LCA approach to the analysis of solvent waste issues in the pharmaceutical industry
18 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Michael Raymond, C. Stewart Slater, Mariano J. Savelski
Life cycle assessment offers a unique opportunity to analyze emission reductions across all manufacturing sectors. However, few efforts have been made to apply this method to the pharmaceutical industry. Typically, between 80 and 90% of the total mass used in the production of an active...