Transformative Approaches in Green Chemistry for a Greener Planet

Green chemistry is a thoughtful reinvention of the chemical sciences that is firmly focused on techniques and materials that support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and do not endanger human health or the environment. A top-level view of the latest widespread advances, focusing especially on new green solvent-based and catalytic methodologies, and renewable feedstocks, is highlighted. Wider use of the accelerated variety of options, such as water, supercritical CO2, ionic liquids, and deep eutectic solvents, as well as the creation of new catalysts from metals using light-driven systems, enzymes, biomass, and carbon dioxide, results in products made of valuable chemical compounds and biodegradable polymers. Industrial applications have these days advanced with the commercialisation of bio-based PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) and different substances designed for easier breakdown in the environment. This work is therefore of great interest to researchers, experts, and college students motivated by the quest for sustainable innovation in the chemical industry.