Green Solvents for Chemistry: Perspectives and Practice

By William M. Nelson

The aim of this book is to introduce the use of green solvents throughout chemistry and to provide a comprehensive reference for solvents currently applicable in green chemistry. The first section covers solvents in chemical perspective, and the second section is a guide to green solvents. Overall, this volume defines characteristics of green solvents and their current usage, and explores their importance ecologically and economically. It includes a full range of commercial, industrial, and academic green solvents, and discusses solvents in specific commercial and non-commercial practices. Green Solvents for Chemistry differs from other works on solvents in that only solvents for green chemistry are included along with their chemical properties and toxicological issues.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195157362
• ISBN13: 9780195157369
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages