Green chemistry is the selection of less hazardous, more sustainable chemicals, and/or the design of chemical products or protocols involving chemicals that aim to reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.
Below are resources designed to help you apply the principles of green chemistry to your experiments.
Below are resources designed to help you apply the principles of green chemistry to your experiments.
My Green Lab Accredited Professional Program: Green Chemistry Module
The Green Chemistry module of the My Green Lab Accredited Professional (AP) program is developed for people with a wide range of green chemistry experiences—from beginners with minimal knowledge to experts in Green Chemistry.
UPDATED! - Guide to
Green Chemistry Experiments for
Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Labs
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Beyond Benign, My Green Lab, and MilliporeSigma have once again teamed up to revise and expand our comprehensive teaching guide for undergraduate labs featuring green chemistry alternatives to traditional organic chemistry experiments. You can download the newest version of the guide here.
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Greener Alternatives
To reduce the environmental impact of your experiments, check out these great resources for chemical substitutions:
- ACS Solvent Selection Tool: Provides the ability to interactively select solvents based upon the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of the solvent's physical properties.
- MilliporeSigma DOZN: An online tool that identifies opportunities for green chemistry substitutions for individual chemicals and for chemical processes
- OSHA - Transitioning to Safer Chemicals: A methodology for identifying safer alternatives
- Michigan Green Chemistry Clearinghouse: A list of excellent resources to identify hazardous materials and more benign alternatives
Virtual Green Chemistry Lab Resources
Our partner Beyond Benign and the Green Chemistry Community have put together a list of resources that will be useful to those organizing virtual/remote green chemistry labs for students.
Of note is the guide to using the Greener Alternatives Evaluation Matrix (DOZN™ 2.0) in Academic Settings for Safer Labs, which can be accessed here. This resource is an overview of DOZN™ 2.0, has specific rules for utilizing the tool in academic settings, a template worksheet for students, and select reactions with DOZN™ 2.0 scoring to serve as introductory examples. Also check out the DOZN™ 2.0 webinars to hear from MilliporeSigma’s Green Chemistry Fellow Dr. Ettigounder Ponnusamy and Beyond Benign’s Professor Irv Levy for virtual classroom examples.
Of note is the guide to using the Greener Alternatives Evaluation Matrix (DOZN™ 2.0) in Academic Settings for Safer Labs, which can be accessed here. This resource is an overview of DOZN™ 2.0, has specific rules for utilizing the tool in academic settings, a template worksheet for students, and select reactions with DOZN™ 2.0 scoring to serve as introductory examples. Also check out the DOZN™ 2.0 webinars to hear from MilliporeSigma’s Green Chemistry Fellow Dr. Ettigounder Ponnusamy and Beyond Benign’s Professor Irv Levy for virtual classroom examples.
Chemical Inventory
Chemical inventories are a critical component of sustainable laboratories. Managing your chemicals well will ensure that you don't duplicate chemical purchases or possess expired chemicals. Chemical inventories can also be used across departments, enabling labs to share chemicals rather than purchase new ones. These best practices help reduce waste and save money.
A good example of a chemical inventory form can be found here.
A good example of a chemical inventory form can be found here.
Green Chemistry Commitment
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Support Green Chemistry at your university by signing Beyond Benign's Green Chemistry Commitment. Signatories of the Green Chemistry Commitment commit to:
- Preparing world-class chemists whose skills are aligned with the needs of the planet and its inhabitants in the 21st century, and
- Designing and developing innovative, efficient, and environmentally sound chemical solutions to the health, safety and effectiveness of chemical products and processes