Sustainability

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1. Alternative Processing in Chemical Synthesis

   Edited by Nicholas E. Leadbeater

   Series: Sustainability

   With the main theme of sustainability, this reference discusses methods for chemical synthesis that are more efficient and less energy intensive as traditional methods at room temperature or with added heat. This book contains chapters that not only give important representative examples of the...

   Published May 10th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Green Organic Chemistry in Lecture and Laboratory

   Edited by Andrew P. Dicks

   Series: Sustainability

   The last decade has seen a huge interest in green organic chemistry, particularly as chemical educators look to "green" their undergraduate curricula. Detailing published laboratory experiments and proven case studies, this book discusses concrete examples of green organic chemistry teaching...

   Published August 28th 2011 by CRC Press
3. Microwave Heating as a Tool for Sustainable Chemistry

   Edited by Nicholas E. Leadbeater

   Series: Sustainability

   Shorter reaction times, higher product yields, and enhanced selectivity are some of the advantages microwave heating has over conventional methods, causing its use to transition from a curiosity to mainstream, both in industrial and academic settings. Microwave Heating as a Tool for Sustainable...

   Published September 1st 2010 by CRC Press
4. Green Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability

   Edited by Sanjay K. Sharma, Ackmez Mudhoo

   Series: Sustainability

   When the Nobel Prize Committee recognized the importance of green chemistry with its 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, this relatively new science came into its own. Although no concerted agreement has been reached yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary discipline, there...

   Published July 18th 2010 by CRC Press