title: How green is green chemistry? Chlorophylls as a bioresource from biorefineries and their commercial potential in medicine and photovoltaics.
abstract: As the world strives to create a more sustainable environment, green chemistry has come to the fore in attempts to minimize the use of hazardous materials and shift the focus towards renewable sources. Chlorophylls, being the definitive "green" chemical are rarely used for such purposes and this article focuses on the exploitation of this natural resource, the current applications of chlorophylls and their derivatives whilst also providing a perspective on the commercial potential of large-scale isolation of these pigments from biomass for energy and medicinal applications.
authors: School of Chemistry, SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, 152-160 Pearse Street, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. sengem@tcd.ie.
authors: Aoife A
authors: AA
authors: Ryan
authors: Mathias O
authors: MO
authors: Senge
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015394:Molecular Structure; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry; D012993:Solar Energy; D000068936:Theranostic Nanomedicine / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002734:Chlorophyll