Green synthesis energy efficiency

Petersson, A.E.V., L.M. Gustafsson, M. Nordblad, P Borjesson, B. Mattiasson and P. Adlercreutz, Wax Esters Produced by Solvent-Free Energy-Efficient Enzymatic Synthesis and Their Applicability as Wood Coatings, Green Chemistry, 7, 837-843 (2005). 

The principles of green chemistry may be summarized in the simple statement applying fundamental knowledge of chemical processes and products to achieve elegant solutions with the ultimate goal of hazard-free, waste free, energy-efficient synthesis of non-toxic products without sacrificing efficacy of function . ... 

Gel composition, nucleation temperature and time, and heating method are the key for the formation of ultra-small EMT zeolite, avoiding the conversion of zeolite EMT into zeolite FAU or SOD. The synthesis proceeded at near ambient temperature (30°C) with a very high yield. The successful synthesis of EMT zeolite provides a good example of zeolite synthesis by an energy-efficient and green route. 

Okuma et al. (2013) described a simple, rapid and efficient green synthesis of aryl methoxylated benzamides and 2-oxazolines from renewable Eucalyptus biomass-tar derivatives. One pot synthesis was realized using microwave irradiation as an alternative energy source, through a direct condensation reaction of amino alcohol with carboxylic acids as starting materials. 

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