12 Principles of Green Chemistry Flashcards
1
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What is green chemistry?
A
approach to chemical design and production that prioritizes sustainability and environmental responsibility.
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What are the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry?
A
- Prevention of waste
- Atomic economy
- Making Less Hazardous chemicals
- Designing safer chemicals
- Safer solvents and auxillary substances
- Design for energy efficiency
- Use of renewable materials
- Reduce derivatives
- Superiority of catalysts
- Design for degradation
- Real-Time anaylsis of pollution prevention
- Safer chemicals for accident prevention
