"Sustainable Green Chemistry, the 1st volume of Green Chemical Processing, covers several key aspects of modern green processing. The scope of this volume goes beyond bio- and organic chemistry, highlighting the ecological and economic benefits of enhanced sustainability in such diverse fields as petrochemistry, metal production and wastewater treatment. The authors discuss recent progresses and challenges in the implementation of green chemical processes as well as their transfer from academia to industry and teaching at all levels. Selected successes in the greening of established processes and reactions are presented, including the use of switchable polarity solvents, actinide recovery using ionic liquids, and the removal of the ubiquitous bisphenol A molecule from effluent streams by phytodegradation" -- Publisher's description.

• Contents
• List of Contributing Authors
• Where We Are and Where We Are Going with Green Chemistry
• 1. Upon Further Review: A Commodity Chemist on Green Chemistry
  • 1.1 Commodity Chemicals Got That Way Through the Use of Principles Identical to Many of Those of Green Chemistry and Engineering
    • 1.1.1 Scale
    • 1.1.2 Substitution
    • 1.1.3 Life Cycle Considerations
  • 1.2 The Benefit of Green Chemistry May Be as Much Economic as It Is Environmental, Although Both Are Important
  • 1.3 Green Chemistry Can Have Its Biggest Impact if It Enables Green Energy
  • 1.4 For the Future
  • References
• 2. Green Chemistry: Progress and Barriers
  • 2.1 Brown versus Green Chemistry: Aligning the Goals of Traditional and Green Chemistry
  • 2.2 Outlook: Roadblocks to Progress
  • 2.3 Summary
  • References
• 3. Switchable Polarity Solvents: Are They Green?
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Basic Chemistry: What Is an SPS?
  • 3.3 Process
  • 3.4 Application Examples
  • 3.5 Extraction of Soybean Oil
  • 3.6 Cleaning of Solid Particles
  • 3.7 Recovery of Residual Motor Oil
  • 3.8 SPS as Reaction Medium
  • 3.9 Recovery of Polystyrene from Polystyrene Foam
  • 3.10 Other Applications
  • 3.11 Future Considerations
  • References
• 4. Toward a Greenish Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Ionic Liquids as Solvents for Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and Other Decontamination Processes for Contaminated Metal Waste
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Radiation Stability of ILs
  • 4.3 Electrochemical Stability of ILs and Electrochemistry of Actinides and Lanthanides
  • 4.4 Solubility of Actinides and Lanthanides in ILs
  • 4.5 ILs for Spent Fuel Reprocessing
  • 4.6 Recycling/Decontamination Schemes
  • 4.7 Summary
  • References
• 5. Green Disposal of Waste Bisphenol A
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Materials and Methods
    • 5.2.1 Chemicals
    • 5.2.2 Degradation/Uptake of BPA by Little Bluestem Seeds
    • 5.2.3 Quantification of BPA
    • 5.2.4 Degradation of BPA by Seed Exudate
    • 5.2.5 Sephadex G-75
    • 5.2.6 Bradford Protein Assay
    • 5.2.7 Electrophoresis
    • 5.2.8 Solid-Phase Extraction
    • 5.2.9 FT-IR
    • 5.2.10 Statistics
  • 5.3 Results and Discussion
    • 5.3.1 Degradation of BPA by Little Bluestem Seeds
  • 5.4 Conclusion
  • References
• 6. Green Chemistry Pedagogy
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 GC Reviews
  • 6.3 Part 1: GC Courses and Lab Pedagogy
    • 6.3.1 GC Academic Programs
    • 6.3.2 High School GC
    • 6.3.3 College General Chemistry
    • 6.3.4 GC in Other Papers
    • 6.3.5 Courses and Curricula
    • 6.3.6 GC Courses
    • 6.3.7 Organic GC Pedagogy
  • 6.4 Part 2: Sustainable Chemistry Pedagogy: A Historical Approach
    • 6.4.1 Courses
    • 6.4.2 Other Papers
  • References
• 7. How the Principles of Green Chemistry Changed the Way Organic Chemistry Labs Are Taught at the University of Detroit Mercy
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Green Chemistry Principles Affect Course Learning Outcomes
  • 7.3 Green Chemistry Principles Affect Materials and Equipment
  • 7.4 Green Chemistry Principles Affect the Transformations Performed
  • 7.5 Conclusions
  • References
• 8. Greening the Curriculum: Traditional and Online Offerings for Science and Nonscience Majors
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Green Chemistry – Upper-Level Chemistry Course
    • 8.2.1 Course Outline
    • 8.2.2 Course Format and Development
    • 8.2.3 Modes of Assessment
    • 8.2.4 Student Survey Results
  • 8.3 “Paper or Plastic?”: Online Approach for Nonmajors
    • 8.3.1 Course Outline
    • 8.3.2 Course Format and Development
    • 8.3.3 Presentation of Material
    • 8.3.4 Modes of Assessment
    • 8.3.5 Student Survey Results
  • 8.4 Conclusion
  • References
• Index