1. Upon Further Review: A Commodity Chemist on Green Chemistry
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William F. Carroll
Abstract
Green chemistry is most often thought of in the context of specialty or pharmaceutical chemicals where many synthetic chemistry approaches are in play. However, principles similar to those of green chemistry and engineering were employed over the years in reducing cost and increasing volume of chemicals that became commodities. This paper considers some of those principles, their impact, and some perspectives on the potential and limits associated with green chemistry for commodity chemicals.
Abstract
Green chemistry is most often thought of in the context of specialty or pharmaceutical chemicals where many synthetic chemistry approaches are in play. However, principles similar to those of green chemistry and engineering were employed over the years in reducing cost and increasing volume of chemicals that became commodities. This paper considers some of those principles, their impact, and some perspectives on the potential and limits associated with green chemistry for commodity chemicals.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of Contributing Authors IX
- Where We Are and Where We Are Going with Green Chemistry 1
- 1. Upon Further Review: A Commodity Chemist on Green Chemistry 7
- 2. Green Chemistry: Progress and Barriers 17
- 3. Switchable Polarity Solvents: Are They Green? 29
- 4. Toward a Greenish Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Ionic Liquids as Solvents for Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and Other Decontamination Processes for Contaminated Metal Waste 35
- 5. Green Disposal of Waste Bisphenol A 53
- 6. Green Chemistry Pedagogy 67
- 7. How the Principles of Green Chemistry Changed the Way Organic Chemistry Labs Are Taught at the University of Detroit Mercy 95
- 8. Greening the Curriculum: Traditional and Online Offerings for Science and Nonscience Majors 103
- Index 115
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of Contributing Authors IX
- Where We Are and Where We Are Going with Green Chemistry 1
- 1. Upon Further Review: A Commodity Chemist on Green Chemistry 7
- 2. Green Chemistry: Progress and Barriers 17
- 3. Switchable Polarity Solvents: Are They Green? 29
- 4. Toward a Greenish Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Ionic Liquids as Solvents for Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and Other Decontamination Processes for Contaminated Metal Waste 35
- 5. Green Disposal of Waste Bisphenol A 53
- 6. Green Chemistry Pedagogy 67
- 7. How the Principles of Green Chemistry Changed the Way Organic Chemistry Labs Are Taught at the University of Detroit Mercy 95
- 8. Greening the Curriculum: Traditional and Online Offerings for Science and Nonscience Majors 103
- Index 115
