Green Chemistry to Improve Our Lives

Abstract

One of the most fundamental and effective tools to use on the road to sustainability is green chemistry. The US Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge was introduced in 1995. In 1996, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry established the working party on green chemistry. Following that, regular scientific conferences began to be held. In 1990, the Royal Society of Chemistry sponsored Journal of Clean Processes and Green Chemistry, the first book and journals on the topic of green chemistry. The idea of “green chemistry” incorporates a novel method for creating, processing, and using chemical products in a way that poses fewer risks to human health and the environment. Green chemistry does more to protect the environment than to clean it up by developing new chemical processes that do not harm the environment. It is evident that the importance of green chemistry is acknowledged by numerous industries and academic research. The use of a set of rules known as “green chemistry” aims to reduce or completely eliminate the use of hazardous materials in the manufacture and use of chemical products. All chemical wastes should be disposed of as safely and without harming the environment or living things as is humanly possible. Green chemistry and sustainability essentially go hand in hand. Sustainable development means addressing present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to address their own needs. It is obvious that the challenge facing the chemical industry in the future is based on the development of safer products and processes created by utilizing fresh concepts from basic research. Green chemistry needs to be taught to students at all grade levels