Avaliação da produção científica brasileira através da química verde e sua relação com os objetivos do desenvolvimento sustentável

Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to guide global efforts, through their marks, for the protection of the environment, climate, and poverty eradication. Chemistry's commitment to Sustainable Development (SD) can be expressed through Green Chemistry (GC), which aims to create and implement chemical practices that are less harmful to the environment, which avoids or reduces the negative impact of chemical products or processes. This study aimed to evaluate the Brazilian contribution with the SD and the SDGs aiming at the principles of GC, through scientific publications in the areas of Analytical Chemistry, Synthesis and Waste Management. Good practices in GC applied and how they are distributed by higher education institutions in chemistry in Brazil were identified. The work was prepared through a systematic review of articles published between 2010 and 2021 and the articles were linked to the goals present in each SDG. Scripts for practical classes in chemistry applied in undergraduate courses at Centro Universitário Senai CIMATEC were also evaluated and proposals for improvements were prepared. It was possible to observe publications that contributed to SDGs 12 (111), SDGs 6 (92) and SDGs 14 (83). Among the states that most published on the topic related to Green Analytical Chemistry (QAV), Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis and Waste Generation, the Southeast and South regions of the country can be highlighted, with 42 publications by researchers linked to Institutions of São Paulo and 31 from Rio Grande do Sul. There was a trend in publications to reduce the amount of toxic waste generated and increase the energy efficiency of processes. The proposals for improvements suggested to CIMATEC have as their main objective to reduce the waste generated by reducing the scale of the experiments, with the potential to reduce the waste generated annually by up to 90%. This work has an unprecedented contribution to the dissemination of studies carried out in 3 areas of chemistry in Brazilian institutions, relating the principles of GC with the SDGs.