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Solvent Guides
Solvent Recovery
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Telescoping
Solvents: Quiz
Solvents: Study Exercises
Solvents: Summary and Further Reading
Synthetic Toolbox
Route Selection
Base metal Catalysis
Biocatalysis
Multicomponent Reactions
C-H Activation
Carbonylation
C-F Bond Formation
Flow Chemistry
Amidation
Synthetic Biology
CHEM21 Publications
Process Design
Route Selection
GMP
Introduction to Process Engineering
Route Selection and Scale Up: Case Study and Exercise
Process Safety
Reactive Hazards in Scaling Up: Case Study and Exercise
Reaction Work-up and Product Isolation
Design of Experiments
Environmental Legislation
Abatement and Waste Treatment
Life Cycle Impacts
Examining the Life Cycle
The Fate of APIs
Benign by Design
Life Cycle Impacts: Summary and Further Reading
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Background to Green Chemistry
Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry
Critical Elements
Renewable Resources
Solvents
Guides and Metrics
Solvent Selection Guides
Reagent Guides
Metrics
Solvents
Use of Solvents
Issues Surrounding Solvent Use
Solvent Guides
Solvent Recovery
Alternative Solvents
Telescoping
Solvents: Quiz
Solvents: Study Exercises
Solvents: Summary and Further Reading
Synthetic Toolbox
Route Selection
Base metal Catalysis
Biocatalysis
Multicomponent Reactions
C-H Activation
Carbonylation
C-F Bond Formation
Flow Chemistry
Amidation
Synthetic Biology
CHEM21 Publications
Process Design
Route Selection
GMP
Introduction to Process Engineering
Route Selection and Scale Up: Case Study and Exercise
Process Safety
Reactive Hazards in Scaling Up: Case Study and Exercise
Reaction Work-up and Product Isolation
Design of Experiments
Environmental Legislation
Abatement and Waste Treatment
Life Cycle Impacts
Examining the Life Cycle
The Fate of APIs
Benign by Design
Life Cycle Impacts: Summary and Further Reading
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Background to Green Chemistry
Introduction to Green Metrics
Introduction to Green Metrics: Quiz
Introduction to Green Metrics: Quiz
What factors should be objectively measured to assess the ‘greenness’ of a reaction?
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Amount of material used
Cost of material used
Amount of waste generated
Public perception of materials and processes used
Inherent hazards of materials used
What are the drawbacks of mass-based metrics?
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They cannot provide information on the financial costs from an industrial perspective
They don’t provide information on the inherent hazards of materials used and produced
They don’t provide information on life cycle of materials used
Energy intensity of a process isn’t accounted for
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Background to Green Chemistry
Green Chemistry, Engineering & Sustainable Design
Drivers for Change
The 12 Principles for the 21st Century
Introduction to Green Metrics
Introduction to Catalysis
Introduction to Biocatalysis
Summary and Further Reading
Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Timeline of a Pharmaceutical Compound
Key Transformations
Key Transformations: Summary and Further Reading
Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry
Process Chemistry versus Medicinal Chemistry
Application of the Select Criteria
Process Chemistry versus Medicinal Chemistry: Summary and Further Reading
Critical Elements
What is Elemental Sustainability
Factors Affecting Sustainability
Alternative Sources for Elements
Critical Elements: Summary and Further Reading
Renewable Resources
Dependence on Crude Oil
Biomass as a Chemical Feedstock
Components of Biomass and their Conversion
Renewable Resources: Summary and Further Reading
Solvents
What Are Solvents and Why Do We Use Them?
Issues Around the Use of Solvents
Solvent Selection
Solvents: Summary and Further Reading