Tools and techniques for solvent selection: green solvent selection guides

Driven by legislation and evolving attitudes towards environmental issues, establishing green solvents for extractions, separations, formulations and reaction chemistry has become an increasingly important area of research. Several general purpose solvent selection guides have now been published with the aim to reduce use of the most hazardous solvents. This review serves the purpose of explaining the role of these guides, highlighting their similarities and differences. How they can be used most effectively to enhance the greenness of chemical processes, particularly in laboratory organic synthesis and the pharmaceutical industry, is addressed in detail

Natural Terpenes as Building Blocks for Green Chemistry

International audienceThis chapter presents a complete picture of current knowledge on recent developments of extraction techniques of essential oils’ source of terpenes and their use not only in food ingredients as aromas, antioxidants or antimicrobials but also as synthons and solvents for green chemistry. The modern applications of terpenes and their original procedures are summarized in terms of their applications, benefits and future trends