"Green chemistry" refers to the designing of chemical products and processes that create less hazardous waste—or avoid it altogether.
Principles of green chemistry touch on items like cutting down waste, avoiding harm to people and the environment, using less energy, relying on renewable materials, simplifying chemical processes, saving time and money, and managing risk.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s interest in this topic increased in the early 1990s, and since then it's grown into a full research area focused on creating chemical processes that are safer for people and the planet, while also making economic sense.
"Green chemistry" refers to the designing of chemical products and processes that create less hazardous waste—or avoid it altogether. Principles of green chemistry touch on items like cutting down waste, avoiding harm to people and the environment, using less energy, relying on renewable materials, simplifying chemical processes, saving time and money, and managing risk. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s interest in this topic increased in the early 1990s, and since then it's grown into a full research area focused on creating chemical processes that are safer for people and the planet, while also making economic sense.
