Overcoming barriers to green chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry – the Green Aspiration Level™ concept

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Authors

Frank Roschangar · Boehringer Ingelheim (United States)

Roger A. Sheldon · Delft University of Technology

Chris H. Senanayake · Ridgewood Public Schools

Abstract

We introduce the Green Aspiration Level™ (GAL) metric to quantify environmental impact and relative “greenness” of the production process for any pharmaceutical agent, while taking into account the complexity of its synthesis. Broad adoption of the GAL could drive significant progress in green chemistry within the pharmaceutical industry.

Topics & Keywords

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Process Optimization and Integration

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Publication Details

Published in: Green Chemistry

Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. 752-768

DOI: 10.1039/c4gc01563k

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