Green Chemistry Metrics A Guide to Determining and Evaluating Process Greenness /

• Main Authors: P. Dicks, Andrew (Author), Hent, Andrei (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Organic chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Science education.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Science Education.; Organic Chemistry.

This contribution to SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry outlines and discusses the four major green chemistry metrics (atom economy, reaction mass efficiency, E factor and process mass intensity), at a level that is comprehensible by upper-level undergraduates. Such students have previously received...

Table of Contents:

• Green Chemistry and Associated Metrics
• Atom Economy and Reaction Mass Efficiency
• The E Factor and Process Mass Intensity
• Selected Qualitative Green Metrics
• An Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment.