Issue 18, 2019

How to assess the potential of emerging green technologies? Towards a prospective environmental and techno-economic assessment framework

Abstract

For sustainable production and consumption, emerging green technologies need to be optimized towards a minimal environmental impact and a maximal economic impact. In an early stage of technology development, more flexibility is available to adapt the technology. Therefore, a prospective environmental and techno-economic assessment is required. The prospective assessment differs at the different stages of technology development, as also the data availability and accuracy evolves. This paper reviews the different prospective technological, economic and environmental assessment methods which have been used to assess the potential of new green chemical technologies. Based on the current best practices, an overarching framework is introduced to assess the technological, economic and environmental potential of an emerging green chemical technology at the different stages of technology development.

Graphical abstract: How to assess the potential of emerging green technologies? Towards a prospective environmental and techno-economic assessment framework

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Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
02 Jul 2019
Accepted
13 Aug 2019
First published
13 Aug 2019

Green Chem., 2019,21, 4868-4886

How to assess the potential of emerging green technologies? Towards a prospective environmental and techno-economic assessment framework

G. Thomassen, M. Van Dael, S. Van Passel and F. You, Green Chem., 2019, 21, 4868 DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02223F

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