Green and Bio-Based Solvents

Chemical reactions and many of the procedures of separation and purification employed in industry, research or chemistry teaching utilize solvents massively. In the last decades, with the birth of Green Chemistry, concerns about the employment of solvents and the effects on human health, as well as...

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Published inTopics in current chemistry (2016) Vol. 376; no. 3; p. 18
Main Authors Calvo-Flores, Francisco G., Monteagudo-Arrebola, María José, Dobado, José A., Isac-García, Joaquín
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2018
Subjects
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Life Sciences
Materials Science
Molecular Medicine
Physics
Review
renewable raw materials
bio-based solvents
green chemistry
Green solvents
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Summary:Chemical reactions and many of the procedures of separation and purification employed in industry, research or chemistry teaching utilize solvents massively. In the last decades, with the birth of Green Chemistry, concerns about the employment of solvents and the effects on human health, as well as its environmental impacts and its dependence on non-renewable raw materials for manufacturing most of them, has drawn the attention of the scientific community. In this work, we review the concept of green solvent and the properties and characteristics to be considered green. Additionally, we discuss the different possible routes to prepare many solvents from biomass, as an alternative way to those methods currently applied in the petrochemical industry.
ISSN:2365-0869
2364-8961
DOI:10.1007/s41061-018-0191-6