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