Green Chemistry

by Anastas, Paul T.; Williamson, Tracy C.

• ISBN13: 9780841233997
• ISBN10: 0841233993
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Amer Chemical Society

Summary

Presents the alternative environmentally benign syntheses and processes for chemical manufacturing. Introduces green chemistry technologies, including biotechnology for pollution prevention. Presents alternative environmentally benign reaction conditions for chemical manufacturing. Discusses the use of catalysis for pollution prevention.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
1. Green Chemistry: An Overview	1	(19)
Paul T. Anastas
Tracy C. Williamson
ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS AND STARTING MATERIALS	20	(50)
2. New Process for Producing Polycarbonate Without Phosgene and Methylene Chloride	20	(13)
Kyosuke Komiya
Shinsuke Fukuoka
Muneaki Aminaka
Kazumi Hasegawa
Hiroshi Hachiya
Hiroshige Okamoto
Tomonari Watanabe
Haruyuki Yoneda
Isaburo Fukawa
Tetsuro Dozono
3. Caprolactam via Ammoximation	33	(16)
G. Petrini
G. Leofanti
M. A. Mantegazza
F. Pignataro
4. Generation of Organic Isocyanates from Amines, Carbon Dioxide, and Electrophilic Dehydrating Agents: Use of o-Sulfobenzoic Acid Anhydride	49	(10)
William D. McGhee
Mark Paster
Dennis Riley
Ken Ruettimann
John Solodar
Thomas Waldman
5. Clean Oxidation Technologies: New Prospects in the Epoxidation of Olefins	59	(11)
Mario G. Clerici
Patrizia Ingallina
ALTERNATIVE SYNTHESES AND REAGENTS	70	(62)
6. Dimethylcarbonate and Its Production Technology	70	(11)
F. Rivetti
U. Romano
D. Delledonne
7. Selective Mono-Methylation of Arylacetonitriles and Methyl Arylacetates by Dimethylcarbonate: A Process without Production of Waste	81	(11)
Pietro Tundo
Maurizio Selva
Carlos A. Marques
8. Oxidation of Phenolic Phenylpropenoids with Dioxygen Using Bis (salicylideneimino) ethylenecobalt (II)	92	(13)
Angela Bassoli
Anna Brambilla
Ezio Bolzacchini
Francesco Chioccara
Franca Morazzoni
Marco Orlandi
Bruno Rindone
9. Kinetics of Zeolitic Solid Acid-Catalyzed Alkylation of Isobutane with 2-Butene	105	(11)
Michael Simpson
James Wei
Sankaran Sundaresan
10. The Role of Catalysts in Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Chemicals	116	(16)
Milagros S. Simmons
ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS	132	(48)
11. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Substitute Solvent for Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis	132	(20)
David A. Morgenstern
Richard M. LeLacheur
David K. Morita
Samuel L. Borkowsky
Shaoguang Feng
Geoffrey H. Brown
Li Luan
Michael F. Gross
Mark J. Burk
William Tumas
12. Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions During Spray Painting: A New Process Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide to Replace Traditional Paint Solvents	152	(16)
M. D. Donohue
J. L. Geiger
A. A. Kiamos
K. A. Nielsen
13. Chemically Benign Synthesis at Organic--Water Interface	168	(12)
Phooi K. Lim
Yaping Zhong
BIOTECHNOLOGY	180	(34)
14. Environmentally Efficient Management of Aromatic Compounds: Economic Perspectives of Biocatalytic Conversion of Aromatics to Optically Pure Synthons for the Pharmaceutical Industry	180	(18)
T. Hudlicky
15. Environmentally Benign Production of Commodity Chemicals Through Biotechnology: Recent Progress and Future Potential	198	(16)
Leland C. Webster
Paul T. Anastas
Tracy C. Williamson
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS	214	(27)
16. Teaching Alternative Syntheses: The SYNGEN Program	214	(18)
James B. Hendrickson
17. Incorporating Enviromental Issues into the Inorganic Curriculum	232	(9)
James E. Huheey
INDEXES	241
Author Index	241	(1)
Affiliation Index	241	(1)
Subject Index	242