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Energising the E-factor

The E+-factor

Journal Article (2019)
Authors

F. Tieves (TU Delft - BT/Biocatalysis)

Fabio Tonin (TU Delft - BT/Biocatalysis)

E Fueyo (TU Delft - BN/Greg Bokinsky Lab, TU Delft - BT/Biocatalysis)

John M. Robbins (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Bettina Bommarius (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Andreas S. Bommarius (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Miguel Alcalde (Institute of Catalysis, CSIC, Madrid)

F Hollmann (TU Delft - BT/Biocatalysis)

Research Group
BT/Biocatalysis
Copyright
© 2019 F. Tieves, F. Tonin, E. Fernandez Fueyo, John M. Robbins, Bettina Bommarius, Andreas S. Bommarius, Miguel Alcalde, F. Hollmann
To reference this document use:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2019.01.065
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Publication Year
2019
Language
English
Copyright
© 2019 F. Tieves, F. Tonin, E. Fernandez Fueyo, John M. Robbins, Bettina Bommarius, Andreas S. Bommarius, Miguel Alcalde, F. Hollmann
Research Group
BT/Biocatalysis
Issue number
10
Volume number
75
Pages (from-to)
1311-1314
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2019.01.065
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Abstract

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.