What is Green Chemistry?
This post will be an introduction to green chemistry for QCE Chemistry.
4.2.2 – Green Chemistry
- Appreciate that green chemistry principles include the design of chemical synthesis processes that use renewable raw materials, limit the use of potentially harmful solvents and minimise the amount of unwanted products
Principles of Green Chemistry
There are 12 principles of green chemistry but this post will only go through those detailed in the syllabus dot point.
This video goes through the principle of waste prevention.
This video goes through the principle of designing safer chemicals in reactions.
This video goes through the principle of performing less hazardous syntheses.
This video goes through the principle of using safer solvents in reactions.
This video goes through the use of renewable feedstocks.
