Introduction To Green Chemistry

Download or read book Introduction to Green Chemistry written by Albert Matlack and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers traditional green chemistry topics, including catalysis, benign solvents, and alternative feedstocks. It also discusses relevant but less frequently covered topics with chapters such as Chemistry of Longer Wear and Population and the Environment. This coverage highlights the importance of chemistry to everyday life and demonstrates the benefits the expanded exploitation of green chemistry can have for society. Copiously illustrated with over 800 figures, this second edition provides an update from the frontiers of the field.