LAPSE:2020.1088
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LAPSE:2020.1088
Technical Potential for Energy and GWP Reduction in Chemical−Pharmaceutical Industry in Germany and EU—Focused on Biologics and Botanicals Manufacturing
Axel Schmidt, Lukas Uhlenbrock, Jochen Strube
November 9, 2020
European policy demands climate neutrality by the year 2050. Therefore, any manufacturing optimization needs to be achieved in the well-known pareto of global warming potential (GWP) reduction combined with cost of goods (COG) reduction at increasing product amounts, while still being able to compete in the world market. The chemical−pharmaceutical industry is one of the most energy-intensive industries. The pharmaceutical industry operates with low batch sizes, but high margins. This study analyzes, based on the literature and Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi; English: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy)-funded project results, the technical potentials for energy and GWP reduction, while focusing on biologics and botanicals, because those are already widely based on natural raw material resources. The potential impact for green technologies is pointed out in relation to climate-neutral manufacturing.
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biologics, chemical–pharmaceutical industries, energy change, global warming potential, green technologies, natural drugs
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Schmidt A, Uhlenbrock L, Strube J. Technical Potential for Energy and GWP Reduction in Chemical−Pharmaceutical Industry in Germany and EU—Focused on Biologics and Botanicals Manufacturing. (2020). LAPSE:2020.1088
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Schmidt A: Institute for Separation and Process Technology, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstr. 15, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany [ORCID]
Uhlenbrock L: Institute for Separation and Process Technology, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstr. 15, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Strube J: Institute for Separation and Process Technology, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstr. 15, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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Processes
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8
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7
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E818
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2020
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2020-07-11
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2227-9717
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