or her company would
be well advised to consider the advice and suggestions offered by
Mulholland and Dyer."--Harry Freeman, Director,
Louisiana Environmental Leadership Pollution Prevention Program
Environmental Excellence Award for their work in driving pollution
prevention within the company Kenneth L. Mulholland and
James A. Dyer, senior consultant and senior consulting
engineer, respectively, in DuPont Engineering Technology, have
taught pollution-prevention techniques to more than 350 engineering
professionals in the U.S. and Europe. Both have spent the past few
years working on the identification, evaluation, and implementation
of pollution-prevention alternatives for industrial processes.
A 28-year veteran with DuPont, Mulholland has held
positions in research, process development, and chemical
engineering consulting. He holds a B.S. from Lehigh University and
Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, both in chemical engineering,
and is a registered professional engineer in Delaware.
Dyer has been with DuPont for 14 years, working in
project and process engineering, and process development, as well
as consulting on VOC emission control technologies, economic
evaluations, and aqueous electrolyte thermodynamic modeling. A
registered professional engineer in Delaware, Dyer received his
B.S. in chemical engineering from Drexel University, and an M.S. in
civil engineering at the University of Delaware. He is currently
pursuing a Ph.D. in environmental soil geochemistry at
Delaware.