 In 1987, the U.N.'s Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
With Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, we work toward sustainable development by inventing, designing, and implementing chemical products and processes that
- ·consume only renewable raw materials and energy
- ·make highly efficient use of raw materials and energy
- ·reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances
- ·reduce or eliminate the release of substances harmful to humans and the environment
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