Green Chemistry and Nanochemistry — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryGreen Chemistry and Nanochemistry2 Marks
Question
Explain the need to design degradable chemicals.
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Answer
Environment protection is the prime concern which has lead to the need for designing chemicals that degrade and can be discarded easily. These chemicals and their degradation products should be non-toxic, non-bioaccumulative or should not be environmentally persistent.
This principle aims at waste product being automatically degradable to clean the environment. Thus the preference for biodegradable polymers and pesticides.
To make the separation and segregation easier for the consumer an international plastic recycle mark is printed on larger items.
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