Method presented by the researchers. As a case study they generated over six million alternatives to a popular flame retardant and evaluated their properties. Image: UvA/HIMS
Method presented by the researchers. As a case study they generated over six million alternatives to a popular flame retardant and evaluated their properties. Image: UvA/HIMS - With many human-made chemicals, problems regarding public health and the environment become apparent only years after their widespread use. A team of researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University now propose a way to change that. In an article in the journal 'Chemosphere' they present a method for (re)designing safe and sustainable chemicals. Their paper is part of a special issue on hazardous substances in the circular economy, to be published in June. In modern society, human-made chemicals are almost everywhere.
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