Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability: Status, Challenges and Prospective provides a comprehensive and complete overview of the emerging discipline of green chemistry and fundamental chemical principles. The book bridges the gap between research and industry by offering a systematic overview of current available sustainable materials and related information on new materials' suitability and potential for given projects. Along the way, the book examines natural and biodegradable materials while also presenting materials with multifunctional properties. Topics addressed in this book will be major accomplishments for sustainable developments in biofuels, renewable energies, and in the remediation of pollutants in water, air and soil.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction to environmental and green chemistry - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Environmental pollution - p. 23 3. Chapter 3. Toxicity of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and their biodegradation in the environment - p. 43 4. Chapter 4. Application of green chemistry for environmental remediation - p. 67 5. Chapter 5. Approaches and challenges with respect to green chemistry in industries - p. 93 6. Chapter 6. Full blown green metrics - p. 109 7. Chapter 7. Green anthrosphere through industrial ecology - p. 131 8. Chapter 8. Plant-derived compounds and their green synthesis in pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals - p. 149 9. Chapter 9. Radioactive waste minimization and management - p. 165 10. Renewable and sustainable energy from CO2 following the green process - p. 185 11. Chapter 11. Use of renewable feedstocks for chemical synthesis - p. 219 12. Chapter 12. A green approach: living nanofactories - p. 239 13. Chapter 13. Green energy and green fuels technologies - p. 261 14. Chapter 14. Green approaches for the valorization of olive mill wastewater - p. 313 15. Chapter 15. Depolymerization of waste plastics and chemicals - p. 337 16. Chapter 16. Sustainable Development Goals for addressing environmental challenges - p. 357 17. Index - p. 375
Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability: Status, Challenges and Prospective provides a comprehensive and complete overview of the emerging discipline of green chemistry and fundamental chemical principles. The book bridges the gap between research and industry by offering a systematic overview of current available sustainable materials and related information on new materials' suitability and potential for given projects. Along the way, the book examines natural and biodegradable materials while also presenting materials with multifunctional properties. Topics addressed in this book will be major accomplishments for sustainable developments in biofuels, renewable energies, and in the remediation of pollutants in water, air and soil.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction to environmental and green chemistry - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Environmental pollution - p. 23 3. Chapter 3. Toxicity of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and their biodegradation in the environment - p. 43 4. Chapter 4. Application of green chemistry for environmental remediation - p. 67 5. Chapter 5. Approaches and challenges with respect to green chemistry in industries - p. 93 6. Chapter 6. Full blown green metrics - p. 109 7. Chapter 7. Green anthrosphere through industrial ecology - p. 131 8. Chapter 8. Plant-derived compounds and their green synthesis in pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals - p. 149 9. Chapter 9. Radioactive waste minimization and management - p. 165 10. Renewable and sustainable energy from CO2 following the green process - p. 185 11. Chapter 11. Use of renewable feedstocks for chemical synthesis - p. 219 12. Chapter 12. A green approach: living nanofactories - p. 239 13. Chapter 13. Green energy and green fuels technologies - p. 261 14. Chapter 14. Green approaches for the valorization of olive mill wastewater - p. 313 15. Chapter 15. Depolymerization of waste plastics and chemicals - p. 337 16. Chapter 16. Sustainable Development Goals for addressing environmental challenges - p. 357 17. Index - p. 375
