Sustainable, Greener Manufacturing

Lonza Team Receives 2010 Sandmeyer Prize for Microreactor Technology


 

Meeting the Green Chemistry Challenge
Lonza's
(click to enlarge)		 In order to accomplish the Green Chemistry mission, dramatic changes are required in process industries. Manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry currently produces more than 25 kg of waste for every kilogram of product.

In 2003, Lonza began developing a more sustainable manufacturing platform using advanced continuous flow technologies (see history). This technology enables new processes called “Flash Chemistry” that could otherwise never be performed under batch conditions. At the heart of the technology are MicroReactors, which are leading to new mini-plants and creating the “Factories of the Future.”

The results of such a transformation are more sustainable, greener, and economical processes for producing a wide range of pharmaceuticals.


12 Principles of Green Chemistry
** addressed by Lonza MicroReactors
  • Prevention **
  • Atom Economy **
  • Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses **
  • Design Safer Chemicals
  • Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries **
  • Design for Energy Efficiency **
  • Use Renewable Feedstocks
  • Reduce Derivatives **
  • Catalysis **
  • Design for Degradation
  • Real-time Analysis for Pollution Prevention
  • Inherently Safer **


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