Green Chemistry
A section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Section Information
The Green Chemistry Section of the journal Molecules publishes original research and review articles in this dynamically developing discipline in fundamental and applied research even in academia and industry in all domains such as fine chemicals, pharma, cosmetic, nutraceutical, food ingredients, perfumery, materials, paint, etc. Green Chemistry meets the challenges of the 21st century protecting both the environment and consumers, while enhancing competitiveness of industries by becoming more ecologic, economic, and innovative, and thereby sustainable.
The Green Chemistry Section invites contributions that report on (but are not exclusive to):
- Innovative new syntheses and procedures that reduce or eliminate the use of petroleum solvents and the generation of hazardous materials. The development of environmentally synthetic methods and processes to design green and safer chemicals and materials;
- Chemistry based on natural products (plants, microalgae, microbes, yeast, etc.) as a source of reagents, ingredients, products, solvents, and bio- energy in different applications including the preparation of starting materials, colors and dyes, antioxidants, and aromas, until packaging occurs;
- Green engineering including chemical and food processing with concepts, strategies and tools, intensification, and miniaturization;
- Biorefinery as tool to convert biomass or wastes into valuable resources;
- Green analytical chemistry including sample preparation, protocols, and analysis.
Keywords
Topics of special interest include, but are not strictly limited to, the following:
Green catalysts
Green extraction and processing
Chemistry based on natural products
Bio-based solvents with sub- and super-critical fluids
Microwave and ultrasound
Organic reaction in green solvents
Bioconversion of biomass and sustainable biomaterials
Creating fine chemicals and polymers from renewable resources
Green nanotechnology
Green analytical chemistry
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Novel Biochemical Processes for Treatment and Valorization of Wastes and Biomass (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- New Perspective on Sustainable Technology of C1 Molecules Utilization (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Applications of Solvent Extraction and Absorption for Metal Recovery (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- New Advances in Deep Eutectic Solvents (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Tracing the Fate of Microplastics from Daily Activities to Environments (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Innovative Materials and Methods for the Removal of Pollutants from the Environment (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- A New Perspective on the Determination and Removal of Pollutants in the Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advanced Oxidation/Reduction Processes in Water Treatment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Green Chemistry Strategies for the Production of Biofuels and Biochemicals from Biomass (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Preparation and Application of Novel Perovskite Catalysts (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) in Treating Organic Pollutants (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Insight in Catalysis and Electrocatalysis for CO2 Conversion (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances of Ionic Liquids in Organic, Polymer and Material Chemistry: Key Trends in Green Chemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Green Catalysis Technology for Sustainable Energy Conversion (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Development and Application of Green Chemical Pesticides from Natural Sources (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Catalysis for Green Chemistry II (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Machine Learning in Green Chemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Environmental Analysis of Organic Pollutants, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Designing Eco-Friendly Heterogeneous Catalysts for Green Oxidation Reactions (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Functional Nanomaterials in Green Chemistry, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Efficient Chemical Technologies and Adsorbents for Environmental Pollution Removal and Wastes Recycling II (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Materials for Environmental Remediation and Catalysis (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Advances in Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents in Green Chemistry (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Application of MOFs Materials in Advanced Oxidation Processes (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Adsorbents for Environmental Pollution and Resource Recycling (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Processing of Materials by Supercritical Fluids, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents in Catalysis: Current Status and Future Outlook (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Sustainable Use of Grapes and Grape Processing By-Products in the Development of Functional Foods (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Novel Nanocatalysts for Gaseous-Pollutants Purification (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- New Developments in Green Catalysis for Organic Synthesis (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for Deep Removal of Emerging Pollutants, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in Membrane Preparation and Applications in Green Chemistry (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in the Recycling of Industrial Waste: Critical Minerals in the Clean Energy Transition (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Development and Application of Environmentally Friendly Surfactants (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Chemical Approaches in Water Treatment: Environmental Toxicology and Hygiene Perspectives (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Recent Advances on Biomass Conversion and CO2 Valorization: Steeping towards a Circular Economy (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Wastes (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advanced Heterogeneous Catalysis (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Recent Advances in the Valorization of Food, Agricultural By-Products and Waste, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Efficient Catalytic CO2 Chemical Fixation (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advances in Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advances in the Synthesis and Modification of Low-Cost-Based Adsorbents for Water Treatment (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advances in Biomass Chemicals: Transformation and Valorization (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Solid Waste and Fly Ash Chemical Treatment Methods (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Determination, Adsorption and Degradation Mechanisms of Environmental Pollutants (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Novel Biocatalysts for Environmental and Food Industry Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- 10th Anniversary of Green Chemistry Section (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Extraction in Green Chemistry (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents and Other Green Solvents: The New Lights for Extraction and Valorization of Bioactive Phytochemical Compounds (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: