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BPF Net Zero Practical Guide (2022)

 

Controlling Energy Use in Plastics Processing

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The second edition of BPF's Net Zero publications 'Net Zero for Plastic Processors a Practical Guide' is now freely available.

This 36-page book has been specially commisioned by BPF Energy and written by leading industry expert Robin Kent of Tangram Technology.

This guide will help plastic processors:

  • Become ‘carbon neutral’.
  • Reduce energy use.
  • Use renewable energy sources.
  • Reduce absolute materials use.
  • Reduce climate impact of raw materials.
  • Use recycled materials.
  • Use bio-based materials.
  • Reduce gas use.
  • Reduce transport impacts.
  • Minimise waste.
  • Reduce supply chain emissions.

 

CONTENTS

 

Chapter 1 - Become ‘carbon neutral’ – the basics

Chapter 2 - Become ‘carbon neutral’ – offsetting

Chapter 3 - Reduce energy use

Chapter 4 -  Use renewable energy sources

Chapter 5 - Reduce absolute materials use

Chapter 6 - Reduce climate impact of raw materials

Chapter 7 -  Use recycled materials

Chapter 8 - Use bio-based materials

Chapter 9 - Reduce gas use

Chapter 10 - Reduce transport impacts

Chapter 11 - Minimise waste

Chapter 12 - Reduce supply chain emissions

Chapter 13 - Action plan for the industry

Chapter 14 - Net zero – where are you now? 

 

About the Author

 

Dr Robin Kent

Tangram Technologies

Dr Kent has a B.Eng. (Hons.) in Materials Engineering from Monash University (Australia) and a Ph.D. in Polymer Physics from the University of Surrey (UK). He has been involved with polymer processing since 1971 and has worked as Technical Director for  several major plastics processing companies in the UK and Europe. He established Tangram Technology in 1996 as consulting engineers for the plastics processing industry and has worked around the world in energy and sustainability management.


 

 
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