Description
Book SynopsisEducating the next generation of chemists about green chemistry issues, such as waste minimisation and clean synthesis, is vital for environmental sustainability. This book enables green issues to be taught from the underlying principles of all chemistry courses rather than in isolation. Chapters contributed by green chemistry experts from across the globe, with experience in teaching at different academic levels, provide a coherent overview of possible approaches to incorporate green chemistry into existing curriculums. Split into three sections, the book first introduces sustainability and green chemistry education , before focussing on high school green chemistry education initiatives and green chemistry education at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Useful laboratory experiments and in-class activities to aid teaching are included. This book is a valuable resource for chemical educators worldwide who wish to integrate green chemistry into chemical education in a systematic and holistic way. It is also of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about the different approaches adopted around the world in sustainability education.
Table of ContentsThe Interface Between Provision of Information and Behaviour Patterns; Education for Sustainable Development and Chemistry Education; Rio+20 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Green Chemistry; Green Chemistry in Response to Environmental Issues: Socio-scientific Dilemmas in Science Education; Green Chemistry in Brazil: Contemporary Tendencies and Challenges and its Reflections on High School Level; Collaborative Development of a Green High School Chemistry Curriculum in Thailand; Green Chemistry as a Guiding Idea for Innovation in the Informal Student Laboratory; Small Scale Green Chemistry in Higher Education in Thailand; Teaching Catalyst Mechanisms for Converting Biomass into Liquid Fuels; Holistic Green Chemistry Metrics for use in Teaching Laboratories; Embedding Toxicology into the Chemistry Curriculum; the State of Green Chemistry Instruction at Canadian Universities; Education in Green Chemistry: Incorporating Green Chemistry in Chemistry Teaching Methods Course at the Universiti Sains Malaysia; Educational Efforts in Green and Sustainable Chemistry from the Spanish Network in Sustainable Chemistry; Green Chemistry and Sustainable Industrial Technology: 10 Years of an MSc Program; Introducing Green Chemistry (from a Brazilian Perspective) into Graduate Courses.
