Green Chemistry Challenging Perspectives

by Tundo, Pietro; Anastas, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780198504559
• ISBN10: 0198504551
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-21
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Green Chemistry is one of the most exciting and innovative approaches to come along in the chemical enterprise and environmental protection areas in a generation. Basically Green Chemistry is the design of chemical processes and products that reduce or eliminate the use and generation ofhazardous substances. It is a global trend that involves research on new feedstocks, environmentally benign solvents, catalysis, synthetic methodologies, and greener products. This volume is a collection of the cutting-edge research being conducted in this area from scientists around the world,brought together for the first time in Green Chemistry: Challenging Perspectives. It provides an overview of the major issues facing chemists engaged in creating more environmentally responsible technology and processes, and will be of interest to scientists and decision-makers in industry,academia, and government.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	ix
Application of titanium oxide photocatalysts to improve our environment	1	(20)
M. Anpo
`Green oxidations': hourseradish peroxidases (HRP)-catalyzed regio and diastereoselective preparation of dilignols	21	(16)
E. Bolzacchini
S. Meinardi
M. Orlandi
B. Rindone
G. Brunow
P. Pietikainen
P. Rummakko
Fine chemicals preparation via solventless reactions under heterogneous catalysis	37	(24)
F. Bigi
R. Maggi
G. Sartori
Secondary metabolites from cells immobilized by a SiO2 sol-gel layer	61	(18)
G. Carturan
R. Campostrini
R. Dal Monte
The activation of hydrogen peroxide for selective, efficient wood pulp bleaching	79	(28)
T.J. Collins
J. Hall
L. Vuocolo
N.L. Fattaleh
I. Suckling
C.P. Horwitz
S.W. Gordon-Wylie
R.W. Allison
T.J. Fullerton
L.J. Wright
Microbial desulfurization of petroleum derivatives	107	(18)
E. D'Addario
C. Colapicchioni
E. Fascetti
R. Gianna
A. Robertiello
Cyclohexane oxygenation with inorganic photocatalysis	125	(20)
A. Maldotti
R. Amadelli
A. Molinari
V. Carassiti
Catalytic hydrocarbons oxidation under fluorous/organic two-phase conditions	145	(18)
F. Montanari
G. Pozzi
S. Quici
Strong acid solid materials as alternative catalysts in isobutane/2-butene alkylation	163	(20)
A. Corma
J.M. Lopez Nieto
Selective catalytic oxidation of 1,2-diols in alkaline solution: an environmentally friendly alternative for α-hydroxy-acids production	183	(18)
L. Prati
M. Rossi
Dimethylcarbonate: an answer to the need for safe chemicals	201	(20)
F. Rivetti
Environmentally benign organic transformations using microwave irradiation under solvent-free conditions	221	(24)
R.S. Varma
Organic chemistry via biocatalysis	245	(22)
A. Schmid
B. Witholt
Index	267