Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry

 The Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry

Sustainable Chemistry also known as Green Chemistry - Chemical products and processes to reduce the hazardous substances, Green Chemistry lasts throughout the entire life cycle of chemical products.

The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry are:

1. Prevention-It's better to prevent than treat and clean up the waste afterward
2. Atom Economy-Synthetic methods design to maximize the incorporation of all materials used in the process into final products.
3. Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses-Design synthetic methods to make substances that will minimize the toxicity to human health and the environment.
4. Designing Safe Chemicals-Chemical products that affect their desired function and minimized their toxicity.
5. Safe Solvents and Auxiliaries-Minimizing the uses of auxiliary substances where possible, making them innocuous when they are used.
6. Design of Energy Efficiency-Minimizing the energy required for chemical processes.
7. Use of Renewable Feedstock-To use feedstock or raw material whenever practicable.
8. Reduce Derivatives-Minimizing and avoiding unnecessary derivatization whenever possible.
9. Catalysis-Catalytic reagents are superior to stoichiometric reagents.
10. Design for Degradation-Making chemical products that break down into products that will not persist in the environment
11. Real-time analysis for Pollution Prevention-Designing analytical methods to allow for real-time monitoring and controlling before the formation of hazardous substances.
12. Inherently safer Chemistry for Accident Prevention-The choosing and forming of a substance used in a chemical process to minimize the possibility of chemical accidents such as releases, explosions and fires.