Chemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ efforts

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Nature / Science / Nature Biotechnology at 25 Sept, 00:00 UTC

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03023-0 Laboratories are still using dangerous and carbon-intensive liquids much more often than environmentally friendly ones, according to a 40-year survey of patents.

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• T1Chemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ effortsNature / Science / Nature Biotechnology25 Sept, 00:00