What is a green solvent? A comprehensive framework for the environmental assessment of solvents

Green Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 927-93

  Capello, Christian ^a   Fischer, Ulrich ^a   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 34548271380     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b617536h     Document Type: Article

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