Metrics of Green Chemistry and Sustainability: Past, Present, and Future

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 32-48

  Sheldon, Roger A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atom economy; Biobased economy; Carbon economy; Circular economy; E factor; Ethanol equivalent; Life cycle assessment; Step economy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICALS; CONSERVATION; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANUFACTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATOM ECONOMY; BIO-BASED; CARBON ECONOMY; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); STEP ECONOMY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85040192439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03505     Document Type: Review

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