Ecocatalysis : a new integrated approach to scientific ecology / Claude Grison, Vincent Escande, Jacques Biton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grison, Claude, author.

Escande, Vincent, author.

Biton, Jacques, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catalysis.

Green chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : ISTE Press : Elsevier, 2015.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

The backdrop of this title is a planet under increasing pressure from anthropogenic influences, where the effects of human activity are beginning to affect biological dynamics and biogeochemical equilibria. Within this context, the authors introduce ecocatalysis, an emerging discipline at the interface between green chemistry and ecological engineering, as a tool with which to face many of the issues of the current environmental climate. Ecocatalysis entails the use of phytotechnologies adapted to pollution, ecological rehabilitation of polluted sites and enhancement of these processes through innovative green chemistry, all of which contribute to the development of scientific priorities. This ecological recycling promotes economic and ecological innovation, biomass conversion and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. Outlining the issues of globalization and food security, metal pollution, the degradation of ecosystems and its effects on the fauna and flora as well as on humans, this book illustrates how an innovative breakthrough in environmental chemistry has managed to stimulate and advance the field of ecological recycling, with solutions such as the phytoextraction of sites degraded by mining activities, to better understand the social, environmental and economic conditions of sustainable development. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A New Approach to Multi-Site and Multi-Scale Rehabilitation By Phytoextraction 1

1.1 Remedial phytoextraction on a highly contaminated former mining site: pilot site at "Les Avinières" 3

1.1.1 What are the characteristics of the site at "Les Avinieres"? 3

1.1.2 What are that objectives? 5

1.1.3 What are the boundaries of the study site? 6

1.1.4 Why choose phytoextraction? 7

1.1.5 Does phytoextraction cause the transfer of TEs via pollinating insects? 9

1.1.6 What is the bacterial composition of the soil in "Les Avinières"? 12

1.1.7 What are the adaptation strategies of this species of bacteria? 14

1.1.8 KDG, a key sugar for the development of Rhizobium metallidurans? 17

1.1.9 How do we design an optimized method to synthesize KDG? 18

1.1.10 Is KDG capable of introducing competitive bacterial growth? 20

1.1.11 From KDG to bi-specific phytoextraction 23

1.1.12 How do we optimize the agronomic conditions of Zn phytoextraction? 28

1.2 Phytoextraction on Caledonian mining sites currently in use: toward productive rehabilitation 30

1.2.1 An economy toward the exploitation of nickel 30

1.2.2 What are the environmental consequences? 31

1.2.3 What are the objectives of this study? 33

1.2.4 Two studies and two objectives 35

1.2.5 Where were studies 1 and 2 carried out? 37

1.2.6 What are the constraints imposed by the nature of the Caledonian soil? 39

1.2.7 How do we monitor the growth of transplanted species? 40

1.2.8 Non-destructive assessments of biomass 41

1.2.9 Have we managed to reduce the typical mortality rate? 42

1.2.10 Is the plant growth satisfactory? 44

1.2.11 What are the accumulation capacities of nickel and manganese? 45

1.2.12 Conclusion 46

Chapter 2 From Phytoextraction To Green Chemistry and Vice Versa Via Ecocatalysis 51

2.1 Ecocatalysis, starting point for a new green chemistry? 53

2.1.1 A project that is part of a new sustainable chemistry 53

2.1.2 What is ecocatalysis? 54

2.2 Some concrete examples of ecocatalysis 58

2.2.1 A new approach to pharmaceutical chemistry: from Psychotria douarrei to monastrol 58

2.2.2 An unprecedented recovery of cellulose waste 61

2.2.3 Oxidizing solutions for substitution according to REACH 61

2.2.4 Bio-based palladium, a strategic solution at the crossroads of innovation and performance 64

2.2.5 The need to return to naturalness: biocosmetics or natural cosmetics? 68.

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ISBN:

9780081004753

0081004753

OCLC:

919317954

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