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View article: Regeneration and sustainable chemistry: Current dynamics, interconnections, and perspectives
Regeneration and sustainable chemistry: Current dynamics, interconnections, and perspectives Open
View article: Call to Action Now: The Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future
Call to Action Now: The Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future Open
The Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future presents a forward-looking vision and call for collective action, which is urgently needed today for the chemical sciences to drive sustainable development, involving all sectors, from …
View article: The Hidden Risks of Recycled Plastic Toys: A Literature Review on Legacy Additives and Child Safety
The Hidden Risks of Recycled Plastic Toys: A Literature Review on Legacy Additives and Child Safety Open
The presence of harmful legacy additives in plastic toys poses risks to children’s health and limits the possibilities for reuse of second-hand toys and the recycling of plastic toys. This review article examines the lifecycle of plastic t…
View article: Green Extraction and NMR Analysis of Bioactives from Orange Juice Waste
Green Extraction and NMR Analysis of Bioactives from Orange Juice Waste Open
Brazil is a global leader in the orange industry, producing approximately one-fourth of the world’s oranges and generating over 50% of the associated waste. These by-products are rich in bioactive compounds; however, their improper disposa…
View article: Ancestral cuisine as regenerative social technologies in Amazon: Eco-humanist perspectives towards a critical sustainable chemistry
Ancestral cuisine as regenerative social technologies in Amazon: Eco-humanist perspectives towards a critical sustainable chemistry Open
View article: Advancing green chemistry performance assessment: the Estée Lauder Companies’ continuing journey towards meaningful transparency
Advancing green chemistry performance assessment: the Estée Lauder Companies’ continuing journey towards meaningful transparency Open
An enhanced green chemistry performance metric for cosmetic ingredients and formulas is presented, incorporating advanced metrics and data sources. This provides formulation design teams with more precise material selection guidance and an…
View article: Introduction to ‘Exploring the frontiers: unveiling new horizons in carbon efficient biomass utilization’
Introduction to ‘Exploring the frontiers: unveiling new horizons in carbon efficient biomass utilization’ Open
Zhi-Hua Liu, Bing-Zhi Li, Joshua Yuan, James Clark, Vânia Zuin Zeidler, Lieve Laurens, Arthur Ragauskas, João Coutinho and Buxing Han introduce this Green Chemistry themed collection on biomass conversion and utilization.
View article: Desafios da educação climática no Brasil: promessas de uma metodologia estrangeira para salvar o país
Desafios da educação climática no Brasil: promessas de uma metodologia estrangeira para salvar o país Open
Apesar das mudanças climáticas serem um tema constante na mídia e nas pesquisas acadêmicas, a presença do tema na educação formal e não-formal ainda é limitada e não atende a interdisciplinaridade que o tópico exige. Analisando em uma pers…
View article: Educação ambiental na gestão universitária
Educação ambiental na gestão universitária Open
A partir de uma tese de doutorado, busca-se neste trabalho problematizar a formação socioambiental de servidores atuantes na gestão universitária. O corpus de dados foi produzido a partir de entrevistas em grupos focais, memórias de reuniõ…
View article: Advancing sustainable chemistry education: Insights from real-world case studies
Advancing sustainable chemistry education: Insights from real-world case studies Open
This study aims at analysing the integration of innovative teaching methodologies through the implementation of two case studies, “Plasticized Childhood” and “Unpacking Burgers,” in the context of Green Chemistry (GC) and Sustainable Chemi…
View article: Green and Sustainable Chemistry Teacher Education: Experiences from a Brazilian University
Green and Sustainable Chemistry Teacher Education: Experiences from a Brazilian University Open
Green and sustainable chemistry education provides opportunities to comprehend and base chemistry knowledge on relevant social and historical contexts, reflecting on fairer and sustainable realities. For this purpose, this work discusses t…
View article: Proposições acerca da experimentação formativa para Educação Química
Proposições acerca da experimentação formativa para Educação Química Open
Resumo: Este artigo tem o objetivo de apresentar um desenho metodológico para atividades experimentais, que busca o desenvolvimento de uma formação crítica, por meio da transformação do pensamento, para uma consciência crítica sobre a ciên…
View article: Ionic liquids vs. ethanol as extraction media of algicidal compounds from mango processing waste
Ionic liquids vs. ethanol as extraction media of algicidal compounds from mango processing waste Open
The race for environmentally-safe pesticides and biocides has been showing solutions ranging from pest-pathologic microorganisms to safer botanical extracts that can be incorporated in several formulations. Often linked to high biological …
View article: Alternative Products Selling Sustainability? A Brazilian Case Study on Materials and Processes to Produce Plant-Based Hamburger Patties
Alternative Products Selling Sustainability? A Brazilian Case Study on Materials and Processes to Produce Plant-Based Hamburger Patties Open
Plant-based protein-production and consumption have been booming recently, requiring novel, greener sources and processes that can make a real contribution to sustainability. Alternatives offered as patties can be found all over the world,…
View article: Repurposing chemical waste: Sustainable chemistry for circularity beyond artificial intelligence
Repurposing chemical waste: Sustainable chemistry for circularity beyond artificial intelligence Open
Generating considerable amounts of industrial waste requires rethinking chemistry for circularity in a broader picture. We discuss the study by Wołos et al. (2022) showing that the critical application of artificial intelligence on chemica…
View article: Reflections on educational leadership for sustainability: a Brazilian case study
Reflections on educational leadership for sustainability: a Brazilian case study Open
Large-scale socio-environmental education to foster a culture of sustainability and transform degrading situations is considered a matter of worldwide urgency. Considering this, we present and discuss results from a thesis that investigate…
View article: Chemistry and materials science for a sustainable circular polymeric economy
Chemistry and materials science for a sustainable circular polymeric economy Open
View article: The ten principles of green sample preparation
The ten principles of green sample preparation Open
The ten principles of GSP are presented with the aim of establishing a road map toward the development of overall greener analytical methodologies. Paramount aspects for greening sample preparation and their interconnections are identified…
View article: Synthesis of Silica-Based Materials Using Bio-Residues through the Sol-Gel Technique
Synthesis of Silica-Based Materials Using Bio-Residues through the Sol-Gel Technique Open
This study focused on the use of citrus bio-waste and obtention of silica-based materials through the sol-gel technique for promoting a greener and more sustainable catalysis. The sol-gel method is a versatile synthesis route characterized…
View article: A Experimentação na Educação em Química Verde: uma Análise de Propostas Didáticas Desenvolvidas por Licenciandos em Química de uma IES Federal Paulista
A Experimentação na Educação em Química Verde: uma Análise de Propostas Didáticas Desenvolvidas por Licenciandos em Química de uma IES Federal Paulista Open
Este trabalho busca analisar a inserção dos Princípios da Educação em Química Verde (EQV) nas propostas experimentais desenvolvidas pelos estudantes na disciplina de Experimentação na Educação Química do curso de Licenciatura em Química de…
View article: Systems Thinking and Sustainability
Systems Thinking and Sustainability Open
A 3-year IUPAC project Systems Thinking in Chemistry for Sustainability: Toward 2030 and Beyond (STCS 2030+, IUPAC Project #2020-014-3-050) [1] launched in late 2020 is breaking important new ground in addressing chemistry’s orientations, …
View article: In search of maturity models in agritechs
In search of maturity models in agritechs Open
The agribusiness sector has great importance in the economy, and in order to remain competitive, the number of investments in disruptive technologies and concepts, such as Internet of Things, Physical Cyber Systems, Artificial Intelligence…
View article: Introduction to celebrating Latin American talent in chemistry
Introduction to celebrating Latin American talent in chemistry Open
In celebration of the excellence and breadth of Latin American research achievements across the chemical sciences, we are delighted to present an introduction to the themed collection, Celebrating Latin American talent in chemistry.
View article: Sol-gel technology for greener and more sustainable antimicrobial textiles that use silica matrices with C, and Ag and ZnO as biocides
Sol-gel technology for greener and more sustainable antimicrobial textiles that use silica matrices with C, and Ag and ZnO as biocides Open
Based on the philosophy of Green Chemistry, in order to grant antimicrobial properties to fabrics, in this work a 100% cotton fabric was used impregnating silver (Ag) and zinc oxide (ZnO) with the addition of carbon extracted from disused …
View article: Education in green chemistry and in sustainable chemistry: perspectives towards sustainability
Education in green chemistry and in sustainable chemistry: perspectives towards sustainability Open
Central role of future professionals in chemistry to promote alternatives towards sustainability.
View article: Microwave-assisted extraction and matrix solid-phase dispersion as green analytical chemistry sample preparation techniques for the valorisation of mango processing waste
Microwave-assisted extraction and matrix solid-phase dispersion as green analytical chemistry sample preparation techniques for the valorisation of mango processing waste Open
Food supply chain waste is consisted not only by the visible part generated in commercial and consumer steps, but also by the residues generated during harvesting and processing of food-related plants. A great part of these materials is un…
View article: Development and application of green and sustainable analytical methods for flavonoid extraction from Passiflora waste
Development and application of green and sustainable analytical methods for flavonoid extraction from Passiflora waste Open
View article: To separate or not to separate: what is necessary and enough for a green and sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds from Brazilian citrus waste
To separate or not to separate: what is necessary and enough for a green and sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds from Brazilian citrus waste Open
Increasing demands to obtain chemicals via greener and more sustainable materials and processes introduces concepts that should be considered and applied from lab to larger scales. Obtaining bioactive chemicals from agro-industrial non-foo…
View article: Por uma escola plural, integrada e com partidos
Por uma escola plural, integrada e com partidos Open
Este trabalho problematiza, à luz da Aufklärung, as possibilidades de uma práxis educacional apartidária ao almejarmos uma educação democrática em defesa da liberdade, autonomia e justiça social. A partir das ideias de Immanuel Kant, apres…
View article: Green and sustainable chemistry in Latin America: Which type of research is going on? And for what?
Green and sustainable chemistry in Latin America: Which type of research is going on? And for what? Open
The number of publications on green and sustainable chemistry in Latin America has been increasing significantly over the last years, covering topics such as the direct application of one of the green chemistry principles in organic synthe…