Principles of Green Chemistry

There are 12 Principles of Green Chemistry, which helps us to explain what exactly the definition of Green Chemistry means. The concepts covered under these principles are:

• The appearance of effective processes.
• The most effective form of waste removal, never to be created at all.
• Strategies to maximize the quantity of raw material which results in the product.
• The usage of safe, environment benign materials, such as solvents, whenever feasible.

The 12 Principles are:

1. Atom Economy

2. Reduce Derivatives

3. Prevention

4. Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses

5. Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries

6. Designing Safer Chemicals

7. Design for Energy Efficiency

8. Inherently Safer Chemistry for Accident Prevention

9. Use of Renewable Feedstocks

10. Real-time analysis for Pollution Prevention

11. Design for Degradation

12. Catalysis

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