Making chemistry greener
December 12, 2025
December 12, 2025
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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Making chemistry greener
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Industrial chemical synthesis the reactions that create everything from medicines to soaps to fertilizers generate huge quantities of solvent waste each year. In the U.S. alone, around 24 billion pounds of solvent waste was generated in 2024, according to an Environmental Protection Agency tracker. Some of these solvents the liquid me . . .
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Making chemistry greener
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Industrial chemical synthesis the reactions that create everything from medicines to soaps to fertilizers generate huge quantities of solvent waste each year. In the U.S. alone, around 24 billion pounds of solvent waste was generated in 2024, according to an Environmental Protection Agency tracker. Some of these solvents the liquid me . . .