Green Chemistry Education in Northern and Siberian Universities

5 Green Chemistry Education in Northern and Siberian Universities 

The involvement of renewable resources in production of chemicals is one of the pillars of green chemistry. Russia has the world s largest forest reserves, situated mainly in the north of Russia, in Siberia and Far East. The timber industry is very important for Russia and could be used as a platform to start green technologies, and therefore the GCE in these regions makes emphasis on biomass transformation. 

The powerful industries of fuel and energy, mining and smelting, as well as timber industry complexes are situated in the Russian North and Siberia Regions. Many of them use obsolete technologies, which are not consistent with modern environmental demands. For these reasons the pollution of soil, water and air is characteristic for huge territories, not to mention ample solid wastes that are usually stored in piles. 

Thus there is a great need to have wide use of waste-free technologies for natural feedstock processing that will meet modern criteria of green chemistry. Also, environmentally friendly technologies of existing and future wastes disposal need to be implemented. 

The principles of green chemistry are reflected in the educational courses Environment Monitoring and Protection, Chemical Engineering, Modem Chemistry and Safety, Analytical Chemistry of Environmental Objects, Physical Chemistry of Plants Polymers, Methods of Natural Chemicals Analysis, Chemistry of Wood and Synthetic Polymers, Physical-Chemical Bases of Environment Protection Processes in Pulp and Paper Industry and some others. 

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