グリーン・ケミストリー:変化の科学と政治
Martyn Poliakoff1, J Michael Fitzpatrick, Trevor R Farren
1School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. martyn.poliakoff@nottingham.ac.uk
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 6, 2002
まとめ
化学産業は,グリーン・ケミストリーを採用するよう圧力をかけられています. この研究は,よりグリーンな未来のために持続可能な実践を実装する際の課題と障壁を探求しています.
科学分野:
- 化学 化学は化学です.
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 産業経済学 産業経済学
背景:
- 世界的化学工業は,経済安定と将来の技術にとって不可欠です.
- この業界は,グローバリゼーションと市場の変化により大きな課題に直面しています.
- 環境的に持続可能な慣行を採用するための圧力が増えています.
研究 の 目的:
- 化学産業がよりグリーンな事業に移行するための要件を調査する.
- 緑の化学技術の開発と実施の影響を検討する.
- 業界でグリーン化学の採用を妨げている潜在的な障害を特定する.
主な方法:
- 緑化学の原理と産業応用に関する文献レビュー.
- 化学部門に影響を与える経済および市場要因の分析.
- 持続可能性の実施に関するケーススタディと専門家の意見の探求.
主要な成果:
- グリーン・ケミストリーは,環境と経済の両面で大きな利益をもたらします.
- 主な障壁は,高額な初期投資コスト,規制支持の欠如,変化への抵抗などです.
- 実施の成功には,技術革新,支援政策,業界全体の協力の組み合わせが必要です.
結論:
- 化学産業は,長期の持続可能性と持続可能性を確保するために,緑の化学を積極的に採用する必要があります.
- 実施の障壁を克服することは,グリーン化学の潜在能力を最大限に発揮するために不可欠です.
- よりグリーンな化学部門への移行を推進するために,産業,政府,研究者が関与する協調的な努力が必要です.
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