Introduction to Green Chemistry

While green chemistry seems to focus on industrial applications, it does apply to any chemistry choice. It is often cited as a style of chemical synthesis that is consistent with the goals of green chemistry. The focus is on minimizing the hazard and maximizing the efficiency of any chemical choice. It is distinct from environmental chemistry, which focuses on chemical phenomena in the environment. 

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A.S. Matlack, Introduction To Green Chemistry , Marcel Dekker, New York, 2001. 

Cannon discussed her experience entering the workforce as a new graduate in green chemistry. She is employed by Rohm and Haas s Electronic Materials Division and designs waveguide materials for optical electronic devices. Cannon also teaches the Introduction to Green Chemistry course at UMASS Lowell and an undergraduate and online course at UMASS Boston. 

Lastly, Cann featured Colin Baird s Environmental Chemistry as an example of a text that has green chemistry integrated throughout every chapter. In addition, the preface is an introduction to green chemistry, atom economy, and the synthesis of ibuprofen. 

Introduction to Green Chemistry—k high school unit text ... 

High School Chemistry In the Community Introduction to Green Chemistry American Chemical Society Kathryn Parent... 

Introduction to Green Chemistry, Organic Synthesis and Pharmaceuticals... 

Ryan, Mary Ann, and Tinnesand, Michael, eds. (2002). Introduction to Green Chemistry. Washington, DC American Chemical Society. 

US EPA.The chapter does not represent the views of EPA or the U.S. Government. Nhan Nguyen authors the Introduction to Green Chemistry and Green Engineering section and coordinates development of the chapter. 

Section I provides an introduction to green chemistry and green engineering. Section II provides examples of pollution prevention heuristics for chemical processes. Heuristics of the two most important unit operations, reactors and separators, are covered. Section III introduces readers to the concept of environmental fate and transport and prediction of environmental fate properties. Understanding of environmental fate and transport is important for exposure assessment and also is essential for evaluating environmental performance of processes and products during process development and design. 

ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED READING Introduction to Green Chemistry and Green Engineering... 

Ryan, M. A. Tinnesand, M. J. Eds. Introduction to Green Chemistry, American Chemical Society Washington, 2002. 

Introduction to Green Chemistry by Matlack (22) [UM, GR]. This textbook contains hands-on activities and more than 5,000 references. 

Introduction to Green Chemistry, edited by Ryan and Tinnesand 28) [HS], This teaching manual contains a collection of laboratory activities that illustrate the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. For a book review, see ref 29. 

Greener Approaches to Undergraduate Chemistry Experiments, Kirchhoff, M., Ryan, M. A., Eds. American Chemical Society Washington, DC, 2002. Introduction to Green Chemistry Ryan, M. A., Tinnesand, M., Eds. American Chemical Society Washington, DC, 2002. 

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). 

Beyond Benign Foundation. Solutions in Green Chemistry An Introduction to Green Chemistry in the High School, http //www.beyondbenign.org/ outreacheducation/highschool.html (accessed Dec 27, 2008). 

The American Chemical Society (ACS) offers a number of resources that supplement the curriculum. ACS collaborated with the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker to produce Introduction to Green Chemistry (18 a collection of six units that present key concepts in green chemistry. High-school students are the target audience for this resource, whose units incorporate hands-on activities such as a Vitamin C clock reaction. The ACS lab manual Greener Approaches to Undergraduate Chemistry Experiments (13) is available in both Spanish and Chinese. 

Matlack, A. Introduction to Green Chemistry S. Marcel Dekker New York, 2001. 

We will develop and place on the Web an introduction to green chemistry and some green chemistry teaching modules. Over the academic years to come we will insert these modules into the courses that we teach in order to green the chemistry curriculum. The following courses will be affected ... 

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