A Study On Role Of Green Chemistry For Pollution Control And Sustainable Development And Conservation Of Biodiversity

Abstract

Biodiversity is critical for human well-being and activities because it offers a broad variety of ecosystem services; hence its preservation is urgently needed. At the moment, biodiversity is rapidly declining. After climate change, biodiversity loss is the second most significant global risk. The chemical industry plays a critical role in the development of environmentally friendly solutions such as bio based goods and solutions that need the use of biomass. Chemical industry represents a highly successful sector of manufacturing and a vital part of the economy in many industrialized and developing countries. The range of chemical industry is vast which makes an invaluable contribution to the quality of our lives. However, the manufacture of chemical products also leads to enormous quantities of environmentally harmful waste and the health of the environment is declining rapidly. Despite the great success and importance of chemistry to our society its public image has deteriorated. A major reason is that the industry is perceived as being polluting and causing significant environmental damage. “Green” chemistry is an effort of terminating or reducing the use and generation of hazardous chemicals in the design, manufacture and applications of chemical products. Green chemistry efficiently utilizes renewable raw materials, eliminates waste and avoids the use of toxic and/or hazardous reagents in the manufacture and applications of chemical products thereby it plays an important role for pollution control and sustainable development & conservation of environment and Biodiversity.