On the Applicability of the Green Chemistry Principles to Sustainability of Organic Matter on Asteroids

The connection between astrobiology and green chemistry represents a new approach to sustainability of organic matter on asteroids or similar bodies. Green chemistry is chemistry which is environmentally friendly. One obvious way for chemistry to be green is to use water as a solvent, instead of mor...

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Main Author: Vera M. Kolb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-06-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/6/1624/