Open Access85 Years of Catalysis at Firmenich
Author(s) -
Lionel Saudan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2019.684
Subject(s) - catalysis , green chemistry , key (lock) , biochemical engineering , sustainable energy , chemistry , nanotechnology , process engineering , organic chemistry , computer science , engineering , materials science , renewable energy , reaction mechanism , computer security , electrical engineering
This review relates 85 years of catalysis performed at Firmenich. A special emphasis is shown on how the industry has always focussed on improving the environmental profile of the perfumery ingredients produced and on making them more sustainable. In particular through the application of one of the key principles of Green Chemistry, no. 9, which concerns catalysis. These trends have of course impacted the choice and the need for industrial processes that generate less waste, use less solvent and minimize energy requirements. This review has been organized around key transformations used at Firmenich, and a comparison between stoichiometric and catalytic approaches for some important perfumery ingredients is presented.