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Green Chemistry
Suggested Reading: Chapter 25 of Survey of Industrial Chemistry (3rd Edition, 2002) by Philip J.
Chenier [Kluwer Academic/Plenum] for general background on pollution
Suggested Reading: 5.4 (pp. 165-172) of "Chemical Technology: An Integral Textbook" by
Andreas Jess & Peter Wasserscheid for general background on pollution
Green Chemistry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Chemistry
Green Chemistry is the utilization of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the
use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application
of chemical products - "prevents pollution on the molecular level"
Green chemistry considers the environmental impact of a process at the earliest stages
of innovation and invention
Environmentally benign alternative technologies can be economically superior and
function as well as, or better than more toxic traditional options
Given a choice between traditional options and green solutions, business leaders choose
responsibly
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CHEM 409
Industry segment
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Oil refining
Bulk chemicals
Fine chemicals
Pharmaceuticals
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