Issue 9, 2018

The Green ChemisTREE: 20 years after taking root with the 12 principles

Abstract

The field of Green Chemistry has seen many scientific discoveries and inventions during the 20 years since the 12 Principles were first published. Inspired by tree diagrams that illustrate diversity of products stemming from raw materials, we present here the Green ChemisTREE as a showcase for the diversity of research and achievements stemming from Green Chemistry. Each branch of the Green ChemisTREE represents one of the 12 Principles, and the leaves represent areas of inquiry and development relevant to that Principle (branch). As such, in this ‘meta-review’, we aim to describe the history and current status of the field of Green Chemistry: by exploring activity within each Principle, by summarizing the benefits of Green Chemistry through robust examples, by discussing tools and metrics available to measure progress towards Green Chemistry, and by outlining knowledge gaps, opportunities, and future challenges for the field.

Graphical abstract: The Green ChemisTREE: 20 years after taking root with the 12 principles

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
11 Feb 2018
Accepted
21 Mar 2018
First published
03 Apr 2018

Green Chem., 2018,20, 1929-1961

The Green ChemisTREE: 20 years after taking root with the 12 principles

H. C. Erythropel, J. B. Zimmerman, T. M. de Winter, L. Petitjean, F. Melnikov, C. H. Lam, A. W. Lounsbury, K. E. Mellor, N. Z. Janković, Q. Tu, L. N. Pincus, M. M. Falinski, W. Shi, P. Coish, D. L. Plata and P. T. Anastas, Green Chem., 2018, 20, 1929 DOI: 10.1039/C8GC00482J

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