M9.3 Green Chemistry


Green chemistry is a way to reduce pollution. It minimizes or eliminates the hazards of chemical feedstocks, reagents, solvents, and products.

 I had never heard of the term "green chemistry" before now. With that being said I have done some additional reading and I saw that several companies are now marketing alternative plastics derived from renewable sources. NatureWorks of Minnetonka, Minnesota, which is owned by the food and agricultural conglomerate Cargill, makes food containers from a polymer called Ingeo, derived from corn starch. Bacteria convert the starch into a resin that is an alternative to polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the strong, rigid plastic currently used for containers such as water bottles and yogurt pots. In future, the company says, the raw material for Ingeo could come not from fresh corn but from agricultural waste.

 The 12 principles of green chemistry is a great way to minimize or eliminate the hazards of chemicals. People should begin to follow these ways to reduce pollution. 
References:

 https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18643-better-living-through-green-chemistry-packaging/

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 26, 2018 at 8:43 PM

    I also think that green chemistry should be used widely to begin to reduce the effects of pollution.

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  2. ALI AL AQEELIApril 9, 2018 at 8:33 PM

    Green chemistry is a revolution in changing the world to make it better place to live, As public health practitioner we need to aware the people about all the steps that need to be taken to reduce the pollution in our environment

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