(Ebook) Problem-Solving Exercises in Green and Sustainable Chemistry by Albert S. Matlack, (author), Andrew P. Dicks, (ed.) ISBN 9780429159589, 9781138411326, 9781482252576, 9781482252583, 0429159587, 1138411329, 1482252570, 1482252589

(Ebook) Problem-Solving Exercises in Green and Sustainable Chemistry by Albert S. Matlack, (author), Andrew P. Dicks, (ed.) ISBN 9780429159589, 9781138411326, 9781482252576, 9781482252583, 0429159587, 1138411329, 1482252570, 1482252589

The book blends some fundamental principles of green chemistry and sustainability from Introduction to Green Chemistry with a total of 50 problems discussed at the University of Delaware. Wherever possible, the problems are organized around appropriate content. As examples, Chapter 1 deals with issues surrounding substance toxicity, chemical accidents, and waste generation/disposal. In the associated end-of chapter problems, students are placed in the real-world roles of a manufacturing plant chief executive officer, a chemistry department chair, and a chemical engineer. Chapter 4 concerns energy and the environment and the dilemma of a university architect who is designing new buildings expected to be more energy-efficient. Chapter 5 explores the development of new policies, with one problem focusing on the concern of too many cars on a university campus. Proposed solutions, examples, and comments are collected together in Chapter 7, along with relevant literature references. It is perhaps unsurprising to learn that students are often uncomfortable that there are several “correct” answers to many of the problems. It should be regularly emphasized to them that green chemistry is about decision-making and the weighing of many factors that are often conflicting.