Advances in Green Chemistry Analytical Techniques

Dear colleagues,

Sustainable chemistry, or green chemistry, is a branch of chemistry that deals with studying and developing protocols aimed at the reduction or complete elimination of dangerous substances in the design of synthetic, analytical, or productive chemical processes. In recent years, the increasing attention to environmental changes often linked to non-optimized production chains has grown to reach a primary objective in the sustainable development policies of the main industrialized nations. The United Nations organization has identified 17 sustainable development goals for a better future for humans, living beings, and the whole planet, and many of these goals can also be achieved through green chemistry.

Following this growing sensitivity, many governments have begun to regulate the production and disposal of industrial wastes and emissions to increase the level of health of citizens and protect the environment especially for future generations. Chemistry, and chemical engineering in particular, has taken on this responsibility and has begun a virtuous development process towards the circular economy and environmental sustainability through technologies that aim, for example, at the reduction of environmental microplastics. Today, we are in fact able to develop "earth-friendly" processes and products capable of limiting environmental pollution by developing innovative chemical approaches that limit dangerous waste and provide the reduction or replacement of dangerous substances.

This Special Issue on “Advances in Green Chemistry Analytical Techniques” aims to gather outstanding research and comprehensive coverage of all aspects related to sustainable chemistry, covering a wide range of technologies towards the reduction and replacement of hazardous substances in chemical processes whether they are synthetic, analytical, or productive. This Special Issue will bring together high-quality research articles on the different aspects of green chemistry, including current status and remaining challenges.  Topics include but not are limited to the following:

• Hazardous reduction technologies in chemical synthesis, analysis, and production processes;
• Earth-friendly chemical processes related to the limitation or substitution of hazardous molecules;
• Sustainable goals through green chemistry and the circular economy;
• Green waste prevention and treatments for reuse or reduction of pollution;
• Atom economy;
• Safer synthesis, products, and auxiliaries;
• Energy efficiency;
• Renewable feedstocks;
• Derivative reduction;
• Catalysis;
• Degradability;
• Accident prevention;
• Microplastics reduction or prevention;
• Green chemistry for blue economy;
• Regulations analysis about green chemistry in different countries.

Prof. Dr. Pier Andrea Serra
Guest Editor

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