Prof aims to lower pharmaceuticals' carbon footprint

Courtesy UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 08/20/2008 - 10:05am

The eco-friendly green solvent ethyl lactate can be stabilized and used as a binding agent in the production and processing of pharmaceuticals, lowering the carbon footprint of the industry, a University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy researcher has found.

Jason McConville's research will be published in an upcoming issue of Pharmaceutical Technology. "It is widely [...]



 

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