An overview of the Brazilian contributions to Green Analytical Chemistry

• Published in: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Vol. 91; no. suppl 1; p. e20180294
• Main Authors: GAMA, MARIANA R., MELCHERT, WANESSA R., PAIXÃO, THIAGO R.L.C., ROCHA, FÁBIO R.P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Academia Brasileira de Ciências 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Brazil; Chemistry Techniques, Analytical - methods; Chemistry Techniques, Analytical - trends; environmental friendly analytical chemistry; green chemistry; Green Chemistry Technology - methods; Green Chemistry Technology - trends; Humans; Liquid Phase Microextraction - methods; Liquid Phase Microextraction - trends; microextractions; miniaturization; MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES; reagentless procedures; Research - trends; Solid Phase Microextraction - methods; Solid Phase Microextraction - trends; Solvents; Spectrum Analysis - methods; Spectrum Analysis - trends; Brazil; miniaturization; environmental friendly analytical chemistry; green chemistry; microextractions; reagentless procedures
• ISSN: 0001-3765; 1678-2690; 1678-2690
• DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201920180294

Green Analytical Chemistry (GAC) is a research field that seeks for more sustainable analytical approaches to minimize the toxicity and amounts of wastes without hindering the analytical performance. This is a trend in Analytical Chemistry worldwide and because of the diversity of innovations on this subject, Brazil stands out as the third in the list of the main contributors to GAC, with ca. 11.2% of the published articles. Significant innovations and interesting applications in several fields have been presented and Brazil is continuously moving from Chemistry to Green Chemistry also in the Analytical Chemistry field. Selected contributions for sample preparation, spectro- and electroanalysis, separation techniques, chemometrics, and also procedures for point-of-care measurements are critically reviewed.