Aging Plants: An Old Problem or a New Emergency?
Bragatto, Paolo
Milazzo, Maria Francesca
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How to Cite

Bragatto P., Milazzo M.F., 2026, Aging Plants: An Old Problem or a New Emergency?, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 126, 349-354.
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Abstract

Aging includes physical degradation, technological obsolescence, and organizational aging. Driven by energy and digital transitions, rapid innovation renders processes, products, materials, equipment, and organizations obsolete, worsening degradation and determining material damage, integrity loss, and reduced functionality. This increases failures, service disruptions, workplace accidents, and major incidents. This work seeks to bridge knowledge gaps on aging, explore complex emerging risks, and create management strategies for these transitions.
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