Renewable Sources of Raw Material and Energy

Twenty principles of “green” chemistry mean that it efficiently uses inputs, i.e., raw materials which are mostly renewable, reduces the amount of waste, avoids the use of toxic and/or dangerous reagents and solvents in the production and consumption of chemical products. Specifically, Principle 7 formulates the requirements for raw materials: raw materials for the production of the product must be renewable, not exhaustible, if it is economically feasible and technologically possible. The notion of “raw materials” in this case should include not only the raw materials themselves, but also the energy consumption in the process of obtaining the final product, which leads to the production of waste such as carbon dioxide with all the ensuing consequences.