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Solvents and sustainable chemistry

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Tom Welton

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

proceedings of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1471-2946

pISSN - 1364-5021

DOI - 10.1098/rspa.2015.0502

Subject(s) - green chemistry , sustainability , supercritical fluid , ionic liquid , process (computing) , chemistry , solvent , environmentally friendly , biochemical engineering , organic chemistry , process engineering , computer science , engineering , catalysis , ecology , biology , operating system

Solvents are widely recognized to be of great environmental concern. The reduction of their use is one of the most important aims of green chemistry. In addition to this, the appropriate selection of solvent for a process can greatly improve the sustainability of a chemical production process. There has also been extensive research into the application of so-called green solvents, such as ionic liquids and supercritical fluids. However, most examples of solvent technologies that give improved sustainability come from the application of well-established solvents. It is also apparent that the successful implementation of environmentally sustainable processes must be accompanied by improvements in commercial performance.

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