Water, the most accessible eco-friendly solvent, and extraction and separation agent

Sadatshojaei, Erfan; Wood, David A.

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“…It can be an effective solvent for large-scale chemical processing. Due to the hydrophobic effect and the fact that many organic compounds do not dissolve in water, the characteristics of water have even improved reaction speeds [61]. However, water is not a universal solvent, and other alternatives need to be considered [62].…”

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Circular Economy and Green Chemistry: The Need for Radical Innovative Approaches in the Design for New Products

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The idea of a circular economy (CE) has gained ground over the past ten years as a means of addressing sustainable development and getting around the limitations of the current and linear dominant production and consumption patterns. The primary goal of a CE is to encourage the adoption of closing-the-loop production methods to improve resource use efficiency, modify chemical processes, and increase product and material lifespan. According to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which focuses on 17 Sustainable Development Goals, 14 of which call for the appropriate application of green chemistry (GC) concepts and patterns, the role that chemistry may play in the shift toward more sustainable models is critical. By serving as the foundation for novel products made from renewable feedstocks and designed to be reused, recycled, or recovered with the associated minimum energy requirements, green and sustainable chemistry could be the key to unlocking the economic potential of the CE toward new product design and ultimately solving waste management problems. The aim of this perspective paper, while using a variety of literature sources, is to essentially capture the main issues associated with the CE and GC paradigms and how these two approaches can merge toward sustainable business models and the production of new materials. This integration focuses on reducing waste, conserving resources, and minimizing negative environmental impacts, while also considering economic viability. However, the obstacles to achieving implementation of the CE and GC principles are investment, environmental education, and legislation. To advance toward the circular economy and green chemistry, international agreements should be reconsidered to provide an appropriate framework, including the creation of incentives for businesses and individuals to adopt circular practices, the establishment of education programs to promote the benefits of circular practices, and the development of regulations to support the transition to sustainable production and consumption patterns.

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“…All these advantages can also be utilised in the laboratory by chemists. Besides being a useful solvent, many researchers consider water as the greenest solvent in chemistry both from an experimental and an industrial point of view [2][3][4][5]. In addition, it is clear that there has been a continuous growth in interest for water in solubilisation and extraction since the 1980s, as shown in Figure 1.…”

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Water as Green Solvent: Methods of Solubilisation and Extraction of Natural Products—Past, Present and Future Solutions

2022

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Water is considered the greenest solvent. Nonetheless, the water solubility of natural products is still an incredibly challenging issue. Indeed, it is nearly impossible to solubilize or to extract many natural products properly using solely water due to their low solubility in this solvent. To address this issue, researchers have tried for decades to tune water properties to enhance its solvent potential in order to be able to solubilise or extract low-water solubility compounds. A few methods involving the use of solubilisers were described in the early 2000s. Since then, and particularly in recent years, additional methods have been described as useful to ensure the effective green extraction but also solubilisation of natural products using water as a solvent. Notably, combinations of these green methods unlock even higher extraction performances. This review aims to present, compare and analyse all promising methods and their relevant combinations to extract natural products from bioresources with water as solvent enhanced by green solubilisers and/or processes.

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Recent Advances in Enzymatic Membranes and Their Sustainable Applications Across Industry

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2022

Bioresource Technology

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Water, the most accessible eco-friendly solvent, and extraction and separation agent

Cited by 4 publications

References 41 publications

Circular Economy and Green Chemistry: The Need for Radical Innovative Approaches in the Design for New Products

Circular Economy and Green Chemistry: The Need for Radical Innovative Approaches in the Design for New Products

Water as Green Solvent: Methods of Solubilisation and Extraction of Natural Products—Past, Present and Future Solutions

Recent Advances in Enzymatic Membranes and Their Sustainable Applications Across Industry

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