Review of advancinggreenchemistry.org

Review of  advancinggreenchemistry.org

I love what this organization stands for.

 “Green Chemistry is the utilization of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products.” Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice by Paul Anastas and John Warner

Here are some of the principles they promote and teach:

 Prevention It is better to prevent waste than to treat or clean up waste after it has been created. 

Use of Renewable Feedstocks A raw material or feedstock should be renewable rather than depleting whenever technically and economically practicable. 

Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses Wherever practicable, synthetic methods should be designed to use and generate substances that possess little or no toxicity to human health and the environment.  


One way they are advancing Green Chemistry is through education. They are teaching the basic principles to new chemistry students/future chemist.Another way they are  advancing Green Chemistry is through collaborations. Each year they pick 10 researchers from the environmental field and green chemistry and they serve as fellows. They become important reporters of this field and translate the findings into language the population can understand and help them to appreciate so that it can be utilize as standard practice.

Its good to see people that are advocating for a cause that will reduce the amount of toxicity businesses are expelling into the environment and researching solutions.

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