What We Do

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The Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale is committed to improving the world today and for future generations through outstanding research and scholarship, education, and practice by providing practical, innovative solutions to sustainability challenges while simultaneously meeting social, economic, and environmental goals.

Green Chemistry can be defined as the “design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances”.  (P.T. Anastas and J. C. Warner. Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, 1998.)

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The Periodic Table of the Elements of Green and Sustainable Chemistry
The Periodic Table of the Elements of Green and Sustainable Chemistry
New Review Article: Greener Routes to Biomass Waste Valorization
Review paper on Green Chemistry progress over the last two decades published in Green Chemistry journal