Using the Right Green Yardstick: Why Process Mass Intensity Is Used in the Pharmaceutical Industry To Drive More Sustainable Processes

Jiménez‐González, Concepción; S. Ponder, Celia; B. Broxterman, Quirinus; B. Manley, Julie

doi:10.1021/op200097d

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Using the Right Green Yardstick: Why Process Mass Intensity Is Used in the Pharmaceutical Industry To Drive More Sustainable Processes

Published in Organic Process Research & Development • May 12, 2011

Authors:

Concepción Jiménez‐González

Celia S. Ponder

Quirinus B. Broxterman

Abstract

There have been a many publications and much discussion about green metrics. While many have been proposed, The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute’s Pharmaceutical Roundtable has chosen process mass intensity (PMI) as the key, high-level metric for evaluating and benchmarking progre...

Subject

Yardstick

Benchmarking

Process (computing)

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