Practical Approaches to Green Solvents

Solvents are widely used in commercial manufacturing and service industries. Despite abundant precaution, they inevitably contaminate our air, land, and water because they are difficult to contain and recycle. Researchers have therefore focused on reducing solvent use through the development of solv...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2002-08, Vol.297 (5582), p.799-803
Main Author: DeSimone, Joseph M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide - chemistry
Coatings
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem
Environment
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Environmental Pollutants
Environmental Pollution - prevention & control
Food Industry - methods
Green chemistry
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Waste - prevention & control
Hexanes - chemistry
Industrial Waste - prevention & control
Industry - methods
Inhalants
Liquids
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industries
Manufacturing industry
Methods
Organic Chemistry
Pesticides - chemistry
Pollution
Pollution control
Purification
Recycling
Solution (Chemistry)
Solutions (Chemistry)
Solvents
Solvents - chemistry
Tetrachloroethylene - chemistry
Textile industry
Viewpoints
Water
Water - chemistry
Water pollution
Water treatment
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Summary:Solvents are widely used in commercial manufacturing and service industries. Despite abundant precaution, they inevitably contaminate our air, land, and water because they are difficult to contain and recycle. Researchers have therefore focused on reducing solvent use through the development of solvent-free processes and more efficient recycling protocols. However, these approaches have their limitations, necessitating a pollution prevention approach and the search for environmentally benign solvent alternatives. This report highlights opportunities for the practical implementation of such green solvents.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1069622