Green Chemistry in Education

For example (a) Summer School on Green Chemistry, Interuniversity National Consortium Chemistry for the Environment (INCA). http //www.incaweb.org/education/summer school on green chemistry/, (accessed Nov 18, 2008). (b) Green Chemistry in Education Workshop, University of Oregon. http //chemistry.gsu.edu/CWCS/green.php (accessed Nov 18, 2008). 

Green Chemistry in Education Workshop, http //greenchem.uoregon.edu/ Pages/WorkshopApplicationForm.php (accessed Sep 30,2008). 

The EPA and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have played a major role in promoting research and development, as well as education, in green chemistry. In 2000 the GCI became a partner of the ACS. Chemical societies around the globe have recognized the importance of green chemistry and promote it through journals, conferences, educational activities, and the formation of GCI chapters. There are GCI chapter affiliates all over the world. 

Pohl, N. Clague, A. Schwarz, K. Chiral Compounds and Green Chemistry in Undergraduate Organic Laboratories Reduction of a Ketone by Sodium Borohydride and Baker s Yeast, J. Chem. Educ. 2002, 79, 727-728. 

Reed, S. M. Hutchison, J. E. Green Chemistry in the Organic Teaching Laboratory An Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Adipic Acid , J. Chem. Educ. 2000, 77, 1627-1629. 

Collins, T. J. Introducing Green Chemistry in Teaching and Research. J. Chem. Educ. 1995, 72, 965-966. 

Pfizer, Inc. Recipe for Sustainable Science An Introduction to Green Chemistry in the Middle School Web Page, http //www.pfizer.com/ responsibility/education/greencurriculum.jsp (accessed Jan 10,2008). 

A question that educators often pose is how to effectively incorporate green chemistry education into an already crowded curriculum. While it certainly is true that we are always re-evaluating our course content to cover the essentials and keep it relevant, this does not mean that we should feel limited in our ability to incorporate green chemistry. In many cases green chemistry offers a better alternative to traditional material in getting across the principles covered in the first-year curriculum. Thus green chemistry should not be perceived as an addon topic but instead should replace some material that is traditionally covered. 

Green chemistry in higher education implies an institutional mission that integrates this new chemistry concept in all aspects of campus life, from curriculum, research, and community outreach to governance, operations, and professional development. Green chemistry can be defined in many contexts such as sustainability producing... 

RSC Ibuprofen - A Case Study in Green Chemistry in http //www.rsc.org/ Education/Teachers/Resources/green/ibuprofen/ibuprofen.pdf. 

A. Liihken and H. J. Bader, Energy input from microwaves and ultra sound - examples of new approaches to Green Chemistry, In Green Chemistry, ed. Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Chemical Society, Cambridge, 2003, http //www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/green/ docs/microwaves.pdf. 

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