ABSTRACT
Three sections complement the presentation on green chemistry and green engineering:
• Green chemistry • Green engineering • Green chemistry versus green engineering
Green chemistry (Skipka and Theodore 2014), also called “clean chemistry,” refers to that eld of chemistry dealing with the synthesis, processing, and use of chemicals that reduce risks to humans and the environment (Anastas and Williamson 1996). It is dened as the invention, design, and application of chemical products and processes to reduce or to eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances (Anastas and Warner 1998). Anastas et al. (2000) offer these comments:
1. Looking at the denition of green chemistry, one sees the concept of “invention” and “design.” By requiring that the impacts of chemical products and chemical processes are included as design criteria, performance criteria are inextricably linked to hazard considerations in the denition of green chemistry.
