Sustainable from the Very Beginning: Rational Design of Molecules by Life Cycle Engineering as an Important Approach for Green Pharmacy and Green Chemistry
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in: Green Chemistry , Jahrgang 9, Nr. 8, 01.08.2007, S. 899-907.
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T1 - Sustainable from the Very Beginning
T2 - Rational Design of Molecules by Life Cycle Engineering as an Important Approach for Green Pharmacy and Green Chemistry
AU - Kümmerer, Klaus
PY - 2007/8/1
Y1 - 2007/8/1
N2 - Chemicals are a part of modern life. Products are the main emissions of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. This makes it difficult to hold them back efficiently. Very often they do not become degraded or fully broken down to water, carbon dioxide and inorganic salts. Often, unknown transformation products are formed in the environment. Therefore, according to the principles of green chemistry, the functionality of a chemical should not only include the properties of a chemical necessary for its application, but also easy and fast degradability after its use. Taking into account the full life cycle of chemicals will lead to a different understanding of the functionality necessary for a chemical. In the present discussion, improvement of synthesis and renewable feedstock are very prominent, whereas the environmental properties of the molecules are somewhat underestimated. To stimulate the discussion about the future role of degradable chemicals several examples are presented to underline the feasibility and the economic potential of this approach, called benign by design. © 2007 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
AB - Chemicals are a part of modern life. Products are the main emissions of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. This makes it difficult to hold them back efficiently. Very often they do not become degraded or fully broken down to water, carbon dioxide and inorganic salts. Often, unknown transformation products are formed in the environment. Therefore, according to the principles of green chemistry, the functionality of a chemical should not only include the properties of a chemical necessary for its application, but also easy and fast degradability after its use. Taking into account the full life cycle of chemicals will lead to a different understanding of the functionality necessary for a chemical. In the present discussion, improvement of synthesis and renewable feedstock are very prominent, whereas the environmental properties of the molecules are somewhat underestimated. To stimulate the discussion about the future role of degradable chemicals several examples are presented to underline the feasibility and the economic potential of this approach, called benign by design. © 2007 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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KW - MOLECULES
KW - GREEN
KW - green chemistry
KW - CHEMISTRY
KW - CHEMICALS
KW - Chemical
KW - PRODUCTS
KW - PRODUCT
KW - EMISSIONS
KW - Emission
KW - pharmaceutical
KW - Pharmaceutical industry
KW - INDUSTRY
KW - WATER
KW - CARBON
KW - SALTS
KW - TRANSFORMATION
KW - TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS
KW - ENVIRONMENT
KW - DEGRADABILITY
KW - LEAD
KW - IMPROVEMENT
KW - Synthesis
KW - environmental
KW - DESIGN
KW - MOLECULES
KW - GREEN
KW - green chemistry
KW - CHEMISTRY
KW - CHEMICALS
KW - Chemical
KW - PRODUCTS
KW - PRODUCT
KW - EMISSIONS
KW - Emission
KW - pharmaceutical
KW - Pharmaceutical industry
KW - INDUSTRY
KW - WATER
KW - CARBON
KW - SALTS
KW - TRANSFORMATION
KW - TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS
KW - ENVIRONMENT
KW - DEGRADABILITY
KW - LEAD
KW - IMPROVEMENT
KW - Synthesis
KW - environmental
KW - Chemistry
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/4fada9c1-4364-3ddd-b9ee-2458469e8770/
U2 - 10.1039/b618298b
DO - 10.1039/b618298b
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 9
SP - 899
EP - 907
JO - Green Chemistry
JF - Green Chemistry
SN - 1463-9262
IS - 8
ER -