Green Chemistry and Engineering: A Practical Design Approach

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From college campuses to corporations, the past decade witnessed a rapidly growing interest in understanding sustainable chemistry and engineering. Green Chemistry and Engineering: A Practical Design Approach integrates the two disciplines into a single study tool for students and a practical guide for working chemists and engineers. In Green Chemistry and Engineering, the authors―each highly experienced in implementing green chemistry and engineering programs in industrial settings―provide the bottom-line thinking required to not only bring sustainable chemistry and engineering closer together, but to also move business towards more sustainable practices and products. Detailing an integrated, systems-oriented approach that bridges both chemical syntheses and manufacturing processes, this invaluable reference covers: Green chemistry and green engineering in the movement towards sustainability Designing greener, safer chemical synthesis Designing greener, safer chemical manufacturing processes Looking beyond current processes to a lifecycle thinking perspective Trends in chemical processing that may lead to more sustainable practices The authors also provide real-world examples and exercises to promote further thought and discussion. The EPA defines green chemistry as the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. Green engineering is described as the design, commercialization, and use of products and processes that are feasible and economical while minimizing both the generation of pollution at the source and the risk to human health and the environment. While there is no shortage of books on either discipline, Green Chemistry and Engineering is the first to truly integrate the two. Contents Preface PART I: GREEEN CHEMISTRY AND GREEN ENGINEERING IN THE MOVEMENT TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY 1 Green Chemistry and Engineering in the Context of Sustainability 2 Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Principles 3 Starting with the Basics: Integrating Environment, Health, and Safety 4 How Do We Know It’s Green? A Metrics Primer PART II: THE BEGINNING: DESIGNING GREENER, SAFER CHEMICAL SYNTHESES 5 Route and Chemistry Selection 6 Material Selection: Solvents, Catalysts, and Reagents 7 Reaction Conditions and Green Chemistry 8 Bioprocesses PART III: FROM THE FLASK TO THE PLANT: DESIGNING GREENER, SAFER, MORE SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES 9 Mass and Energy Balances 10 The Scale-up Effect 11 Reactors and Separations 12 Process Synthesis 13 Mass and Energy Integration 14 Inherent Safety 15 Process Intensification PART IV: EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES 16 Life Cycle Inventory and Assessment Concepts 17 Impacts of Materials and Procurement 18 Impacts of Energy Requirements 19 Impacts of Waste and Waste Treatment 20 Total Cost Assessment PART V: WHAT LIES AHEAD 21 Emerging Materials 22 Renewable Resources 23 Evaluating Technologies 24 Industrial Ecology 25 Tying It All Together: Is Sustainability Possible? Index