A nice combination of framing the sustainability challenge and process intensification solutions

Nicely set up, with a smooth and easily accessible writing style. It is written as if you are sitting next to me and calmly telling the story, without pretensions.
A nice combination of framing the sustainability challenge and then offering process intensification solutions.
For me, chapters 1 & 2 seem to be for a different audience than chapters 3-5. I understand that both are necessary. However, I think there are few people who can get as much out of both parts.
I find chapter 3 (and somewhat chapter 4) pleasantly practical with nice examples. For me, they are the highlight of the book; the rest is a useful build-up, but not the core.
In summary: A smooth, practically written guide to support an organization that wants to become more sustainable but doesn't yet know how, in their journey towards cost-effective improvements - Arend Jan Zeeuw

Valuable log book for companies to grow better and healthier

If companies were people, this is a very useful guide to help them grow better and healthier. Henk Akse shares a lean method based in his expertise and experience to promote innovation and profitability and sustainability, concepts that are often considered non compatible.
With equal amounts of common sense and clever ideas, this book offers strategies and tools to make progress happen. It presents wide-vision principles, while being able to go down the very detailed real life examples. It is impressive how the text covers open questions about management and technology, then going down to such details as how to properly take care of impurities in chemical process.
This book emphasizes the human factor as a major driving force, including ideas to build and reinforce team building and maintenance, and team work to achieve group objectives.
In summary, this is an excellent inspiration to push innovation and sustainability in the chemical industry. Henk Aske helps to identify the important questions, and then offers a valuable rationale to answer them in a fruitful and straightforward manner. - J.R Galan-Mascaros (ICREA Professor at ICIQ, Spain)