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Key Elements of Green Chemistry

Lucian Lucia, North Carolina State University

Copyright Year: 2018

Publisher: North Carolina State University

Language: English

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Reviewed by Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on 12/22/21

The book presents the major concepts of green chemistry in six chapters. read more

Comprehensiveness rating: 5 see less

The book presents the major concepts of green chemistry in six chapters.

Content Accuracy rating: 5

The content is accurate and to the point.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 5

All the materials presented in this book are updated.

Clarity rating: 5

The text is written in simple language that should be helpful for the readers to understand the topic.

Consistency rating: 4

The six chapters are well-aligned, and the whole concept of green chemistry has been thoughtfully presented in this book.

Modularity rating: 5

The text is easily and readily divisible into smaller reading sections that can be assigned at different points within the course. Under each chapter, there are several headings sections and subsections. The text is not overly self-referential and should be quickly reorganized and realigned with various subunits of a course without presenting much disruption to the reader.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 4

In each chapter, their sections and sub-sections have been organized stepwise.

Interface rating: 4

The text is free of significant interface issues, including navigation problems, distortion of images/charts, and any other display features that may distract or confuse the reader.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

There are no significant grammatical errors.

Cultural Relevance rating: 5

The text is not culturally insensitive or offensive in any way.

Although the book's target readers are green chemists, it is an excellent reference book also for toxicologists, chemical engineers, pharmacologists, and biochemists. The author has successfully correlated the green chemistry parameters with the real world. For example, the author included the incidents of burning oil and debris that collected on the surface of the Cuyahoga River (Cleveland), the thalidomide issue etc. The discussion on the LCA software, the globally harmonized system (GHS) that attempts to categorize the general types of threats in society, specifically, is fascinating. The concept of different hazards such as carcinogens, mutagens, teratogens, tumor promoters, corrosives, neurotoxins, lachrymators has added special value to this book. The lethal dose of everyday things like water to Vit C provides real-world examples. The author has brilliantly correlated the chemistry world with the business world by the dual meaning of ‘solvent’. Discussion on alternative solvents like green biobased solvent methyl soyate, eutectic mixture, microemulsion, etc., are fascinating. Combinatorial chemistry and organic reaction mechanism part will undoubtedly draw attention to the organic chemistry students. In the last chapter, the classification of organic reactions and their correlation with green chemistry is eloquent. The images are significant. The author referenced each image so that curious readers could go more over it. At the end of each chapter, the review questions will insist the readers rethink the subject matter. A little comicalness throughout the book will keep the readers smiling.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Principles Of Green Chemistry
• Chapter 2: Life-Cycle Analysis
• Chapter 3: Hazards
• Chapter 4: Alternative Solvents
• Chapter 5: Alternative Reagents
• Chapter 6: Reaction Types, Design, And Efficiency
• Index Of Terms

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About the book.

Green chemistry, in addition to being a science, it is also a philosophy and nearly a religion. Attendance at American Chemical Society Green Chemistry & Engineering Conferences will instill such an ideal into any attendant because of the nearly universal appeal and possibilities in this novel approach to radicalizing the business of doing science and engineering.

About the Contributors

Lucian Lucia currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Forest Biomaterials and Chemistry and as a faculty in the programs of Fiber & Polymer Science and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina State University. His laboratory, The Laboratory of Soft Materials & Green Chemistry, probes fundamental materials chemistry of biopolymers. He received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Florida under Professor Kirk Schanze for modeling photoinduced charge separation states of novel Rhenium (I)-based organometallic ensembles as a first order approximation of photosynthesis. He began his professional career as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology examining the mechanism of singlet oxygen’s chemistry with lignin & cellulose. A large part of his recent work has been focused on the chemical modification of cellulosics for biomedical applications. He teaches From Papyrus to Plasma Screens: Paper & Society (PSE 220), Principles of Green Chemistry (PSE / CH 335), and is the graduate supervisor for the Forest Biomaterials Seminar Series (WPS 590 / 790) while providing workshops in Wood Chemistry and Green Chemistry at Qilu University of Technology in PR China. He has co-founded and co-edits an open-access international research journal, BioResources, dedicated to original research articles, reviews, and editorials on the fundamental science & engineering and advanced applications of lignocellulosic materials.

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Green Chemistry: Principles and Case Studies

Green chemistry as a discipline is gaining increasing attention globally, with environmentally conscious students keen to learn how they can contribute to a safer and more sustainable world. Many universities now offer courses or modules specifically on green chemistry – Green Chemistry: Principles and Case Studies is an essential learning resource for those interested in mastering the subject.

Providing a comprehensive overview of the concepts of green chemistry this book engages students with a thorough understanding of what we mean by green chemistry and how it can be put into practice. Structured around the well-known 12 Principles, and firmly grounded in real-world applications and case-studies, this book shows how green chemistry is already being put into practice and prepare them to think about how they can be incorporated into their own work.

Targeted at advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students with a background in general and organic chemistry, it is a useful resource both for students and for teachers looking to develop new courses.

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CHEM 260 : Introduction to Green Chemistry

2022 semester two (1225) (15 points), course prescription, course overview, course requirements, capabilities developed in this course, learning outcomes.

• Develop and demonstrate knowledge pertaining to the background and development of Green Chemistry (Capability 1 and 2)
• Understand and apply knowledge of the common metrics used in Green Chemistry applications. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
• Understand and apply knowledge of introductory green chemical synthetic methods, choice of solvents, atom economy, and sustainable raw materials. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
• Understand and explain selected real world examples of Green Chemistry including applications in the clothing industry, insecticides, pharmaceutical manufacture and anti-fouling agents. (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4)
• Understand and apply the concepts of biocatalysis, with selected examples including the sustainable synthesis of adipic acid, the use of detergent proteases, and the production of healthier fats and oils by enzymatic interesterification for production oils and fats (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
• Develop and demonstrate knowledge about the importance of using renewable feedstocks and recycling and selected examles of these as well as the basic concepts of a "bio-refinery" (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
• Develop skills in communication and engagement by competing a range of assignments designed to give practice and experience in developing audio-visual materials, presenting to large groups and engaging in open discussions and debates on topics relevant to Green Chemical Science. (Capability 4 and 5)
• Develop and demonstrate knowledge that directly impacts on the Social and Environmental Responsibilities associated with the development and application of science and technology (Capability 6)
• Develop critical thinking skills that will enable commercial, industrial and social practices to be analyzed from a sustainability perspective and solutions to identified problems developed. (Capability 2 and 3)

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