An overview of the Brazilian contributions to Green Analytical Chemistry

An Acad Bras Cienc. 2019;91(suppl 1):e20180294. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765201920180294. Epub 2019 Apr 18.

Abstract

Green Analytical Chemistry (GAC) is a research field that seeks for more sustainable analytical approaches to minimize the toxicity and amounts of wastes without hindering the analytical performance. This is a trend in Analytical Chemistry worldwide and because of the diversity of innovations on this subject, Brazil stands out as the third in the list of the main contributors to GAC, with ca. 11.2% of the published articles. Significant innovations and interesting applications in several fields have been presented and Brazil is continuously moving from Chemistry to Green Chemistry also in the Analytical Chemistry field. Selected contributions for sample preparation, spectro- and electroanalysis, separation techniques, chemometrics, and also procedures for point-of-care measurements are critically reviewed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brazil
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / methods
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / trends*
  • Green Chemistry Technology / methods
  • Green Chemistry Technology / trends*
  • Humans
  • Liquid Phase Microextraction / methods
  • Liquid Phase Microextraction / trends
  • Research / trends*
  • Solid Phase Microextraction / methods
  • Solid Phase Microextraction / trends
  • Solvents
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods
  • Spectrum Analysis / trends

Substances

  • Solvents