Description
Book SynopsisThe chemical industry is successful but traditionally success has come at a heavy cost to the environment. The challenge for chemists and others is to develop products, processes and services that achieve societal, economic and environmental benefits. This title brings together reviews on the important aspects of green chemistry and technology.
Trade Review'The editors, who are also the editors of Green Chemistry Journal have done an outstanding job in getting a group of distinguished authors to contribute to this excellent text.'
Trevor Laird, Organic Process R & D
Table of Contents1 Introduction.
2 Incentives for Using Green Chemistry and the Presentation of An Approach for Green Chemical Design.
3 Green Product Design.
4 Application of Green Metrics Analysis to Chemical Reactions and Synthesis Plans.
5 Mass balances and life cycle assessment.
6 Process metrics.
7 Application of life cycle assessment in process development.
8 Tools and Strategies for Greening Chemical Inventories in Small Businesses
