Session: Grand Challenges in Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable Future

This session focuses on grand challenges addressed by chemical engineers as they pertain to sustainable development. The topics include the planetary boundary of natural resources that govern safe operating space for humanity including air and soil pollution; technologies to combat climate change; critical raw materials and nutrients; emerging contaminants, their toxicity and remediation; freshwater and saltwater use, depletion and pollution. It also includes sustainable production and consumption of goods as they pertain to bio, organic and inorganic synthesis; energy generation; infrastructure; product and process design, use, disposal/decommission and recycling. Examples include biorefineries; built environment; carbon capture, conversion and storage; energy carriers and energy harvesting; electronics production and decommissioning; food and agricultural systems and technology; pharmaceutical synthesis and end-of-life; plant and biota nutrients; waste reduction and utilization. Equitable distribution of goods and services. Examples include logistics and supply chain management; systems engineering; life cycle assessment; predictive computing; circularity of (bio)economy and systems design.