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Awareness of environmental impacts and sustainability has grown in recent decades, and now informs actions at all levels of society. Chemical research and manufacturing is no different. Green chemistry is an innovative and environmentally conscious approach to chemistry (Anastas and Warner, 1998). Its primary goal is to eliminate waste and replace hazardous substances from chemical processes, thereby reducing negative impacts on human health and the environment. Green chemistry addresses various environmental issues (e.g. chemical pollution, use of resources, climate change, worker and consumer safety), underpinning environmentally preferable manufacturing practices (Clark, 2016). Read on to discover what the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry are and how they have shaped contemporary research and manufacturing.
The principles of Green Chemistry
The impact of Green Chemistry is not only felt by the scientists and engineers who directly operate processes involving chemicals. There is a feedback loop involving scientific practice, government policy, business and consumers: Citizens demand action by governments; government creates policies to protect those people and the environment; businesses adjust practices in reaction to policy, using new science and engineering solutions. The following learning modules will cover policies and current practice in the pharmaceutical industry.
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