Green chemistry and lanthanide-based crystal engineering

Autor: Marc A. Klingshirn, Grant A. Broker, Robin D. Rogers
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 344:123-127
ISSN: 0925-8388
DOI: 10.1016/s0925-8388(02)00349-3
Popis: The concept of ‘Green Chemistry’ has received much recent attention due to increased environmental regulations and concerns. This concept is currently being applied to industrial processes as an attempt to help reduce hazardous discharges into the environment. The opportunities to practice green chemistry, however, are abundant in modern science and technology. Here we discuss the concepts of green chemistry as related to crystal engineering, a promising field that may lead to more environmentally-friendly processes and help aid in environmental clean-up by the design of functional solid state materials. Lanthanides with their rich stereochemistry and abundant nature are currently underutilized in crystal engineering development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE