The Power of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Research

Anastas, Paul T.; Nolasco, Marcelo Antunes; Kerton, Francesca M.; Kirchhoff, Mary M.; Licence, Peter; Pradeep, Thalappil; Subramaniam, Bala; Moores, Audrey

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“…It is clear that the year 2015 was a milestone and historic for international policymaking with the endorsement of a number of important agreements such: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (March 2015), Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development (July 2015), and Paris Agreement on Climate Change (December 2015) (United Nations, 2021 ). These goals are applicable universally to all nations, aimed at providing guidelines for responsible and fair development and respecting ecosystems and humans (Anastas et al, 2021 ).…”

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Analyzing and visualizing global research trends on COVID-19 linked to sustainable development goals

Zyoud

2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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This study is intended to afford a comprehensive overview of the implications of COVID-19 on progress toward achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set out in the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda and the state of related research activities on COVID-19 linked to the SDGs. Bibliometric techniques and visual mapping are proposed as methodological tools to better approach the objectives of the present work. This includes: retrieving related publications from Scopus database, investigating the trends and growth trajectories of research works, and analyzing the scenarios post-COVID-19 either optimistic or pessimistic outlooks. The national and international contributions and collaboration toward this theme of research are further analyzed at countries, institutions, and sources levels. This analysis indicates that research works conducted on the impacts of COVID-19 on the achievement of the SDGs are still in the immaturity level. The global research productivity on this topic was just 160 documents (0.19% of total global research productivity in all fields of science with relevance to COVID-19). The implications of COVID-19 on good health and well-being, SDG-3, have attracted considerable attention. It is followed by SDG-13 that concerned with climate changes. The post-COVID-19 scenarios showed deep and justified worries in relation to achieving the SDGs by 2030. This study figures the major issues debated in the literature with respect to COVID-19 and its implications on the SDGs. The study, furthermore, attempts to assess the required actions to advance the SDGs post-COVID-19.

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Analyzing and visualizing global research trends on COVID-19 linked to sustainable development goals

Zyoud

2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…By use of biodegradable materials and simpler processes, we believe our line of work fits under goals 9, 11, 14, and 15 of the 17-goal-plan of the United Nations for sustainable development. 64,65 As the agarbased composites were found to be effective in sound absorption and on par with traditional synthetic materials, the procedures developed here can be used for exploring other biodegradable materials such as bagasse, chitosan, and starch.…”

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Agar-Based Composite Films as Effective Biodegradable Sound Absorbers

Kumar

Jahan

Verma

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ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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We investigated the use of seaweed-derived agar-based composite films as sound absorbers. Nonporous and porous films of varying concentrations of agar (1% to 5% w/v) and their composite films with glycerol (5% w/w) as the plasticizer and nanocrystalline cellulose (2% to 10% w/w) as the reinforcement material were fabricated. Porous films, of about 80% porosity, were obtained by a freeze-drying technique and nonporous films by drying in a hot air oven. Scanning electron microscopy study showed that porous films had interconnected walls with a pore size of 10 μm. Measured acoustic absorption coefficients using the twomicrophone transfer function method revealed that the porous films were effective in sound absorption. The films of 5% w/v agar concentration had the highest sound absorption. The addition of glycerol enhanced sound absorption, due to the damping nature induced by it, whereas the addition of nanocrystalline cellulose to the glycerol-added films did not alter its acoustic properties.

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“…1 Both green and sustainable chemistry and engineering can broadly reach and interconnect different aspects of our society, and therefore, it is of utmost importance in addressing and tackling the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and their associated targets. 2,3 To promote peace, protect our planet, and end poverty by 2030, the systemic change enabled by the holistic and inclusive perspective of green and sustainable chemistry and engineering is essential. Within this context, women and girls occupy a unique position: (1) They are disproportionally more impacted by the consequences of climate change and pollution.…”

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Women in Green Chemistry and Engineering: Agents of Change Toward the Achievement of a Sustainable Future

Cannon¹,

Carrier²,

Engelberth³

et al. 2022

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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environmental challenges, address the UN SDGs, and achieve a sustainable future for us all. Collectively, we can follow the lead of the many women visionaries who have alerted us of the urgency to protect our planet, from Rachel Carlson to Wangari Maathai and Jane Goodall. 15 On 2022 International Women's Day, we celebrate the achievement of all women in sustainable chemistry and engineering and raise awareness and call all for action to #BreakTheBias. 46 Amy S. Cannon, Beyond Benign orcid.org/0000-0002-7567-5219

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The Power of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Research

Cited by 22 publications

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Analyzing and visualizing global research trends on COVID-19 linked to sustainable development goals

Analyzing and visualizing global research trends on COVID-19 linked to sustainable development goals

Agar-Based Composite Films as Effective Biodegradable Sound Absorbers

Women in Green Chemistry and Engineering: Agents of Change Toward the Achievement of a Sustainable Future

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