Green Chemistry

Presented by:
Ayesha Fatima
Kausar Zaidi
 Concept
 Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce
or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. It’s also known as
Sustainable chemistry.
Principles
 Clean Technology
 Clean technology (clean tech) is a general term used to describe products,
processes or services that reduce waste and require as few non-renewable
resources as possible.
 Clean technology includes a broad range of technology related to recycling,
renewable energy (wind power, solar power, biomass, hydropower, biofuels,
etc.), information technology, green transportation, electric motors, green
chemistry, lighting, Greywater, and more.
 Examples of such technologies are relatively new sustainable energy sources,
such as wind and wave power, or improved conventional energy production
processes, such as clean coal technology.
 Atom Economy
 Atom economy is a way to measure theatoms wasted when making a chemical.
The higher the atom economy, the 'greener' the process. 
 Atom economy is an important concept of green chemistryphilosophy, and one
of the most widely used metrics for measuring the "greenness" of a process
or synthesis.
 Green Catalysts

 Recently, growing attention is being directed towards the development of

innovative catalytic systems with high performance from the point of
environmentally greener processes, economical efficiency and minimum
consumption of resources. The application of catalysis to reduce toxicity and
renewable energy systems, and efficiency makes it a central focus area for
green chemistry research.
 Green and sustainable catalyst should possess, higher activity, higher
selectivity, efficient recovery from reaction medium, durability or
recyclability, cost effectiveness.
 Advantages
 Cleaner air & water: Less release of hazardous chemicals to air leading to less damage to
lungs and water
 Increased safety for workers in the chemical industry; less use of toxic materials; less
personal protective equipment required; less potential for accidents (e.g., fires or
explosions)
 Safer consumer products of all types: new, safer products will become available for
purchase; some products (e.g., drugs) will be made with less waste; some products (i.e.,
pesticides, cleaning products) will be replacements for less safe products
 Safer food: elimination of persistent toxic chemicals that can enter the food chain; safer
pesticides that are toxic only to specific pests and degrade rapidly after use
 Lower potential for global warming, ozone depletion, and smog formation
 Many chemicals end up in the environment by intentional release during use (e.g.,
pesticides), by unintended releases (including emissions during manufacturing), or by
disposal. Green chemicals either degrade to innocuous products or are recovered for
further use
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