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The Solutions in Green Chemistry and Recipe for Sustainable Science units have been developed to reach students of all levels and abilities. The units target those students who have come to think that science is not for them and students to which science has not captured their imaginations. The units are designed to be hands-on and allow students to use their creativity within sound scientific principles. Both units are also available in Spanish for the use in other countries and for the ESL populations in U.S. schools that typically get very little science content in their education. Students will come away from the units with an alternative view of science that relates to their daily lives and teachers will learn how to apply Green Chemistry and sustainability to their own classroom activities. 

The writing of this book was undertaken because it was intended to be the first work that solely focuses on chemistry, and what appropriate metrics for Green Chemistry might be. We hope the book provides an up-to-date and authoritative text on the current development of environmental concepts in chemical technologies from clean and green to sustainable development. We also think it provides up-to-date information on the problems of metrics fundamental aspects of metrics, practical realisations and real-world case study examples. The concepts and approaches of metrics are related to the fundamental problems in chemistry and the main focus is on the use of metrics to promote the development and implementation of green chemistry and technology solutions. 

Implementation of green chemistry education at the undergraduate level is key to adopting more sustainable practices and hence a more sustainable society 4), This education should be for both science and non-science majors. While certainly those students who are science majors may have a direct route to action in applying green chemistry principles in both research and development, nonscience majors can also benefit since they become aware of the importance of sustainable practices, learn about positive every-day habits, and come to realize that the chemical industry, which in the past (and even currently) was viewed as a major contributor to environmental degradation, is also part of the solution to the problem. 

Green(er) Chemistry is the key to sustainable development as it will lead to new solutions to existing problems and will present opportunities for new processes and products by ... 

In general, polymerization using a condensed reaction medium can be done in four different modes. While processes for solution polymerizations are already commercialized, dispersion polymerization and emulsion polymerization are not The reason lies in the difficulty of finding a suitable latex stabilizer or alternatively a surfactant that is capable of forming micelles. These additives should not only be C02-compatible but also inexpensive and sustainable. Hence, the fluorinated materials already developed- currently the only ones which perform satisfactorily - are not likely to be applied industrially. Since the present suspension polymerizations are both already relatively green and use inexpensive... 

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