Methods and Reagents for Green Chemistry: An Introduction - Hardcover

Perosa, Alvise; Zecchini, Fulvio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471754005 ISBN 13: 9780471754008

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 2007

Synopsis

This book aims to stimulate and promote the wide-ranging aspects of green chemistry and its major role in ensuring sustainable development.

The book covers the following areas: green chemistry; green reagents and atom economy; safeguarding the atmosphere; industrial green catalysis; alternative reaction conditions; biocatalysis and green chemistry.

This book is based on the third edition of the Collection of Lectures of the Summer Schools on Green Chemistry held in Venice, Italy in the summers of 1998-2003 (sponsored by the European Commission, TMR and Improving Programmes and carried out by the Consortzio Interuniversitario La Chemica per l'Ambiente).

About this title

About the Author

Pietro Tundo, editor, is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Venice. He has published over 200 scientific articles and one book, and holds twenty-five patents. His research on clean processes led to the development of Gas–Liquid Phase-Transfer Catalysis, a method for the synthesis of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Alvise Perosa, coeditor, is Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Università Ca' Foscari in Venice, Italy.

Fulvio Zecchini, coeditor, is a senior researcher at the Interuniversity Consortium "Chemistry for the Environment" in Venice, Italy, in the field of bioremediation of water and soils.

From the Back Cover

Chemistry of the future and for the future

Green chemistry uses proven principles and techniques to prevent pollution at its source, ensuring sustainable development while minimizing pollution and its risks to human health and the environment. Methods and Reagents for Green Chemistry: An Introduction provides an excellent overview of recent progress in the field. A compilation of articles by renowned international experts, it:

• Focuses on three areas of green chemistry: green reagents, alternative reaction conditions, and green catalysis and biocatalysis

• Discusses real applications of current knowledge and advanced techniques

• Compares green approaches and methodologies with traditional practices

• Incorporates reviews of clean industrial processes

• Provides numerous references to facilitate further investigation of topics by readers

• Is derived from lectures at the Summer Schools on Green Chemistry held in Venice, Italy, and reflects state-of-the-art green chemistry methodologies and experiences from all over the world

An important reference for practitioners working in academia and industry, including chemists, chemical engineers, and environmental scientists, this isalso an outstanding textbook for graduate and post-graduate students in related fields.

From the Inside Flap

Chemistry of the future and for the future

Green chemistry uses proven principles and techniques to prevent pollution at its source, ensuring sustainable development while minimizing pollution and its risks to human health and the environment. Methods and Reagents for Green Chemistry: An Introduction provides an excellent overview of recent progress in the field. A compilation of articles by renowned international experts, it:

• Focuses on three areas of green chemistry: green reagents, alternative reaction conditions, and green catalysis and biocatalysis

• Discusses real applications of current knowledge and advanced techniques

• Compares green approaches and methodologies with traditional practices

• Incorporates reviews of clean industrial processes

• Provides numerous references to facilitate further investigation of topics by readers

• Is derived from lectures at the Summer Schools on Green Chemistry held in Venice, Italy, and reflects state-of-the-art green chemistry methodologies and experiences from all over the world

An important reference for practitioners working in academia and industry, including chemists, chemical engineers, and environmental scientists, this isalso an outstanding textbook for graduate and post-graduate students in related fields.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471754005
• ISBN 13: 9780471754008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Tundo Pietro