12+green+principles+for+creatine

__**12 Green Principles- Synthesis of Creatine**__

> It is better to prevent waste than to treat or clean up waste after it has been created. Yes, The experiment process shows a minimal waste amount. > Synthetic methods should be designed to maximize the incorporation of all materials used in the process into the final product. Yes, 100% atom economy. > Wherever practicable, synthetic methods should be designed to use and generate substances that possess little or no toxicity to human health and the environment. Yes, the experiment uses acceptable safe chemicals. > Chemical products should be designed to effect their desired function while minimizing their toxicity. Yes, the green experiment eliminates excess of cyanamide. > The use of auxiliary substances (e.g., solvents, separation agents, etc.) should be made unnecessary wherever possible and innocuous when used. No. > Energy requirements of chemical processes should be recognized for their environmental and economic impacts and should be minimized. If possible, synthetic methods should be conducted at ambient temperature and pressure. Yes, this experiment requires minimal energy. > A raw material or feedstock should be renewable rather than depleting whenever technically and economically practicable. No > Unnecessary derivatization (use of blocking groups, protection/ deprotection, temporary modification of physical/chemical processes) should be minimized or avoided if possible, because such steps require additional reagents and can generate waste. Yes, the experiment indicates a minimum amount of waste. > Catalytic reagents (as selective as possible) are superior to stoichiometric reagents. Yes, in the experiment catalytic reagents are used and also are reusable. > Chemical products should be designed so that at the end of their function they break down into innocuous degradation products and do not persist in the environment. Yes, in the experiment the aqueous solvent is reusable. > Analytical methodologies need to be further developed to allow for real-time, in-process monitoring and control prior to the formation of hazardous substances. Yes, the solid product makes it visually possible to know when the experiment is done. > Substances and the form of a substance used in a chemical process should be chosen to minimize the potential for chemical accidents, including releases, explosions, and fires. Yes, The experiment shows safe reagents. * Anastas, P. T.; Warner, J. C.; Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, Oxford University Press: New York, 1998, p.30. By permission of Oxford University Press.
 * 1) **Prevention**
 * 1) **Atom Economy**
 * 1) **Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses**
 * 1) **Designing Safer Chemicals**
 * 1) **Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries**
 * 1) **Design for Energy Efficiency**
 * 1) **Use of Renewable Feedstocks**
 * 1) **Reduce Derivatives**
 * 1) **Catalysis**
 * 1) **Design for Degradation**
 * 1) **Real-time analysis for Pollution Prevention**
 * 1) **Inherently Safer Chemistry for Accident Prevention**

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