Da génese ao ensino da Química Verde [Green chemistry - from its birth to its teaching]

Abstract

An analysis of the activities that contributed to the birth of GreenChemistry (GC) about twenty years ago has shown that it emerged in response to the problems of pollution and wastes felt by theChemical Industry. This close connection between GC and the Chemical Industry is similar to that found earlier between Chemistryand Industrial Chemistry before they separated. It was also found that since its very beginning the Chemical Industry has occasionallypracticed GC. Broad implications of these findings to the teaching of GC are discussed.