Developing environmentally-sound processes in the chemical industry: A case study on pharmaceutical intermediates

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-166

  Jödicke, Gerald ^a   Zenklusen, Oliver ^a   Weidenhaupt, André ^b   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Ctr Ressources Technol l'E   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Chemical process assessment; Life Cycle Assessment; Screening indicators

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIFE CYCLE; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND PROCESSES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032679651     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-6526(98)00075-4     Document Type: Article

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