A method to characterize the greenness of solvents used in pharmaceutical manufacture

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1595-1605

  Slater, C Stewart ^a   Savelski, Mariano ^a  

^a Rowan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Green chemistry; Green engineering; Pharmaceutical processing; Solvent metrics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOLVENTS;

GREEN CHEMISTRY; GREEN ENGINEERING; PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING; SOLVENT METRICS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; SCIENTIST;

ALGORITHMS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENT; SOLVENTS;

EID: 34548611064     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701517747     Document Type: Article

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