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ReviewRoyal Society open science2019

Greener synthesis of chemical compounds and materials.

Oxana V Kharissova, Boris I Kharisov, César Máximo Oliva González, Yolanda Peña Méndez, Israel López

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Review in Royal Society open science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  20. Green Synthesis of Red Fluorescent Graphene Quantum Dots UsingInternational journal of biomaterials · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Oxana V KharissovaFacultad de Ciencias Físico-Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Avenida Universidad, Ciudad Universitaria, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-5214-8400
Boris I KharisovFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Laboratorio de Materiales I, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Avenida Universidad, Ciudad Universitaria, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-7082-9357
César Máximo Oliva GonzálezFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Laboratorio de Materiales I, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Avenida Universidad, Ciudad Universitaria, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2877-7965
Yolanda Peña MéndezFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Laboratorio de Materiales I, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Avenida Universidad, Ciudad Universitaria, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-3706-1504
Israel LópezFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Laboratorio de Materiales I, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Avenida Universidad, Ciudad Universitaria, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-0957-3062

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modern trends in the greener synthesis and fabrication of inorganic, organic and coordination compounds, materials, nanomaterials, hybrids and nanocomposites are discussed. Green chemistry deals with synthesis procedures according to its classic 12 principles, contributing to the sustainability of chemical processes, energy savings, lesser toxicity of reagents and final products, lesser damage to the environment and human health, decreasing the risk of global overheating, and more rational use of natural resources and agricultural wastes. Greener techniques have been applied to synthesize both well-known chemical compounds by more sustainable routes and completely new materials. A range of nanosized materials and composites can be produced by greener routes, including nanoparticles of metals, non-metals, their oxides and salts, aerogels or quantum dots. At the same time, such classic materials as cement, ceramics, adsorbents, polymers, bioplastics and biocomposites can be improved or obtained by cleaner processes. Several non-contaminating physical methods, such as microwave heating, ultrasound-assisted and hydrothermal processes or ball milling, frequently in combination with the use of natural precursors, are of major importance in the greener synthesis, as well as solventless and biosynthesis techniques. Non-hazardous solvents including ionic liquids, use of plant extracts, fungi, yeasts, bacteria and viruses are also discussed in relation with materials fabrication. Availability, necessity and profitability of scaling up green processes are discussed.

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biosynthesisenvironmental hazardsGreen synthesisnanocompositesnanomaterialsorganic compounds

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PMID31827868
PMCPMC6894553

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