Green Chemistry Principles and Spectroscopic Methods Applied to Nanomaterials

Green Chemistry: Terminology and Principles

Spectroscopic methods in bioinorganic chemistry: blue to green to red copper sites.

A wide variety of spectroscopic methods are now available that provide complimentary insights into the electronic structures of transition-metal complexes. Combined with calculations, these define key bonding interactions, enable the evaluation of reaction coordinates, and determine the origins of unique spectroscopic features/electronic structures that can activate metal centers for catalysis....

Application of the principles of green chemistry in analytical chemistry*

The introduction of the dimension of green chemistry into the assessment of analytical methods should be a natural development trend in chemistry and should coincide with its general policy. Some of the principles of green chemistry—such as prevention of waste generation; safer solvents and auxiliaries; design for energy efficiency; safer chemistry to minimize the potential of chemical accident...

Green Chemistry Metrics with Special Reference to Green Analytical Chemistry.

The concept of green chemistry is widely recognized in chemical laboratories. To properly measure an environmental impact of chemical processes, dedicated assessment tools are required. This paper summarizes the current state of knowledge in the field of development of green chemistry and green analytical chemistry metrics. The diverse methods used for evaluation of the greenness of organic syn...

Principles into Practice Setting the Bar for Green Chemistry

R ecent years have seen a disheartening string of revelations in which everyday items once considered safe—food packaging, toys, clothes, furniture, electronic components, and many more products—are found to contain carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, and other harmful chemicals. Growing demand for healthier alternatives, already seen in food production and housing construction, is also happenin...