2023
Microalgae Commercialization Using Renewable Lignocellulose Is Economically and Environmentally Viable
Wang X, Wang T, Zhang T, Winter L, Di J, Tu Q, Hu H, Hertwich E, Zimmerman J, Elimelech M. Microalgae Commercialization Using Renewable Lignocellulose Is Economically and Environmentally Viable. Environmental Science And Technology 2023, 57: 1144-1156. PMID: 36599031, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum selling priceMicroalgae productionBiomass productivityUSD/tAnnual biomass productivityGreenhouse gas emissionsCumulative energy demandTechno-economic analysisLife cycle assessmentLow environmental impactHigh-value productsCultivationGas emissionsCycle assessmentEnvironmental impactsPhototrophic systemsCellulosic hydrolysateEnvironmental comparisonProductivityBiorefinery schemeSustainable pathwayEnergy demandHeterotrophic cultivationProductionSelling price
2019
Cradle-to-Gate Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Twenty Anesthetic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Based on Process Scale-Up and Process Design Calculations
Parvatker A, Tunceroglu H, Sherman J, Coish P, Anastas P, Zimmerman J, Eckelman M. Cradle-to-Gate Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Twenty Anesthetic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Based on Process Scale-Up and Process Design Calculations. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019, 7: 6580-6591. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPharmaceutical drugsActive pharmaceutical ingredientsChemical engineering methodsPharmaceutical intermediatesPharmaceutical ingredientsSynthesis stepChemical compoundsProcess design calculationsLow environmental impactStoichiometric calculationsCompoundsGate greenhouse gas emissionsGate GHG emissionsIntermediatesCalculationsEmissionComparative life cycle assessmentDrugs