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Expanding GSK's solvent selection guide ― embedding sustainability into solvent selection starting at medicinal chemistry
- R. K. Henderson, C. Jiménez-González, +6 authors Alan D. Curzons
- Business
- 5 April 2011
Solvents make a large contribution to the environmental impact of manufacturing processes of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), as well as playing an important role in other chemical… Expand
Circular economy design considerations for research and process development in the chemical sciences
- J. H. Clark, T. Farmer, Lorenzo Herrero-Davila, J. Sherwood
- Engineering
- 11 July 2016
A circular economy will look to chemistry to provide the basis of innovative products, made from renewable feedstocks and designed to be reused, recycled, or the feedstock renewed through natural… Expand
Identification of High Performance Solvents for the Sustainable Processing of Graphene
- H. Salavagione, J. Sherwood, +4 authors P. Shuttleworth
- Materials Science
- 6 June 2017
Nanomaterials have many advanced applications, from bio-medicine to flexible electronics to energy storage, and the broad interest in graphene-based materials and devices means that high annual… Expand
A quantitative comparison between conventional and bio-derived solvents from citrus waste in esterification and amidation kinetic studies
- J. Clark, D. Macquarrie, J. Sherwood
- Chemistry
- 2012
(R)-(+)-Limonene, which is available in large quantities from citrus waste, and its close derivative p-cymene are shown herein to be viable yet sustainable solvents for amidation and esterification… Expand
European Restrictions on 1,2-Dichloroethane: C-H Activation Research and Development Should Be Liberated and not Limited.
- J. Sherwood
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Angewandte Chemie
- 22 October 2018
Plan B: 1,2-Dichloroethane was recently subject to regulatory controls in the European Union that will severely limit its commercial use. The practitioners of innovative synthetic methods,… Expand
Biocatalysis in bio-derived solvents: an improved approach for medium optimisation
- Giulia Paggiola, A. Hunt, C. R. McElroy, J. Sherwood, J. Clark
- Chemistry
- 24 March 2014
An improved multi-parameter approach to the correlation of enzymatic activity and solvent properties is proposed. The development of the correlation facilitated the introduction of renewable solvents… Expand
The significance of biomass in a circular economy.
- J. Sherwood
- Business, Medicine
- Bioresource technology
- 9 January 2020
A circular economy relies on the value of resources being maximised indefinitely, requiring that virtually no unrecoverable waste occurs. Biomass is highly significant in a circular economy in terms… Expand
Polar aprotic solvent-water mixture as the medium for catalytic production of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from bread waste.
- I. K. Yu, Daniel C W Tsang, +7 authors C. Poon
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Bioresource technology
- 1 December 2017
Valorisation of bread waste for hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) synthesis was examined in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-, tetrahydrofuran (THF)-, acetonitrile (ACN)-, and acetone-water (1:1v/v), under… Expand
Tunable solvents: Shades of green
- Sarah Abou‐Shehada, J. Clark, Giulia Paggiola, J. Sherwood
- Chemistry
- 2016
Abstract Research into the synthesis and application of green solvents is a developing field of interest relevant to a variety of chemical manufacturers. Tunable solvents utilising carbon dioxide… Expand
Cyclic Carbonates as Green Alternative Solvents for the Heck Reaction
- H. Parker, J. Sherwood, A. Hunt, J. Clark
- Chemistry
- 4 June 2014
Organic cyclic carbonates (ethylene and propylene carbonate) are shown to be viable greener solvents for use in Heck reactions, offering a highly effective alternative to traditionally used dipolar… Expand