GREEN CHEMISTRY IN HSS CURRICULUM

GREEN CHEMISTRY IN HSS CURRICULUM 

            The science of developing safe, non-toxic, energy-efficient goods and processes is known as "green chemistry," and it provides a practical means of resolving the environmental issues that our civilization is currently facing.

 It is the application of chemical science to manufacturing in a way that is safe, non-polluting, sustainable, and requires the least amount of energy and materials while generating little to no waste.  The realization that improper manufacture, processing, use, and disposal of chemical compounds might have negative effects is the first step towards the practice of "green chemistry."

        A lot of the chemical businesses are aware of the need to utilize safer solvents, avoid waste, create safer chemical processes, employ renewable feed-stocks, and response circumstances, evaluate immediately to avoid pollution, and reduce the likelihood of mishaps as outlined in the Green Chemistry Twelve Principles as shown below. These initiatives were limited to the university level, with minimal to no focus on the reduced thresholds in terms of green chemistry and so the campaigning.

The  twelve  green  chemistry  principles  as summarized and contained in are:       (1) Prevent waste (2)Achieve  atom  economy:  maximize incorporation (3) Use less hazardous synthesis steps (4) Design safer chemicals (5) Use safer solvents and auxiliaries (6) Design for energy efficiency (7) Use renewable feed-stocks (8) Reduce derivatives (9) Catalytic reagents are superior to stoichiometric (10) Design for degradation (11) Real-time analysis for pollution prevention (12) Inherently safer chemistry prevents accidents.                  

   It will be necessary to lower the concepts to higher secondary school students as well as university undergraduates in order to popularize green chemistry. The kids studying higher secondary science today are the ones who will eventually work as chemists in the chemical industries tomorrow.  Thus, it is imperative to promote this kind of education among the next generation by making chemistry a more environmentally friendly subject in secondary schools across the globe. Globally, higher secondary school chemistry curricula need to incorporate sustainability and green principles. This is especially important in developing countries like India, where there has been little to no effort made to instill green chemistry principles at any level of the country's educational system, despite the fact that we are facing major environmental issues.