Green Chemistry
Electrochemical sensors based on reduced graphene oxide (r-go) for environmental monitoring
The innovation in this study lies in enhancing conventional sensors through the integration of advanced materials such as graphene and its derivatives. These materials, derived from carbon, a widely abundant, renewable, and sustainable element, exhibit exceptional properties, including high molecular adsorption capacity, superior electrical conductivity, and remarkable mechanical strength. Their multifunctionality not only enhances sensor performance but also promotes material efficiency by significantly reducing the resources required for production.
Is It Time to Let the Social Sciences into Green Chemistry More Drastically?
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Building a roadmap for safer and sustainable material chemistries: Addressing the PFAS problem through informatics and data-driven chemistry
Scientific research increasingly demonstrates that chemicals and materials essential for everyday products threaten natural systems and human health. Transitioning to sustainable, circular, and low-carbon economies depends critically on having safer chemicals available. We propose that materials scientists should also account the impact of the health hazards of chemicals associated with the synthesis, processing, and manufacturing of materials.
Circles of sustainability: an activity for visualizing synergies and trade-offs in a systems thinking environment.
In 2015 the United Nations created a framework comprising 17 aspirational goals known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a view towards peace and prosperity by 2030. Green Chemistry (GC) has always been recognized as a pathway to sustainability. However, the best solutions cannot be found if we look at each of these separately, but rather it is important to apply a systems thinking approach and recognize the interconnected nature of the systems being studied.
Green Chemistry and public policies: current situation, challenges and proposals for a sustainable future
This paper presents a pioneering analysis on the integration of Green Chemistry into public policies in Chile, highlighting its importance as a key tool to promote sustainability in the country. As environmental challenges become more critical globally, Green Chemistry emerges as a fundamental discipline to mitigate the negative impacts of the traditional chemical industry, promoting safer and more sustainable practices.
UN SDG: Learn Platform
The UN SDG: Learn platform provides a variety of courses and resources based on each sustainable development goal (SDG), the 2030 Agenda, and related topics. It features self-paced e-learning courses, microlearning modules, and many materials, including documents, webinars, interactive learning packages, and training tools, to empower learners to increase their understanding of sustainable development.
Colloidal Lignin Particles: From Industrial By-Product to Functional Colloidal Materials for a Sustainable Future
Kraft lignin is a major industrial by-product of the pulp and paper industry, currently used primarily as low-value fuel. There are economic and environmental incentives to utilize kraft lignin for materials applications, however, its compositional variability and chemical complexity remains a major barrier to commercial use. Colloidal lignin particles (CLPs) have emerged as a promising strategy for reducing the heterogeneity of technical lignins by generating spherical particles with narrow size distribution.
