Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice

By John Warner and Paul Anastas

This book provides the first introductory treatment of the design, development, and evaluation processes central to Green Chemistry. A comprehensive textbook, it takes a broad view of the subject and integrates a wide variety of approaches. Topics include alternative feedstocks, environmentally benign syntheses, the design of safer chemical products, new reaction conditions, alternative solvents and catalyst development, and the use of biosynthesis and biomimetic principles. It introduces new evaluation processes that encompass the complete health and environmental impact of a synthesis, from the choice of starting materials to the final product. Throughout, the text provides specific examples which compare the new methods with classical ones.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198502346
• ISBN13: 9780198502340
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"