The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

Determining the sustainability of a system (eg through a criteria and indicators approach)
has been the focus of research in many branches of science. Frequently, this research used …

Mitigating life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of plastics is perceived as energy intensive
and costly. We developed a bottom-up model that represents the life cycle of 90% of global …

The first green chemistry metrics the E factor (kgs waste/kg product) and atom economy
(mol wt of product/sum of mol wts of starting materials) were introduced in the early 1990s …

The global impact, over the last 25 years, of the principles of green chemistry and
sustainability, and the pivotal role of the E factor concept in driving resource efficiency and …

Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) is an emerging technology field that can replace
fossil carbon value chains, and that has a significant potential to achieve emissions …

The development of new and improved processes for the synthesis of bio‐based chemicals
is one of the scientific challenges of our time. These new discoveries are not only important …

Biorefinery, the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable products
and energy, is compared to petrochemical refineries. The economic value of biomass …

For sustainable production and consumption, emerging green technologies need to be
optimized towards a minimal environmental impact and a maximal economic impact. In an …

In the last decade, the use of lignin as a bio-based alternative for fossil-based products has
attracted significant attention, and the first LCAs of lignin and derived products have been …