The relatively new field of chemistry, green chemistry, embraces and implements the notion of innovating and designing chemical products and processes that seek to mitigate and/or eliminate the use/generation of hazardous substances. The goal of my project is to eliminate the use of a hazardous substance, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), in the Howarth research lab (as well as other research labs) in the chemistry department at Concordia by finding a greener alternative.

Themes: Energy, Resources and Technology, Education