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Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability : Status, Challenges and Prospective.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garg, Vinod Kumar
Otros Autores: Yadav, Anoop, Mohan, Chandra, Yadav, Sushma, Kumari, Neeraj
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Elsevier, 2023.
Colección:Advances in green and sustainable chemistry.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • 1 Introduction to environmental and green chemistry
  • 1.1 Introduction to environmental chemistry
  • 1.1.1 Origin and evolution of earth
  • 1.1.2 Formation of the crust and atmosphere
  • 1.1.3 Origin of life and atmosphere
  • 1.2 Environmental chemistry
  • 1.2.1 Importance of environmental chemistry
  • 1.2.2 Contamination and pollution
  • 1.3 Introduction to green chemistry
  • 1.4 History and origin of green chemistry
  • 1.4.1 Synthetic chemistry and green chemistry
  • 1.4.2 Need of the green chemistry
  • 1.4.3 Basic principles of green chemistry
  • 1.4.3.1 Prevent waste
  • 1.4.3.2 Atom economy
  • 1.4.3.3 Less hazardous chemical synthesis
  • 1.4.3.4 Designing safer chemicals
  • 1.4.3.5 Safer solvents and auxiliaries
  • 1.4.3.5.1 Ionic liquids
  • 1.4.3.5.2 Supercritical CO2
  • 1.4.3.5.3 Supercritical water
  • 1.4.3.5.4 Reactions in aqueous phase
  • 1.4.3.6 Design for energy efficiency
  • 1.4.3.7 Use of renewable feedstocks
  • 1.4.3.8 Reduce derivatives
  • 1.4.3.9 Catalysis
  • 1.4.3.9.1 Acid catalyst
  • 1.4.3.9.2 Polymer supported catalyst
  • 1.4.3.9.3 Photocatalysts
  • 1.4.3.9.4 Phase transfer catalysts
  • 1.4.3.9.5 Biocatalysts
  • 1.4.3.10 Design for degradation
  • 1.4.3.11 Real-time analysis for pollution prevention
  • 1.4.3.12 Inherently safer chemistry for accident prevention
  • 1.4.4 Future challenges
  • 1.4.4.1 Twelve principles as consistent approach
  • 1.4.4.2 Multifunctional catalysts
  • 1.4.4.3 Working on uncertain interaction/ forces of chemical products and their properties
  • 1.4.4.4 Integrative system consideration
  • 1.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • 2 Environmental pollution
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Types of pollution and its causes
  • 2.2.1 Air pollution
  • 2.2.2 Effects of air pollution
  • 2.2.3 Possible solutions
  • 2.2.4 Water pollution
  • 2.2.5 Effect of water pollution
  • 2.2.6 Possible solutions
  • 2.2.7 Radioactive pollution
  • 2.2.8 Effects of radioactive pollution
  • 2.2.9 Possible solutions
  • 2.2.10 Noise pollution
  • 2.2.11 Effect of noise pollution
  • 2.2.12 Possible solutions
  • 2.2.13 Plastic pollution
  • 2.2.14 Effects of plastic pollution
  • 2.2.15 Possible solutions
  • 2.2.16 Soil pollution
  • 2.2.17 Effects of soil pollution
  • 2.2.18 Possible solutions
  • 2.2.19 Light pollution
  • 2.2.20 Effects of light pollution
  • 2.2.21 Possible solutions
  • 2.3 Switching to sustainable energy "a requirement for the safer environment"
  • 2.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • 3 Toxicity of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and their biodegradation in the environment
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the environment
  • 3.3 Toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • 3.3.1 Toxicity in environmental matrices
  • 3.3.2 Toxicity on humans
  • 3.3.2.1 Carcinogenicity
  • 3.3.2.2 Teratogenicity
  • 3.3.2.3 Genotoxicity