Assessing mass intensity as a green chemistry metric: why expanding system boundaries is not enough
This study investigates under which circumstances the common practice of using mass intensities as proxies for environmental impacts is suitable—and where it fails.
Authors
- Janine Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5892-2866)
- Dieter Förtsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6829-1620)
- Hannah Minten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3668-8284)
- Niklas von der Aßen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-9420)
- Hesam Ostovari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0225-6427)
- Stefan Eichwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3261-0351)
Institutions
- Bayer (Germany) (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Green Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5gc02994e
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- Bayer