Evaluating the "greenness" of chemical processes and products in the pharmaceutical industry--a green metrics primer

This tutorial review presents an overview of the main metrics that have been used to test and compare the 'greenness' of processes and products, primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. The green metrics cover areas of resources, materials, processing, cleaning, life cycle assessment, ren...

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Published in:Chemical Society reviews 2012-01, Vol.41 (4), p.1485-1498
Main Authors: Jiménez-González, Concepción, Constable, David J C, Ponder, Celia S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug Industry
Green Chemistry Technology
Occupational Exposure
Organic Chemicals - chemical synthesis
Organic Chemicals - toxicity
Pharmaceutical Preparations - chemical synthesis
Solvents - chemistry
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Summary:This tutorial review presents an overview of the main metrics that have been used to test and compare the 'greenness' of processes and products, primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. The green metrics cover areas of resources, materials, processing, cleaning, life cycle assessment, renewability, amongst others. Application examples of these metrics are also presented to illustrate key points and concepts.
ISSN:0306-0012
1460-4744
DOI:10.1039/c1cs15215g