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TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 138, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116223
Keywords
Analytical method; Assessment tool; Green analytical chemistry; RGB model; Sample preparation; Sustainable development
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- National Science Centre, Poland (OPUS) [2019/35/B/ST4/01022]
- National Science Centre, Poland [2016/22/E/ST4/00054]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Industrial Research Chair Program [IRCPJ18441215]
- Priority Research Area Anthropocene under the program Excellence Initiative-Research University at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow
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The concept of White Analytical Chemistry (WAC) extends from Green Analytical Chemistry (GAC) with 12 WAC principles proposed as an alternative to the known 12 GAC principles. WAC considers key criteria affecting the quality of the method, including analytical and practical aspects, aiming for coherence and synergy of analytical, ecological, and practical attributes.
The concept of White Analytical Chemistry (WAC) is presented as an extension of Green Analytical Chemistry (GAC). We propose the 12 WAC principles as an alternative to the known 12 GAC principles. In addition to green aspects, WAC takes into account other key criteria affecting the quality of the method, analytical (red) and practical (blue). In reference to the RGB color model, according to which mixing of red, green and blue light beams gives the impression of whiteness, a white analytical method shows the coherence and synergy of the analytical, ecological and practical attributes. Whiteness can also be quantified, based on the assessment of individual principles, as a convenient parameter useful in comparisons and selecting optimal method. WAC is closer to the idea of sustainable development due to a more holistic view, as it strives for a compromise that avoids an unconditional increase in greenness at the expense of functionality. (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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