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Energy Efficiency in Chemical Reactions: A Comparative Study of Different Reaction Techniques
Abstract
Metrics for chemists are much argued, but the energy usage of a reaction has to be one of the most simple and effective methods of comparing technologies. In this concept paper, the energy consumed in preparing one mole of a chemical compound is compared for a variety of technologies. Data are gathered for traditional oil bath, supercritical CO 2 (sc-CO 2 ), and microwave reactors. Two different Suzuki couplings, a Knoevenagel condensation, and a Friedel−Crafts acylation are all compared in both the microwave and oil bath, as this is where the most noticeable differences were observed. The most notable result was an 85-fold reduction in energy demand on switching from oil bath to microwave reactor for a Suzuki reaction.
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- Gronnow, M. J., White, R. J., Clark, J. H., & Macquarrie, D. J.
- Venue
- Organic Process Research & Development
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2005-05-24
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 516-518
- ISSN
- 1083-6160 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-586X
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- W1977202432
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- 196
- References
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- 7.54
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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