Presentation developed by Catarina, Borja and Javier.

1. GREEN CHESMISTRY
Borja Fueyo
Javier Arteaga
Catarina Ferreira

2. DEFINITION
Green Chemistry is the design of
chemical products and processes
that reduce or eliminate the use or
generation of dangerous
substances

3. ORIGIN
In the 60th used to the liberation of the
contaminants in form directly in the air, water
and ground.
Later, with the advance of the law and the
knowledge of contaminants mechanisms in the
environment they generated limits for the
emission of contaminants in the environment.
The most appropriate solution was the use of
control teams of emissions that compliment the
law.

4. PRINCIPLES
The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry were published in 1998:
1. Prevent waste
2. Maximize atom economy
3. Design less hazardous chemical syntheses
4. Design safer chemicals and products
5. Use safer solvents and reaction conditions
6. Increase energy efficiency
7. Use renewable feed-stocks
8. Avoid chemical derivatives
9. Use catalysts, not stoichiometric reagents
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10 Design chemicals and products to degrade after use
11. Analyse in real time to prevent pollution
12. Minimize the potential for accidents

5. BENEFITS
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Cleaner air: Less release of hazardous
chemicals to air leading to less damage to
lungs
Cleaner water: less release of hazardous
chemical wastes to water
Plants and animals suffer less harm from toxic
chemicals in the environment

6. BENEFITS
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Cleaner air: Less release of hazardous
chemicals to air leading to less damage to
lungs
Cleaner water: less release of hazardous
chemical wastes to water
Plants and animals suffer less harm from toxic
chemicals in the environment