The concept of green chemistry, which is often referred to as “sustainable chemistry,” is a chemical philosophy that promotes the development of products and processes that minimize or eliminate the use of hazardous compounds and the production of such substances.
Green chemistry is an approach to chemistry that aims to minimize and avoid pollution at its source, in contrast to environmental chemistry, which is the study of chemistry that includes the natural environment and the substances that cause pollution in nature.
Within the United States of America, the Pollution Prevention Act was enacted in the year 1990. With the aid of this legislation, a method of operation was developed for addressing pollution in a manner that was both creative and inventive. It aims to prevent issues from occurring in the first place.
Companies have been able to reach commercial and social objectives while simultaneously benefiting the environment as a result of innovations and uses of green chemistry brought about by the field of education.
Given that education is the precursor to implementation, a student must get training to apply chemistry in a more environmentally friendly manner. To serve as a textbook for a discipline-specific elective source, this book on green chemistry has been developed. This book was prepared with the intention of introducing the idea of green chemistry to students who are enrolled in college-level courses.