volume 25 issue 5 pages 1704-1728

The E Factor at 30: A Passion for Pollution Prevention

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2023-01-17
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR1.928
CiteScore16.1
Impact factor9.2
ISSN14639262, 14639270
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Abstract
The introduction of the E Factor in 1992 focussed attention on the problem of waste generation, defined as everything but the desired product, in chemicals manufacture and gave rise to a paradigm shift in our concept of efficiency in chemical processes, from one based solely on chemical yield to one that assigns value to eliminating waste. Thirty years later, it has become clear that waste is the underlying cause of the major global environmental problems, from climate change to plastic pollution and that the solution to this ubiquitous waste problem is pollution prevention at source enabled by green and sustainable chemistry. The role played by (bio)catalysis, alternative solvents, the emergence of a carbon neutral circular economy based on renewable resources and the electrification of chemicals manufacture based on renewable energy in the drive towards pollution prevention and sustainable industries is delineated.
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Sheldon R. A. The E Factor at 30: A Passion for Pollution Prevention // Green Chemistry. 2023. Vol. 25. No. 5. pp. 1704-1728.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1039/d2gc04747k
UR - https://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=D2GC04747K
TI - The E Factor at 30: A Passion for Pollution Prevention
T2 - Green Chemistry
AU - Sheldon, Roger A.
PY - 2023
DA - 2023/01/17
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
SP - 1704-1728
IS - 5
VL - 25
SN - 1463-9262
SN - 1463-9270
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@article{2023_Sheldon,
author = {Roger A. Sheldon},
title = {The E Factor at 30: A Passion for Pollution Prevention},
journal = {Green Chemistry},
year = {2023},
volume = {25},
publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)},
month = {jan},
url = {https://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=D2GC04747K},
number = {5},
pages = {1704--1728},
doi = {10.1039/d2gc04747k}
}
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Sheldon, Roger A.. “The E Factor at 30: A Passion for Pollution Prevention.” Green Chemistry, vol. 25, no. 5, Jan. 2023, pp. 1704-1728. https://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=D2GC04747K.