Chemists have spent decades trying to reduce reliance on hazardous solvents, but the transition has remained far slower than the field’s sustainability rhetoric suggests. A new Nature report underscores that, even as green chemistry has advanced, toxic and volatile solvents continue to dominate many laboratory and industrial processes because they remain difficult to replace at scale.
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"Chemists Still Struggle to Replace Hazardous Solvents Despite Decades of Green Chemistry"
Chemists have spent decades trying to reduce reliance on hazardous solvents, but the transition has remained far slower than the field’s sustainability rhetoric suggests. A new Nature report underscores that, even as green chemistry has advanced, toxic and volatile solvents continue to dominate many laboratory and industrial processes because they remain difficult to replace at scale.
Chemists Still Struggle to Replace Hazardous Solvents Despite Decades of Green Chemistry
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Chemists have spent decades trying to reduce reliance on hazardous solvents, but the transition has remained far slower than the field’s sustainability rhetoric suggests. A new Nature report underscores that, even as green chemistry has advanced, toxic and volatile solvents continue to dominate many laboratory and industrial processes because they remain difficult to replace at scale.
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