Green chemistry : an inclusive approach /

• Other Authors: Török, Béla, (Editor), Dransfield, Timothy, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2018]
• Subjects: Green chemistry.; SCIENCE > Chemistry > Industrial & Technical.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Green Chemistry: An Inclusive Approach provides a broad overview of green chemistry for researchers from either an environmental science or chemistry background, starting at a more elementary level, incorporating more advanced concepts, and including more chemistry as the book progresses. Every chap...

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover; GREEN CHEMISTRY; GREEN CHEMISTRY: AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1
• INTRODUCTION; 1.1
• Green Chemistry: Historical Perspectives and Basic Concepts; 1.1.1 EMERGENCE OF GREEN CHEMISTRY; 1.1.2 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF COMMODITIES: PRINCIPLES AND BASIC CONCEPTS; 1.1.2.1 Principles of Green Chemistry; 1.1.2.2 Principles of Green Engineering; 1.1.3 GREEN CHEMISTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; 1.1.4 REGULATORY AGENCIES; 1.1.4.1 International: The United Nations.
• 1.1.4.2 International: International Organization for Standardization; 1.1.4.3 United States; 1.1.4.4 Canada; 1.1.4.5 European Union; 1.1.4.6 Russia; 1.1.4.7 China; 1.1.4.8 India; 1.1.4.9 Japan; 1.1.4.10 Australia; 1.1.5 CLOSING THOUGHTS; PROBLEMS; Recommended Reading; 2
• CHEMICAL ISSUES OF MODERN SOCIETY; 2.1
• Environmental Chemistry, Renewable Energy, and Global Policy; 2.1.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; 2.1.2.1 Challenges by Air; 2.1.2.2 Challenges by Sea; 2.1.2.3 Challenges by Land.
• 2.1.3 TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY; 2.1.3.1 Toxicology; 2.1.3.2 Soil Chemistry; 2.1.3.3 Atmospheric Chemistry; 2.1.3.4 Water Pollution; 2.1.3.5 Emerging Contaminants; 2.1.3.6 Energy; 2.1.3.6.1 Solar; 2.1.3.6.2 Organic Fuels; 2.1.3.6.3 Wind; 2.1.3.6.4 Geothermal; 2.1.3.6.5 Nuclear; 2.1.3.7 Environmental Policy; 2.1.4 CONCLUSIONS; PROBLEMS; Recommended Reading; 2.2
• Sustainable Synthesis; 2.2.1 CATALYSIS; 2.2.1.1 Homogeneous Catalysis; 2.2.1.1.1 Homogeneous Catalysis by Metal Complexes.
• 2.2.1.1.2 Catalysis by Soluble Acids and Bases; 2.2.1.1.3 Organocatalysis; 2.2.1.2 Heterogeneous Catalysis; 2.2.1.2.1 Metal Catalytic Processes; 2.2.1.2.2 Catalysis by Solid Nonmetal Catalysts: Metal Oxides, Solid Acids, Bases, and Surface-Bound Organocatalysts; 2.2.1.2.3 Nanoparticle Catalysis; 2.2.1.3 Phase Transfer Catalysis; 2.2.1.4 Biocatalysis; 2.2.2 SOLVENTS; 2.2.2.1 Organic Solvents; 2.2.2.2 Reactions in Aqueous Medium; 2.2.2.3 Supercritical Fluids; 2.2.2.4 Ionic Liquids; 2.2.2.5 Solvent-Free Reactions.
• 2.2.3 ACTIVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES; 2.2.3.1 Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis; 2.2.3.2 Ultrasonic Activation; 2.2.3.3 Photochemical Activation; 2.2.3.4 Electrochemical Activation; 2.2.4 CONCLUSIONS; PROBLEMS; Recommended Reading; 2.3
• Integrating the Principles of Toxicology Into a Chemistry Curriculum; 2.3.1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY; 2.3.2 CURRENT STATUS OF TOXICOLOGY IN GREEN CHEMISTRY; 2.3.3 CURRENT STATUS OF TOXICOLOGY IN THE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM.