Green chemistry contribution towards more equitable global sustainability and greater circular economy: A systematic literature review

Silvestri, Cecilia; Silvestri, Luca; Forcina, Antonio; Bona, Gianpaolo Di; Falcone, Domenico

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126137

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“…Driven by environmental concerns, the development of sustainable production means for the chemical industry is one of the main current challenges of process engineering. [1,2] Herein, process intensification is an outstanding tool to develop safer, more efficient, and cost-effective processes using small devices. [3][4][5][6][7] To reach these goals, an interdisciplinary approach is needed, comprising (bio)catalysis, reactor engineering, reaction media, mass and heat transfer assessment, process integration, and so on.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Integrating Biocatalysis with Viscous Deep Eutectic Solvents in Lab‐On‐A‐Chip Microreactors

Guajardo

Marı́a²,

Canales

2022

ChemSusChem

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The combination of deep eutectic solvents (DESs, ChCl/glycerol 1 : 2) with buffer (up to 15 % v/v) leads to solvent mixtures that exert viscosities below 25 mPa s−1 at 45 °C while keeping their non‐aqueous nature. This enables the setup of efficient enzymatic esterifications, which can also be applied in different continuous systems. Following those premises, the use of microreactors in biocatalytic reactions was explored using (low‐viscous) DES‐buffer media, showing that reactions could be performed efficiently. Under non‐optimized conditions, the microreactor devices led to specific productivities considerably higher than those observed in the batch reactor (14 vs. 0.24 mgproduct min−1 mgbiocat−1) at the same enzyme loadings and conversion of 6 % (to assure a fair comparison). Looking beyond, the combination of several microchannels (e. g., in scale‐out fashion) with DES‐water media may lead to powerful, sustainable, and efficient tools for industrial synthesis.

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confidence: 99%

“…Driven by environmental concerns, the development of sustainable production means for the chemical industry is one of the main current challenges of process engineering [1,2] . Herein, process intensification is an outstanding tool to develop safer, more efficient, and cost‐effective processes using small devices [3–7] .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Biocatalysis with Viscous Deep Eutectic Solvents in Lab‐On‐A‐Chip Microreactors

Guajardo

Marı́a²,

Canales

2022

ChemSusChem

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“…In addition, in order to prevent chemical accidents and achieve sustainable development, it is necessary to conduct regulatory research on the Korean-style customized chemical industry [26].…”

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Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System

Lee

Kim

Yoon

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Chemical accidents can occur anywhere. The need for chemical management in Korea was realized following the 2012 Gumi hydrofluoric acid accident in 2012. The Chemicals Control Act was enacted in 2015. This system evaluates the risks (high, medium, low) and consequent safety management at all plants that handle hazardous chemical substances. However, the system was criticized as excessive when most plants were designated high-risk without considering their size. Thus, laboratories and hospitals handling very small quantities were subject to regulation. Accordingly, in 2021 Korea revised the system to include off-site consequence analyses and a Korean-style risk analysis. Plants handling very small quantities, such as laboratories and hospitals, were exempt from regulation. In this study, changes in risk were examined for four medium-sized plating and paint manufacturing plants. Under the previous system, all four factories were judged as high-risk groups. In particular, the paint manufacturing plant A, which has an underground storage tank, received a medium risk like the plating plant C, although the possibility of a chemical accident was lower than that of other plants. However, in the changed system, all plants were changed to the low-risk group. In the Korean-style risk analysis, it is possible to see at a glance what is lacking in the plants, such as cooperation between local residents and local governments and the construction of safety facilities according to the type of accident scenario. The revised system is a reasonable regulation for medium business plants.

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“…Sustainable industrial production uses new tools as a result of research and innovation. Performance increases and simultaneously waste reduction, human and ecosystem wellbeing can be achieved by applying solutions that were elaborated taking into account principles of green chemistry, precisely limitation of the decline of the natural resource [18].…”

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Green methods that are used to ensure the sustainable development of the environment and the society

Gavrilaș

2022

MATEC Web Conf.

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Nowadays, pollution is one of the biggest challenges for human society. Many types of research are directed toward finding sustainable solutions with minimum or no environmental impact. The contaminants affect the ecosystem components and the people's health equally. Cardiovascular and cancer are only two examples of diseases for which air and food adulteration are directly influenced. For each situation, the conditions need to be evaluated. Environmental accidents or rehearsal ones can determine the risk sources. Regardless of the case, prevention measures are always recommended. Different organic wastes recovery represents a possible solution ensuring an endurable process. Such an approach has to be also looked at from an economic point of view. Renewable natural raw materials usually have lower costs. Independent of the considered strategies, they all have to be based on two pilings. One acts by the authority’s involvement using legislation and standards, and the other refers to society through awareness and implication. The paper highlights some of the most recent and significant findings regarding eco-friendly and sustainable techniques newly developed that were presented in recently published articles. The topics considered essential for this approach regarded the improvements made to increase the city life, the industrial environment, and the laboratory techniques.

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Green chemistry contribution towards more equitable global sustainability and greater circular economy: A systematic literature review

Cited by 55 publications

References 124 publications

Integrating Biocatalysis with Viscous Deep Eutectic Solvents in Lab‐On‐A‐Chip Microreactors

Integrating Biocatalysis with Viscous Deep Eutectic Solvents in Lab‐On‐A‐Chip Microreactors

Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System

Green methods that are used to ensure the sustainable development of the environment and the society

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