Alternative Solvents for Green Chemistry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerton, Francesca.

Contributor:

Marriott, Ray.

Clark, James H.

Kraus, George.

Stankiewicz, Andrzej.

Kou, Yuan.

Seidl, Peter.

Series:

RSC Green Chemistry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solvents.

Green chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Green Chemistry Series

RSC Green Chemistry

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015.

Summary:

This book, appropriate for newcomers to the field, gives an overview of the many different kinds of solvents including alternative greener solvent choices.

Contents:

Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Safety Considerations, Life Cycle Assessment and Green Metrics; 1.2.1 Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS); 1.2.2 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); 1.2.3 Solvents in the Pharmaceutical Industry and Immediate Alternatives to Common Laboratory Solvents; 1.2.4 Solvents in Analytical Chemistry incl. HPLC; 1.3 Solvent Properties including Polarity; 1.4 What Remains to be Done?; 1.5 Summary; References; Chapter 2 Green Solvents - Legislation and Certification; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Solvent Registration

2.2.1 European Union and Switzerland2.2.2 United States and Canada; 2.2.3 China and Taiwan; 2.2.4 Japan; 2.3 Solvent Emission Regulations; 2.4 Applications Legislation; 2.4.1 Food and Beverages; 2.4.2 Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals and Herbal Medicines; 2.4.3 Cosmetics and Personal Care; 2.5 Natural or Organic Certification; 2.6 Summary; References; Chapter 3 'Solvent-Free' Chemistry; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Chemical Examples; 3.2.1 Inorganic and Materials Synthesis; 3.2.2 Organic Synthesis; 3.2.3 Biomass Transformations; 3.3 Summary and Outlook for the Future; References; Chapter 4 Water

4.1 Introduction4.1.1 Biphasic Systems; 4.2 Chemical Examples; 4.2.1 Extraction; 4.2.2 Chemical Synthesis; 4.2.3 Materials Synthesis; 4.3 Energy-Related Research in Seawater: Biorefineries and Hydrogen Production; 4.4 High-Temperature, Superheated or Near-Critical Water; 4.5 Summary and Outlook for the Future; References; Chapter 5 Supercritical Fluids; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Chemical Examples; 5.2.1 Supercritical and Liquid Carbon Dioxide; 5.2.2 Supercritical Water and Near-Critical Water; 5.2.3 Supercritical Alcohols; 5.3 Summary and Outlook for the Future; References

Chapter 6 Renewable Solvents and Other 'Green' VOCs6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Chemical Examples; 6.2.1 Alcohols including Glycerol; 6.2.2 Esters; 6.2.3 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF); 6.2.4 Carbonates; 6.2.5 Terpenes and Plant Oils; 6.2.6 Renewable Alkanes; 6.2.7 Ionic Liquids and Eutectic Mixtures Prepared from Biofeedstocks; 6.3 Summary and Outlook for the Future; References; Chapter 7 Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and Eutectic Mixtures; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Biodegradation and Toxicological Studies; 7.3 Chemical Examples; 7.3.1 Extractions and Separations using RTILS

7.3.2 Electrochemistry in RTILS7.3.3 Synthesis in RTILS; 7.4 Summary and Outlook for the Future; References; Chapter 8 Fluorous Solvents and Related Systems; 8.1 Introduction; 8.1.1 Overview of Fluorous Approach; 8.1.2 Fluorous Solvent Polarity Data, Solubility and Miscibility Data; 8.1.3 Fluorous Catalysts and Reagents; 8.2 Chemical Examples; 8.2.1 Fluorous Extractions and Fluorous Analytical Chemistry; 8.2.2 Fluorous Reactions; 8.2.3 Fluorous Biphase Catalysis; 8.2.4 Fluorous Biological Chemistry and Biocatalysis; 8.2.5 Fluorous Combinatorial Chemistry; 8.2.6 Fluorous Materials Chemistry

8.3 Summary and Outlook for the Future

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78262-613-1

1-68015-818-X

1-84973-682-0