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Solvents and sustainable chemistry

Solvents are widely recognized to be of great environmental concern. The reduction of their use is one of the most important aims of green chemistry. In addition to this, the appropriate selection of solvent for a process can greatly improve the sustainability of a chemical production process. There...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Welton, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4685879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26730217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2015.0502
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Sumario:Solvents are widely recognized to be of great environmental concern. The reduction of their use is one of the most important aims of green chemistry. In addition to this, the appropriate selection of solvent for a process can greatly improve the sustainability of a chemical production process. There has also been extensive research into the application of so-called green solvents, such as ionic liquids and supercritical fluids. However, most examples of solvent technologies that give improved sustainability come from the application of well-established solvents. It is also apparent that the successful implementation of environmentally sustainable processes must be accompanied by improvements in commercial performance.