เThe goal of green chemistry (GC) is the design (or redesign) of products and manufacturing processes to reduce their impact on human health and the environment. Fundamental to the GC concept is the idea of sustainability – reducing environmental impacts and conserving natural resources for future generations. Although many of the principles of green chemistry are not new, the extent to which they have been organized into a coherent approach and the degree to which they are being applied have resulted in an intensified attention on this topic among the academic, industrial, and regulatory communities.