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2016 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
4. Green and Sustainable Chemistry
verfasst von : Klaus Kümmerer, James Clark
Erschienen in: Sustainability Science
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
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Abstract
The products of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries are indispensable for our high standard of living and health. Estimations say that about 100,000 chemicals are available on the market, mostly used in combination with other chemicals. Consumers may be unaware that the products of chemical industries provide the functionality they expect when buying or using a certain product. Often the contribution of chemistry is not clear to the consumer, as chemicals are used to improve or enable certain production processes, to improve the efficacy or the lifetime of a product or to generate a specific colour or taste (e.g. food additives, preservatives). In other words, the benefit of modern chemistry and pharmacy cannot be overestimated.
Contrary to current perception, which is dominated by the legacies of the past, chemistry can and will contribute in many ways to sustainability through its products and processes. However, it is important that chemistry itself becomes more sustainable. Sustainable chemistry encompasses green chemistry but is much more than that. An overview of green and sustainable chemistry and its important achievements are presented, and some possible future contributions are outlined.