title: Promoting green engineering through green chemistry.
abstract: The decisions made by chemists in designing chemical products and processes directly impactthe options available to engineers. The physical and chemical properties of a material, for example, dictate the type of reactor that must be used in a given process. The task of the engineer is simplified when chemists design products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Green chemistry provides a foundation on which to build green engineering. This paper highlights green chemistry technologies that minimize the need for engineering safeguards in the areas of feedstocks, reagents, solvents, and syntheses.
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry Institute, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth Street, Washington, DC, 20036, USA. m_kirchhoff@acs.org
authors.forename: Mary M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kirchhoff
mesh_terms: D002616:Chemical Engineering / Q000639:trends*; D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000639:trends*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012997:Solvents