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The need to integrate mass- and energy-based metrics with life cycle impacts for sustainable chemicals manufacture

Elysia Lucas, Antonio J. Martín, Sharon Mitchell, Abhinandan Nabera, Lucas F. Santos, Javier Pérez‐Ramírez, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez

Green Chemistry · 2024 · 29 citations · 44 references

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Analysis of over 700 chemical production routes showing that decision making towards more environmentally sustainable pathways is enhanced by combining mass- and energy-based process metrics with simplified life cycle impact indicators.

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