10Applications of Green Chemistry Principles in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Green Chemistry is the ideal that one strives for, and the pursuit of this ideal will lead to ever better process chemistry.
…the real driver of Pharmaceutical Green Chemistry is synthetic efficiency.
John L. Tucker (2006)
It is worth noting at this juncture that “greenness” is a relative description and there are many shades of greenness.
Roger Sheldon (2010)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The learning objectives for this chapter are as follows.
| Learning Objectives | Section Numbers |
| Become familiar with the basics of the pharmaceutical industry | 10.1 |
| Learn about inherent difficulties of the pharmaceutical industry in meeting greenchemistry goals |
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