What Principles Guide the Design of Safer Chemicals?
The design of safer chemicals is often guided by the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry. Some of these principles include:
1. Preventing Waste - Design processes to minimize waste. 2. Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries - Use safer substances and reduce the need for solvents. 3. Designing Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses - Create methods that reduce toxicity. 4. Designing Chemicals for Degradation - Ensure chemicals break down into non-toxic substances after use.
