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1 Appropriate Technologies for the Devel
3 Chemistry for Wellness.png
4 Design to Avoid Dependency.png
11 Access to Safe and Reliable Water.png
12 Ensure Access to Material Resources.p
19 Chemistry for Benign Food Production
37 Ensure Environmental Justice.png
55 Chemistry to Preserve Natural Carbon.
73 No Chemicals of War or Oppression.png
20 Transparency for Chemical Communicati
38 Chemistry for Sustainable Building.pn
56 An Individual's Molecular Code.png
74 Molecular Codes of Nature.png
21 Waste Material Utilization.png
39 One-Pot Synthesis.png
57 Process Intensification.png
75 Self-Separation.png
22 Molecular Self-Assembly.png
40 Integrated Processes.png
58 Additive Synthesis.png
76 Non-Covalent Derivatives.png
23 Reduce Use of Hazardous Materials.png
41 In-Situ Generation of Hazardous Mater
59 C-H Functionalization.png
77 Inherent Safety and Security.png
24 Design Guidelines.png
42 Computational Models.png
60 Bioavailability ADME.png
78 High Throughput Screening.png
25 Aqueous and Biobased Solvents.png
43 Ionic Liquids.png
61 Sub and Super Critical Fluids.png
79 Smart Solvents.png
26 Energy and Material Efficient Synthes
44 Renewable Carbon-Free Energy Inputs.p
62 Energy Storage.png
80 Waste Energy Utilization.png
27 Integrated Biorefinery.png
45 Carbon Dioxide.png
63 Synthetic Biology.png
81 Biologically-Enabled Transformation.p
28 Enzymes.png
46 Earth Abundant Metal Catalysis.png
64 Heterogeneous Catalysis.png
82 Homogeneous Catalysis.png
29 Benign Metabolites.png
47 Molecular Degradation Triggers.png
65 Degradable Polymers.png
83 Prediction and Design Tools.png
30 Sensors.png
66 Exposome.png
48 In-Process Control and Optimization.p
84 Green Analytical Chemistry.png
85 BioBased Economy.png
67 Transgenerational Design.png
49 Industrial Ecology.png
31 Benign by Design.png
13 Circular Economy.png
5 Biomimicry.png
6 Life Cycle Cost-Benefit Analysis.png
14 Full Cost Accounting.png
32 Harm Charge Carbon Tax.png
50 Depletion Charge.png
68 Sustained Research Funding.png
86 Capital Investment.png
7 Atom Economy.png
51 Qualitative Metrics.png
15 E-Factor.png
69 Quantative Metrics.png
33 F-Factor.png
87 Chemical Body Burden.png
8 Extended Producer Responsibility.png
16 Property Based Regulation.png
34 Chemical Transparency.png
52 Chemical Leasing.png
70 Self-Enforcing Regulations.png
88 Innovation Ecosystem.png
9 Epidemiological Analysis.png
17 Alternatives Assessment.png
35 Life Cycle Assessment.png
53 Solvent Selection Screens.png
71 Chemical Footprinting.png
89 Education in Toxicology.png
2 Hippocratic Oath for Chemistry.png
10 Design for Posterity.png
18 Life Compatible Products and Processe
36 Zero Waste.png
54 Chemistry is Equitable and Fully Incl
72 Benefits Distributed Equitably.png
90 Extraordinary Chemical Knowledge.png

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The field of Green Chemistry emerged in the early 1990s as an approach to using the power and potential of chemistry to design the next generation of products and processes such that they are good for humans, the environment, society, and the economy. Its innovations are felt around the world in improving the products of our daily lives, the way we make our medicines and grow our food, and how we generate and store our energy.  In recent years, sustainable chemistry has been introduced to describe those important aspects beyond the science that are necessary for green chemistry to make a positive impact on the world at the scale and timeframe necessary to advance sustainability.

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table of the Elements, a new metaphorical construct has been assembled to illustrate the “elements” that will be crucial on the path to a sustainable future.  This is the basis of “The Periodic Table of the Elements of Green and Sustainable Chemistry.”

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