Recent Developments In The 12 Principles Of Green Chemistry
Authors/Creators
- 1. Parishkar College Of Global Excellence (Autonomous) Jaipur,Rajasthan, India,
- 2. SBD Govt PG College, Sadarshahar Churu, Rajasthan, India
- 3. SBRM Govt PG College Nagaur, Rajasthan, India
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Green chemistry is one of the revolutionary changes in the face of chemical process design and execution, where the focus is laid on the minimisation of hazardous products, efficient utilisation of materials, and the creation of sustainable alternatives to other existing methods. Based on the 12 principles of green chemistry, it attempts to reduce waste, energy use and toxicity and increase safety, renewability and efficiency. The review also discusses events in the field recently and also looks at the benefits together with the shortcomings of the application of green chemistry in both industrial and academic arenas. Some examples of the great advantages are the integration of renewable feedstocks, safer solvents, recyclable catalysts, and energy-efficient technologies that have already replaced parts in fields like pharmaceuticals, agriculture, materials and energy. Nevertheless, there are still difficulties associated with high costs of implementation and technical barriers to scalability, as well as the lack of universally harmonised evaluation measures. Environmental performance metrics like atom economy, E-factor, process mass intensity, life cycle assessment and the analytical eco scale are discussed as important means to evaluate environmental performance and inform greener practice but differ in their application by industry. These principles can be efficiently applied to the real world and illustrate the practical importance of these ideas in practice, as well as reveal that it is complicated to make all the things economically feasible and environmentally responsible. A related frontier is green chemistry within the context of broader sustainability and circular economy models and safe-and-sustainable-by-design processes. Education, policies and support will also play a significant part in training scientists and industries to think and develop innovations to overcome sustainability issues through system thinking. In unending times, green chemistry can be positioned as one of the main pillars of sustainable growth, as sustainable chemistry provides both opportunities and challenges as the world shifts to more robust and nature-friendly chemistries.
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2025-09-13
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2025-09-21
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