Open AccessGREEN CHEMISTRY: THE EVOLUTION OF A CONCEPT
Author(s) -
Eduardo Falabella Sousa-Aguiar,
João Monnerat Araújo Ribeiro de Almeida,
Pedro Nothaft Romano,
Rodrigo Pimentel Fernandes,
Yuri Mariano Carvalho
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140212
Subject(s) - chemistry
The topic "Green Chemistry" has gained great importance over recent years, being quoted in an increasing number of publications. This fact shows how concern over developing "greener" processes has played a prominent role in the scientific community. In this context, the scope of this work encompasses an analysis of the evolution of the theme since its conception to the present. This analysis elucidates how bibliographic output on "Green Chemistry" is distributed worldwide. Moreover, the main journals on the subject were listed and ranked, according to impact factor