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Green engineering principles and applications

The word ‘chemical’ has always gained negative attention in the eyes of the public even when it enhances their lives. This is because of the side-effects these chemicals have on the environment and their health due to pollution and toxicity. The chemical industry basically produces 4 kinds of chemicals: Commodity chemicals: Chemicals that are used byContinue reading “Green engineering principles and applications”

New in Green Chemistry: The Zipper approach

Many chemical products can be produced via different routes. One of these routes may be industrialized depending upon its cost-effectiveness, satisfaction of environmental constraints and ease of scale-up. As you may be aware, environmental constraints have become stringent due to the effects the chemical and allied industries have on our environment. Green Chemistry, with itsContinue reading “New in Green Chemistry: The Zipper approach”