A world where the emphasis has shifted to being as green and environmentally friendly as possible leads to the requirement of this important 3-book set of "The Handbook of Green Chemistry" edited by the father and pioneer of Green Chemistry, Professor Paul Anastas.
This series summarises the significant body of work that has accumulated over the past decade that details the breakthroughs, innovation and creativity within Green Chemistry and Engineering.
Set II comprises of 3 books, with each volume focussing on a different area and edited by leading scientists in the field:
- Supercritical Solvents - Editors: W. Leitner and P. G. Jessop
- Ionic Liquids - Editors: P. Wasserscheid and A. Stark
- Reactions in Water - Editor: C.-J. Li
An essential collection for anyone wishing to gain an understanding of the world of green chemistry and for a variety of chemists, environmental agencies and chemical engineers.
"The Handbook of Green Chemistry" comprises of 12 volumes in total, split into subject-specific sets. The four sets are available individually.
Part I: Green Catalysis
Part II: Green Solvents
Part III: Green Processes
Part IV: Green Products
SUPERCRITICAL SOLVENTS
- Introduction
- High-pressure Methods and Equipment
- Basic Physical Properties, Phase Behavior and Solubility
- Expanded Liquid Phases in Catalysis: Gas-expanded Liquids and Liquid-Supercritical Fluid Biphasic Systems
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry in Supercritical Fluids
- Heterogeneous Catalyis
- Enzymatic Catalysis
- Polymerization in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
- Synthesis of Nanomaterials
- Photochemical and Photo-induced Reactions in Supercritical Fluid Solvents
- Electrochemical Reactions
- Coupling Reactions and Separation in Tunable Fluids: Phase Transfer-Catalysis and Acid-catalyzed Reactions
- Chemistry in Near- and Supercritical Water
REACTIONS IN WATER
- The Principles of and Reasons for Using Water as a Solvent for Green Chemistry
- Green Acid Catalysis in Water
- Green Bases in Water
- Green Oxidation in Water
- Green Reduction in Water
- Coupling Reactions in Water
- "On Water" for Green Chemistry
- Pericyclic Reactions in Water, Towards Green Chemistry
- Non-conventional Energy Sources for Green Synthesis in Water (Microwave, Ultrasound, and Photo)
- Functionalization of Carbohydrates in Water
- Water Under Extreme Conditions for Green Chemistry
- Water as a Green Solvent for Pharmaceutical Applications
- Water as a Green Solvent for Bulk Chemicals
IONIC LIQUIDS
- Part I: Green Synthesis
- The Green Synthesis of Ionic Liquids
- Part II: Green Synthesis Using Ionic Liquids
- Green Organic Synthesis in Ionic Liquids
- Transition Metal Catalysis in Ionic Liquids
- Ionic Liquids in the Manufacture of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Saccharides. An Example of the Conversion of Renewable Resources to Platform Chemicals
- Cellulose Dissolution and Processing with Ionic Liquids
- Part III: Ionic Liquids in Green Engineering
- Green Separation Processes with Ionic Liquids
- Applications of Ionic Liquids in Electrolyte Systems
- Ionic Liquids as Lubricants
- New Working Pairs for Absorption Chillers
- Part IV: Ionic Liquids and the Environment
- Design of Inherently Safer Ionic Liquids: Toxicology and Biodegradation
- Eco-efficiency Analysis of an Industrially Implemented Ionic Liquid-based Process--the BASF BASIL Process
- Perspectives of Ionic Liquids as Environmentally Benign Substitutes for Molecular Solevents
Overall, these 3 volumes bring readers up-to-date with the current thinking and new applications of green solvents and are recommended reading for scientists and engineers involved in green issues.
- Organic Process Research & Development Journal, 2011
"Set II of this essential collection of essays reviews the significant advances in innovative, creative research in green chemistry and engineering that has been carried out during the last decade. It augurs well for the future volumes in the series, and I recommend it to chemists, chemical engineers and anyone interested in understanding the accelerating field of green chemistry."
- Chemistry & Industry, February 7, 2011