Industry is discovering that ‘green’ approaches to chemical processes are not only beneficial to the environment but can boost profits too. It's fertile ground for collaboration between academic and industrial scientists.
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Horton, B. Green chemistry puts down roots. Nature 400, 797–799 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/23528
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