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Promoting sustainability through green chemistry

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  • Kirchhoff, Mary M.

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Green chemistry is an important tool in achieving sustainability. The implementation of green chemistry, the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances, is essential if the expanding global population is to enjoy an increased standard of living without having a negative impact on the health of the planet. Cleaner technologies will allow the chemical enterprise to provide society with the goods and services on which it depends in an environmentally responsible manner. Green chemistry provides solutions to such global challenges as climate change, sustainable agriculture, energy, toxics in the environment, and the depletion of natural resources. A collaborative effort by industry, academia, and government is needed to promote the adoption of the green chemistry technologies necessary to achieve a sustainable society.

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  • Kirchhoff, Mary M., 2005. "Promoting sustainability through green chemistry," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 44(3), pages 237-243.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:44:y:2005:i:3:p:237-243
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2005.01.003
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    1. Lozano, Rodrigo & Carpenter, Angela & Satric, Vojislavka, 2013. "Fostering green chemistry through a collaborative business model: A Chemical Leasing case study from Serbia," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 136-144.
    2. Jung Eun Park & Seung Kyu Yang & Ji Hyun Kim & Mi-Jung Park & Eun Sil Lee, 2018. "Electrocatalytic Activity of Pd/Ir/Sn/Ta/TiO 2 Composite Electrodes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-9, November.
    3. Francesca Di Turo & Laura Medeghini, 2021. "How Green Possibilities Can Help in a Future Sustainable Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Europe," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-14, March.
    4. Leonardo Marcelino & Jesper Sjöström & Carlos Alberto Marques, 2019. "Socio-Problematization of Green Chemistry: Enriching Systems Thinking and Social Sustainability by Education," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-16, December.

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