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12 Principles of Green Chemistry

1. Prevent waste: Design chemical syntheses to prevent waste, leaving no waste to treat or clean up. All of our products are designed to be used in their entirety, with the container being recyclable as well as the carton in which it arrived. No fillers, or other product modifiers, are added to our products. The manufacturing process produces no byproduct, and only rinse water is used to clean the production equipment.


2. Design safer chemicals and products: Design chemical products to be fully effective, yet have little or no toxicity. Our products use state-of-the art chemical technology to provide scale prevention, corrosion protection, microbial control, and fouling minimization. Using our products will allow the facility to maximize energy, water, and chemical dollar savings, while minimizing impact to the environment, employees, and customers of the facility. Our products are designed to provide the following safety benefits: No excess liquid storage of hazardous chemicals, eliminating the risk and liability issues associated with the same. No potential for chemical contact with the employees from diluting. No noxious odors, as may be experienced from other chemicals. No disposal issues. The design allows for 100% use of the products. When the product is completely used, the container can be recycled.
   
3. Design less hazardous chemical syntheses: Design syntheses to use and generate substances with little or no toxicity to humans and the environment. No acids and minimal caustics are added during the manufacturing process. In most water treatment chemicals, substantial amounts of hazardous caustic are required to be added to maintain solubility of the components. Our products do not require this addition.


4. Use renewable feedstocks: Use raw materials and feedstocks that are renewable rather than depleting. Renewable feedstocks are often made from agricultural products or are the wastes of other processes; depleting feedstocks are made from fossil fuels (petroleum, natural gas, or coal) or are mined. Our product is packaged in renewable containers, including the shipping cartons.


5. Use catalysts, not stoichiometric reagents: Minimize waste by using catalytic reactions. Catalysts are used in small amounts and can carry out a single reaction many times. They are preferable to stoichiometric reagents, which are used in excess and work only once. During the manufacturing process, there are no stoichiometric reagents used. The only catalysts required are heat and cooling during the process. No waste is produced in the process.


6. Avoid chemical derivatives: Avoid using blocking or protecting groups or any temporary modifications if possible. Derivatives use additional reagents and generate waste. Production of  our products does not require the addition of binders, or supplemental caustics to enhance solubility of the product.


7. Maximize atom economy: Design syntheses so that the final product contains the maximum proportion of the starting materials. There should be few, if any, wasted atoms. By not using binders or solubility enhancers in the production process, all of the raw materials added are utilized and no by products or other forms of waste are produced in production or at the point of application.


8. Use safer solvents and reaction conditions: Avoid using solvents, separation agents, or other auxiliary chemicals. If these chemicals are necessary, use innocuous chemicals. No solvents or other auxiliary chemicals, such as acids and/or caustics are used in the production of our products.


9. Increase energy efficiency: Run chemical reactions at ambient temperature. Our products are designed to be utilized at ambient temperatures
   
10. Design chemicals and products to degrade after use: Design chemical products to break down to innocuous substances after use so that they do not accumulate in the environment. Most of the components utilized in the our products are biodegradable.


11. Analyze in real time to prevent pollution: Include in-process real-time monitoring and control during syntheses to minimize or eliminate the formation of byproducts.
    
12. Minimize the potential for accidents: Design chemicals and their forms (solid, liquid, or gas) to minimize the potential for chemical accidents including explosions, fires, and releases to the environment.

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