Jiři Klemes, H DSC, is one of the key personalities of the world-leading Centre of Excellence in Process Integration at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Ferenc Friedler, DSC, is a leading research figure at the University of Pannonia, Hungary. Dr. Igor Bulatov is a researcher at Centre for Process Integration, University of Manchester, UK. Dr. Petar Varbanov is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Process Integration and Intensification (CPI), University of Pannonia, Hungary.