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Summary
This introductory text, designed for use in the high (secondary) school classroom, provides a series of six hands-on activities with discussion questions, background information, and instructor notes. The topics covered highlight major themes drawn from the twelve principles of green chemistry. Hands-on activities include a vitamin C clock reaction, biodiesel synthesis, preparation of liquid carbon dioxide, molecular modeling, comparison of heating techniques, and enzyme-polymer activity tests for biodegradability. A CD containing classroom handouts and overheads is also included.
Summary prepared March 2006 by Kathryn Parent at the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute.
Source
Introduction to Green Chemistry;, Print Ryan, M., Tinnesand, M., Eds.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2002.
Category Descriptors
- Chemistry Concepts
- Boiling Points (Physical Properties of Matter)
- Catalysis
- Industrial Chemistry
- Kinetics
- Molecular Modeling
- Oxidation/Reduction Chemistry
- Phases/Phase Transitions
- Solutions/Solvents
- Stoichiometry
- Thermodynamics
- Toxicology
- Laboratory Techniques
- Assembly of Reaction Apparatus
- Heating and Cooling Methods
- Measuring Mass and Volume
- pH
- Green Chemistry Principles
- Design Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses
- Design Safer Chemicals and Products
- Increase Energy Efficiency
- Maximize Atom Economy
- Use Renewable Feedstocks
- Use Safer Solvents/Reaction Conditions
- Chemistry Subdiscipline
- Biochemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Target Audience
- Colleges/Universities
- Secondary Schools
- Source
- Books
