Research Article
Sustainability Assessment of Chemical Processes: Evaluation of Three Synthesis Routes of DMC
Table 8
Sustainability indicator values.
| | Route A | Route B | Route C |
| Environmental indicators | | | | Feedstock renewability | 1 |
0.67 | 0.67 | Energy intensity | 0 | 1 | 0.54 | CO2 balance | 0.84 | 1 | 0 | Wastes | 0 | 1 | 1 | Economic indicators | | | | Yield | 0.48 | 0.41 | 1 | Feedstock price | 1 | 0.67 | 0 | Process costs | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | Social indicators | | | | Process conditions | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | Chemicals safety | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | Innovation potential | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| | 6.12 | 6.55 | 3.37 |
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