Demo for use of HPLC-EAT : a free software for HPLC methods greenness assessment

A simple and efficient approach for profiling the greenness of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods is presented. This environmental assessment tool (EAT) takes into consideration the environmental, health and safety issues for all solvents involved in the chromatographic method, and calculates a total score that can be used for comparison of the greenness of different methods. A software, HPLC-EAT, has been designed to facilitate the calculation and can be downloaded free of charge at the green chemistry journal website : http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2011/GC/c0gc00667j