The issue of wastes cuts across several segments of the chemical industry and all the more so in the chemistry-intensive fine chemicals industry. Due the sequential processes employed in multi-step synthesis of several organic compounds, this industry tends to have high waste generation, especially as liquid effluents. As with all wastes, it is far better to avoid its generation than to handle them in end-of-pipe effluent treatment plants. A plethora of waste minimisation strategies are available for the industry to deploy, and these are codified in the practices and principles of Green Chemistry (GC).
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