Interest in green chemistry and clean processes has grown so much in recent years that topics such as fluorous biphasic catalysis, metal organic frameworks, and process intensification, which were barely mentioned in the First Edition, have become major areas of research. In addition, government funding has ramped up the development of fuel cells and biofuels. This reflects the evolving focus from pollution remediation to pollution prevention.
Copiously illustrated with more than 800 figures, the Third Edition provides an update from the frontiers of the field. It features supplementary exercises at the end of each chapter relevant to the chemical examples introduced in each chapter. Particular attention is paid to a new concluding chapter on the use of green metrics as an objective tool to demonstrate proof of synthesis plan efficiency and to identify where further improvements can be made through fully worked examples relevant to the chemical industry.
NEW AND EXPANDED RESEARCH TOPICS
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Metal-organic frameworks
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Metrics
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Solid acids for alkylation of isobutene by butanes
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Carbon molecular sieves
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Mixed micro- and mesoporous solids
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Organocatalysis
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Process intensification and gas phase enzymatic reactions
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Hydrogen storage for fuel cells
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Reactive distillation
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Catalysts in action on an atomic scale
UPDATED AND EXPANDED CURRENT EVENTS TOPICS
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Industry resistance to inherently safer chemistry
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Nuclear power
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Removal of mercury from vaccines
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Removal of mercury and lead from primary explosives
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Biofuels
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Uses for surplus glycerol
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New hard materials to reduce wear
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Electronic waste
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Smart growth
The book covers traditional green chemistry topics, including catalysis, benign solvents, and alternative feedstocks. It also discusses relevant but less frequently covered topics with chapters such as "Chemistry of Long Wear" and "Population and the Environment." This coverage highlights the importance of chemistry to everyday life and demonstrates the benefits the expanded exploitation of green chemistry can have for society.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Doing without Phosgene, Hydrogen Cyanide, and Formaldehyde
Chapter 3 : The Chlorine Controversy
Chapter 4 : Toxic Heavy Metal Ions
Chapter 5 : Solid Catalysts and Reagents for Ease of Workup
Chapter 6 : Solid Acids and Bases
Chapter 7 : Chemical Separations
Chapter 8 : Working without Organic Solvents
Chapter 9 : Biocatalysis and Biodiversity
Chapter 10 : Stereochemistry
Chapter 11 : Agrochemicals
Chapter 12 : Materials for a Sustainable Economy
Chapter 13 : Chemistry of Long Wear
Chapter 14 : Chemistry of Recycling
Chapter 15 : Energy and the Environment
Chapter 16 : Population and the Environment
Chapter 17 : Environmental Economics
Chapter 18 : Greening
Chapter 19 : Metrics
Index
