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MATERI GREEN CHEMISTRY

A. Pengertian Green Chemistry

G r e e n c h e m i s t r y a t a u k i m i a h i j a u
d a p a t d i d e f i n i s i k a n s e b a g a i p r a k t i k
i l m u k i m i a d a n m a n u f a k t u r d e n g a n
c a r a y a n g b e r k e l a n j u t a n , a m a n , d a n
t i d a k m e n i m b u l k a n p o l u s i s e r t a
m e n g g u n a k a n b a h a n d a n e n e r g i
d a l a m j u m l a h m i n i m u m d a n
m e n g h a s i l k a n s e d i k i t a t a u t a n p a
b a h a n l i m b a h . G r e e n C h e m i s t r y a t a u

k i m i a h i j a u b e r h u b u n g a n d e n g a n
b a g a i m a n a m e n d e s a i n p r o d u k k i m i a
d a n p r o s e s n y a u n t u k m e n g u r a n g i a t a u
m e n g h i l a n g k a n p e n g g u n a a n b a h a n -
b a h a n k i m i a y a n g b e r b a h a y a b a g i
m a n u s i a , h e w a n , d a n l i n g k u n g a n t e m p a t k i t a t i n g g a l . B a h a y a d i
s i n i b i s a b e r u p a l e d a k a n f i s i k , s i f a t m u d a h t e r b a k a r , to k s i k o lo g i -
m u t a g e n i k , k a r s i n o g e n i k , t e r m a s u k p e r u b a h a n i k li m g lo b a l,
p e n i p i s a n l a p i s a n o z o n , p e n c e m a r a n l i n g k u n g a n la i nnya , d a n
p a p a r a n k i m i a . E f e k z a t b e r b a h a y a t e r h a d a p l i ng k u ng a n, a i r ,
u d a r a , m a k a n a n , p e r t a n i a n , p e r u b a h a n i k l i m , d a n b a nya k la g i
b a h a y a d i s e t i a p s u d u t l i n g k u n g a n m e m b u a t k i ta s e m a k i n
w a s p a d a u n t u k l e b i h f o k u s d a n m e m p r a k t i k k a n k o ns e p ya ng
l e b i h h i j a u .

B. Sejarah Green Chemistry

I d e k i m i a h i j a u p a d a a w a l n y a d i k e m b a n g k a n s e b a g a i
t a n g g a p a n t e r h a d a p U n d a n g - U n d a n g P e n c e g a h a n P o lu s i ta h u n
1 9 9 0 , y a n g m e n y a t a k a n b a h w a k e b i j a k a n n a s i o na l A m e r i k a
S e r i k a t h a r u s m e m b a t a s i a t a u m e n g u r a n g i p o lu s i d e ng a n
m e n g g u n a k a n d e s a i n p r o s e s y a n g l e b i h b a i k (t e r m a s u k p r o d u k s i
p e r u b a h a n d a l a m b i a y a p r o d u k , p r o s e s p e m b u a t a n, p e ng g u na a n
b a h a n m e n t a h , d a n d a u r u l a n g ) . B a d a n L i n g k u ng a n A m e r i k a
S e r i k a t ( E P A ) y a n g d i k e n a l s e b a g a i b a d a n p e n g a tu r k e s e h a ta n
m a n u s i a d a n l i n g k u n g a n , b e r p i n d a h d a r i k e b i j a k a n c o m m a nd
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