ABSTRACT
This chapter is dedicated to applications of green chemistry and gives a foundation of green engineering. It describes the few principles of green engineering, sustainability principles, and their selected methods. The chapter discusses the methods of thinking, which are well suited for the analysis of systems and networks that are characteristic in engineering. Typically, engineering is divided into four main branches: chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical. Engineers should first evaluate the inherent characteristics of the materials they intend to use. Only after these reactions were "greened" by performing them on water, the design for separation was realized. A good example of a successful design for durability but not immortality is that of a starch-based packing material. Lowering the material diversity in the product and choosing or designing material with good potential for reuse and/or recyclability enable the implementation of the end-of-useful life options. Biomimicry approach uses nature as a model for sustainability and green engineering.
