José Bernal

The RGB model, which combines red (analytical performance), green (environmental impact), and blue (practicality), is at the heart of the concept of white analytical chemistry (WAC). While this approach has helped broaden the field’s focus and offered a more balanced evaluation system, analytical science continues to move forward, and with it come new priorities that extend beyond what the RGB framework can fully reflect. This final article of this week's series on WAC curated by Adrián Fuente-Ballesteros of the University of Valladolid (Spain) presents new tools intended to fill that gap.

This third in the series of five articles curated by Adrián Fuente-Ballesteros of the Faculty of Sciences at University of Valladolid (Spain)focuses on the blue dimension of white analytical chemistry (WAC), a concept introduced to complement green analytical chemistry (GAC) by incorporating analytical performance (red) and practical and economic aspects (blue).

Green analytical chemistry (GAC) has emerged as a critical discipline focused on minimizing the environmental footprint of analytical methods. This second article in this week's series curated by Adrián Fuente-Ballesteros of the Faculty of Sciences at University of Valladolid (Spain) traces the evolution of GAC through the development of its key greenness assessment metrics.

Modern analytical science faces the critical challenge of balancing innovation and growth with environmental responsibility. White analytical chemistry (WAC) emerges as a holistic paradigm, extending beyond the eco-centric focus of green analytical chemistry (GAC) to encompass the full spectrum of analytical method development. Adrián de la Fuente-Ballesteros of the University of Valladolid (Spain) presents the first of his curated five-part series on the current trends in analytical chemistry within the framework of WAC.