Issue 10, 2022

A case study in green chemistry: the reduction of hazardous solvents in an industrial R&D environment

Abstract

The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry act as a guide for chemists for the design and synthesis of sustainable products. Adoption by chemists is essential for the transition. We chose the use of solvents (Principle #3) as an example of our commitment towards improved sustainabilty in chemical synthesis. Herein, we report on how our chemistry department – a community of ca. 300 chemists – reduced its usage by half of seven hazardous solvents over a period of two years. In this report, we provide a selection of the actions we set up to achieve our objective, as well as a few learnings observed during our journey. We hope that our example on transitioning and shifting mindsets towards a complete adoption of green chemistry principles will inspire others as well.

Graphical abstract: A case study in green chemistry: the reduction of hazardous solvents in an industrial R&D environment

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
22 fev 2022
Accepted
31 mar 2022
First published
06 may 2022

Green Chem., 2022,24, 3943-3956

A case study in green chemistry: the reduction of hazardous solvents in an industrial R&D environment

P. Dutta, A. McGranaghan, I. Keller, Y. Patil, N. Mulholland, V. Murudi, H. Prescher, A. Smith, N. Carson, C. Martin, P. Cox, D. Stierli, M. Boussemghoune, F. Barreteau, J. Cassayre and E. Godineau, Green Chem., 2022, 24, 3943 DOI: 10.1039/D2GC00698G

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