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products to break
down grease
and dirt. Plant-
derived surfactants
are derived from
renewable plant
sources and are
biodegradable and
less harmful to the
environment than
synthetic surfactants.
• Natural Extracts and
Essential Oils: Natural
extracts and essential oils
are derived from plants
Bio- and are used in various
based applications, including
fragrance and flavoring,
Chemicals: cosmetics, and household
These chemicals cleaning products.
are sourced from
renewable biomass • Green Catalysts:
sources such as plants, algae, Catalysts are substances
that increase the rate
or waste materials. Examples of chemical reactions
include bio-based solvents, without being consumed
aturally occurring biofuels, and bioplastics. Bio- in the process. Green
chemicals include based cleaning products are catalysts are more
unprocessed used to manufacture soaps, sustainable and
chemicals detergents, and pesticides. environment-friendly than
Nfound in nature. • Biodegradable conventional catalysts,
These include chemicals that Polymers: These are often using non-toxic or
can be sourced from plants, designed to break down renewable materials.
microorganisms, animals, the into natural components
earth, and the sea, and those when exposed to • Recycled Chemicals:
that are found in nature and sunlight, moisture, Recycled chemicals
extracted using a process that and microorganisms. are produced from
does not change their chemical Biodegradable polymers post-consumer or post-
composition. are used in various industrial waste streams
and undergo processes
Green chemicals, also known applications, like to purify and reuse them
as sustainable or eco-friendly packaging, agriculture, as raw materials in new
chemicals, cover a wide range of and textiles. products. This reduces
products and processes designed • Green Solvents: Green the demand for virgin
to reduce environmental impact solvents are environment- materials and minimizes
and achieve sustainability. friendly alternatives waste.
These chemicals are derived to traditional solvents
from renewable resources and sourced from petroleum- These segments encompass
designed to be safer for human based sources. They just a few examples of the
health and the environment have lower toxicity and diverse range of products and
compared to conventional volatility compared to processes within the green
chemical counterparts. An array conventional solvents. chemicals industry.
of segments falls under the • Plant-derived Green chemicals have
umbrella of green chemicals, Surfactants: Surfactants gained significant traction in
including: are used in cleaning industries and institutions.

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