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The Green Shift in Chemistry from Harm to Harmony; A Review of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry
Shifa Qureshi1
Niharika Sahu2
Prachi Vishwakarma3
Kalash Nipunge4
Sarvar Jahan5
Aaisha Khan6
1 2 3 4 6 Students of BSc Forensic science (6thSem), Faculty of Sciences, Sam Global University, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, India. 5 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sciences Sam Global University, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. India.
Published Online: May-June 2026
Pages: 34-38
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↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijrtmr.20260603004References
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2. United States Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Green Chemistry Principles.
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and Philosophy of Science. 2024 Feb 1; 103:85-94.
10. Beach ES, Cui Z, Anastas PT. Green Chemistry: A design framework for sustainability. Energy & Environmental Science. 2009;
2(10):1038-49.
11. Etzkorn FA. Green chemistry: Principles and case studies. Royal Society of Chemistry; 2019 Dec 3.
12. Amoneit M, Weckowska D, Spahr S, Wagner O, Adeli M, Mai I, Haag R. Green chemistry and responsible research and innovation:
Moving beyond the 12 principles. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2024 Dec 15; 484:144011.
13. Lancaster M. Green chemistry: an introductory text. Royal society of chemistry; 2025 May 23.
14. Sheldon RA. Metrics of green chemistry and sustainability: past, present, and future. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2018
Jan 2; 6(1):32-48.
15. Sheldon RA. Metrics of green chemistry and sustainability: past, present, and future. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2018
Jan 2; 6(1):32-48.
16. Lane MK, Rudel HE, Wilson JA, Erythropel HC, Backhaus A, Gilcher EB, Ishii M, Jean CF, Lin F, Muellers TD, Wang T. Green
chemistry as just chemistry. Nature Sustainability. 2023 May; 6(5):502-12.
17. Duarte-Casar, R., Romero-Benavides, J.C., Bailon-Moscoso, N., Navarro-Rojas, M. and Rojas-Le-Fort, M., 2025. Synergies between
green chemistry principles and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in developing eco-friendly pesticides. The interplay of
pesticides and climate change: environmental dynamics and challenges, pp.291-312.
18. Anastas PT, Kirchhoff MM. Origins, current status, and future challenges of green chemistry. Accounts of chemical research. 2002 Sep
17; 35(9):686-94.
19. Mu’azu, J.B. and Abubakar, S.M., 2025. Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design and Digital Innovation Convergence for Pollution Mitigation:
A Transformative Framework for Next-Generation Green Chemistry and Circular Materials Policy. Innovative Environmental
Engineering Solutions, 1(1), pp.59-77.
20. Kerton FM, Marriott R. Alternative solvents for green chemistry. Royal Society of chemistry; 2013.
21. Albrecht MA, Evans CW, Raston CL. Green chemistry and the health implications of nanoparticles. Green chemistry. 2006; 8(5):417-32.
22. Bridges JW, Greim H, van Leeuwen K, Stegmann R, Vermeire T, and Den Haan K. Is the EU chemicals strategy for sustainability a green
deal?. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology. 2023 Mar 1; 139:105356.
23. Anastas ND. Connecting toxicology and chemistry to ensure safer chemical design. Green chemistry. 2016; 18(16):4325-31.Allen DT,
Shonnard DR. Green engineering: environmentally conscious design of chemical processes. Pearson Education; 2001 Sep 6.
24. Duan H, Wang D, Li Y. Green chemistry for nanoparticle synthesis. Chemical Society Reviews. 2015; 44(16):5778-92.
25. .Bryan MC, Dunn PJ, Entwistle D, Gallou F, Koenig SG, Hayler JD, Hickey MR, Hughes S, Kopach ME, Moine G, Richardson P. Key
Green Chemistry research areas from a pharmaceutical manufacturers’ perspective revisited. Green Chemistry. 2018; 20(22):5082-103.
26. Eskezia M. The technology of green chemistry and its function in redox response and: Environmentally friendly technology for sustainable
development: Assessment of recent findings. Scientific Research Publishing Inc. 2022 Jan 1.
2. United States Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Green Chemistry Principles.
3. Anastas, P. T., & Eghbali, N. (2010). Green chemistry: Principles and practice. Chemical Society Reviews, 39(1), 301–312.
4. Sheldon, R. A. (2016). Green chemistry and sustainability. Green Chemistry, 18(12), 3180–3183.
5. Ivanković A, Dronjić A, Bevanda AM, Talić S. Review of 12 principles of green chemistry in practice. International Journal of Sustainable
and Green Energy. 2017 Jul 26; 6(3):39-48.
6. Anastas P, Eghbali N. Green chemistry: principles and practice. Chemical society reviews. 2010; 39(1):301-12.
7. Kurul F, Doruk B, Topkaya SN. Principles of green chemistry: building a sustainable future. Discover Chemistry. 2025 Apr 7; 2(1):68.
8. Gilbertson LM, Zimmerman JB, Plata DL, Hutchison JE, Anastas PT. Designing nanomaterials to maximize performance and minimize
undesirable implications guided by the Principles of Green Chemistry. Chemical Society Reviews. 2015; 44(16):5758-77.
9. Krasnodębski M. The bumpy road to sustainability: reassessing the history of the twelve principles of green chemistry. Studies in History
and Philosophy of Science. 2024 Feb 1; 103:85-94.
10. Beach ES, Cui Z, Anastas PT. Green Chemistry: A design framework for sustainability. Energy & Environmental Science. 2009;
2(10):1038-49.
11. Etzkorn FA. Green chemistry: Principles and case studies. Royal Society of Chemistry; 2019 Dec 3.
12. Amoneit M, Weckowska D, Spahr S, Wagner O, Adeli M, Mai I, Haag R. Green chemistry and responsible research and innovation:
Moving beyond the 12 principles. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2024 Dec 15; 484:144011.
13. Lancaster M. Green chemistry: an introductory text. Royal society of chemistry; 2025 May 23.
14. Sheldon RA. Metrics of green chemistry and sustainability: past, present, and future. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2018
Jan 2; 6(1):32-48.
15. Sheldon RA. Metrics of green chemistry and sustainability: past, present, and future. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2018
Jan 2; 6(1):32-48.
16. Lane MK, Rudel HE, Wilson JA, Erythropel HC, Backhaus A, Gilcher EB, Ishii M, Jean CF, Lin F, Muellers TD, Wang T. Green
chemistry as just chemistry. Nature Sustainability. 2023 May; 6(5):502-12.
17. Duarte-Casar, R., Romero-Benavides, J.C., Bailon-Moscoso, N., Navarro-Rojas, M. and Rojas-Le-Fort, M., 2025. Synergies between
green chemistry principles and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in developing eco-friendly pesticides. The interplay of
pesticides and climate change: environmental dynamics and challenges, pp.291-312.
18. Anastas PT, Kirchhoff MM. Origins, current status, and future challenges of green chemistry. Accounts of chemical research. 2002 Sep
17; 35(9):686-94.
19. Mu’azu, J.B. and Abubakar, S.M., 2025. Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design and Digital Innovation Convergence for Pollution Mitigation:
A Transformative Framework for Next-Generation Green Chemistry and Circular Materials Policy. Innovative Environmental
Engineering Solutions, 1(1), pp.59-77.
20. Kerton FM, Marriott R. Alternative solvents for green chemistry. Royal Society of chemistry; 2013.
21. Albrecht MA, Evans CW, Raston CL. Green chemistry and the health implications of nanoparticles. Green chemistry. 2006; 8(5):417-32.
22. Bridges JW, Greim H, van Leeuwen K, Stegmann R, Vermeire T, and Den Haan K. Is the EU chemicals strategy for sustainability a green
deal?. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology. 2023 Mar 1; 139:105356.
23. Anastas ND. Connecting toxicology and chemistry to ensure safer chemical design. Green chemistry. 2016; 18(16):4325-31.Allen DT,
Shonnard DR. Green engineering: environmentally conscious design of chemical processes. Pearson Education; 2001 Sep 6.
24. Duan H, Wang D, Li Y. Green chemistry for nanoparticle synthesis. Chemical Society Reviews. 2015; 44(16):5778-92.
25. .Bryan MC, Dunn PJ, Entwistle D, Gallou F, Koenig SG, Hayler JD, Hickey MR, Hughes S, Kopach ME, Moine G, Richardson P. Key
Green Chemistry research areas from a pharmaceutical manufacturers’ perspective revisited. Green Chemistry. 2018; 20(22):5082-103.
26. Eskezia M. The technology of green chemistry and its function in redox response and: Environmentally friendly technology for sustainable
development: Assessment of recent findings. Scientific Research Publishing Inc. 2022 Jan 1.
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