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Application of Green Chemistry: Examples of Real-World Cases

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Green chemistry deals with the processes or products that reduce or replace the hazardous substances with greener alternatives.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Vinod K. Tiwari

  2. Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India

    Abhijeet Kumar

  3. Department of Chemistry, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India

    Sanchayita Rajkhowa

  4. Department of Chemistry, T. N. B. College, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

    Garima Tripathi

  5. Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India

    Anil Kumar Singh

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Tiwari, V.K., Kumar, A., Rajkhowa, S., Tripathi, G., Singh, A.K. (2022). Application of Green Chemistry: Examples of Real-World Cases. In: Green Chemistry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2734-8_9

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