The past is the future: from natural acid-base indicators to natural reagents in sustainable analytical chemistry
Abstract
This article reviews the use of natural resources in analytical chemistry throughout history. Plant extracts were employed as indicators in chemistry for identifying the acidity or alkalinity of liquids as early as the 1650s. Later, as the industrial revolution altered people’s lives, synthetic chemicals were used instead. Modern techniques of analysis have replaced conventional ones as a result of advancements in physics and technology. The industrial revolution was an era of excitement until the toxic pollutants released from industries severely damaged people and the environment. The concepts of green chemistry and green analytical chemistry were proposed as potential solutions to the problems. The use of natural extracts as chemical analysis reagents has been reconsidered recently as a sustainable alternative. While new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) will influence future trends in analytical chemistry development, the primary goal is to move toward sustainable analytical chemistry, which includes using natural reagents and reducing the amount of chemicals consumed and waste produced.
Funding source: Centre of Excellence for Innovation in Analytical Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University
Award Identifier / Grant number: RG26/2566
Funding source: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
Acknowledgments
This work is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Chiang Mai University.
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Research funding: The authors acknowledge Chiang Mai University through the Research Center for Innovation in Analytical Science and Technology for Biodiversity-based Economic and Society (I-ANALY-S-T_B.BES-CMU) (contract No. RG26/2566). We are also grateful to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for the indirect support provided to K. Kiwfo and K. Grudpan. 
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Preface for the special issue ‘Activities and Actions Towards a Sustainable Future’ – a joint project by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN)
- Special topic papers
- One story as part of the Global Conversation on Sustainability: dye adsorption studies using a novel bio-derived calcite material
- The past is the future: from natural acid-base indicators to natural reagents in sustainable analytical chemistry
- Renewable carbon resource from biomass: building molecular architectures from furanic platforms
- Paths and synergies in accelerating the UN 17 SDGs through the lens of green chemistry: contributions from a Brazilian university and its Institute of Chemistry
- Outreach in coordinated individual events: the GCS format of CNR Italy
- Green chemistry for all: three principles of Inclusive Green and Sustainable Chemistry Education
- Molecular approach to semiconductors: a shift towards ecofriendly manufacturing and neuroinspired interfaces
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Preface for the special issue ‘Activities and Actions Towards a Sustainable Future’ – a joint project by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN)
- Special topic papers
- One story as part of the Global Conversation on Sustainability: dye adsorption studies using a novel bio-derived calcite material
- The past is the future: from natural acid-base indicators to natural reagents in sustainable analytical chemistry
- Renewable carbon resource from biomass: building molecular architectures from furanic platforms
- Paths and synergies in accelerating the UN 17 SDGs through the lens of green chemistry: contributions from a Brazilian university and its Institute of Chemistry
- Outreach in coordinated individual events: the GCS format of CNR Italy
- Green chemistry for all: three principles of Inclusive Green and Sustainable Chemistry Education
- Molecular approach to semiconductors: a shift towards ecofriendly manufacturing and neuroinspired interfaces