TY - JOUR
T1 - Energising the E-factor
T2 - The E+-factor
AU - Tieves, Florian
AU - Tonin, Fabio
AU - Fernández-Fueyo, Elena
AU - Robbins, John M.
AU - Bommarius, Bettina
AU - Bommarius, Andreas S.
AU - Alcalde, Miguel
AU - Hollmann, Frank
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The E-factor has become an important measure for the environmental impact of (bio)chemical reactions. However, summing up the obvious wastes generated in the laboratory neglects energy-related wastes (mostly greenhouse gases) which are generated elsewhere. To estimate these wastes, we propose to extend the E-factor by an energy-term (E+-factor). At the example of a lab-scale enzyme fermentation, we demonstrate that the E+-factor can constitute a multiple of the classical E-factor and therefore must not be neglected striving for a holistic estimation of the environmental impact.
AB - The E-factor has become an important measure for the environmental impact of (bio)chemical reactions. However, summing up the obvious wastes generated in the laboratory neglects energy-related wastes (mostly greenhouse gases) which are generated elsewhere. To estimate these wastes, we propose to extend the E-factor by an energy-term (E+-factor). At the example of a lab-scale enzyme fermentation, we demonstrate that the E+-factor can constitute a multiple of the classical E-factor and therefore must not be neglected striving for a holistic estimation of the environmental impact.
KW - Biocatalysis
KW - E-factor
KW - Green chemistry
KW - Oxyfunctionalisation chemistry
KW - Peroxygenases
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061006030&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.tet.2019.01.065
DO - 10.1016/j.tet.2019.01.065
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85061006030
SN - 0040-4020
VL - 75
SP - 1311
EP - 1314
JO - Tetrahedron
JF - Tetrahedron
IS - 10
ER -