Chemistry for sustainable technologies : a foundation /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winterton, Neil
Format: Printed Book
Published: Cambridge : RSC Publishing, 2011.
Subjects:
Environmental chemistry.
Sustainable development.
Online Access:http://books.google.co.in/books?id=EZtBql3LSooC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Chemistry+for+sustainable+technologies&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Tw4YU6XGFMOrrgf2kYGACQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Chemistry%20for%20sustainable%20technologies&f=false
Table of Contents:
  • 1 .Scope of the Book.
  • References
  • 2. Setting the Scene.
  • The State of the Planet
  • The 'Trilemma'
  • Human Population and its Growth
  • Our Attitudes to Technology and How We Come by Them
  • Science, Controversy and the Media
  • Chemisty and the Chemical Industry
  • Why We Cannot Turn the Clock Back
  • Synthetic Bad, Natural Good?
  • Decision-making and 'Wicked' Problems
  • Sustainable Development and Hyperdisciplinarity
  • The Role of the Expert
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 3. Sustainalitily and Sustainable Development.
  • What is Sustainability? And is it Different from Sustainable Development?
  • Environmental Burden or Carrying Capacity
  • Footprints: Ecological, Carbon and Water
  • Requirements for Sustainability
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 4. Science and its Importance.
  • What is Science?
  • The Scientific Method
  • Hypotheses, Models, Theories and Laws
  • Exchange of Scientific Knowledge: Peer Review
  • Science and Authority
  • Science and Technology
  • Good Science, Bad Science and the Media
  • Care in What We Say and How We Say It
  • Ignorance, Uncertainty and Indeterminancy
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 5. Chemistry of the Environment.
  • Environmental Science and Environmental Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Global Geochemical Cycling of the Elements
  • The Carbon Cycle I: The Role of Carbon Dioxide
  • The Sun
  • The Greenhouse Effect
  • Global Warming Potential
  • The Carbon Cycle II: Methane and its Atmospheric Lifetime
  • The Nitrogen Cycle, Nitrous Oxide and Biomass Production
  • Human Impact on the Environment
  • Geophysiology or Earth Systems Science
  • Geoengineering
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 6. Waste, Pollution and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
  • What is Waste?
  • When Waste Becomes Pollution
  • Chemical Waste: Sheldon's E-factor
  • Approaches to Chemical Waste Minimisation
  • Waste Minimisation Hierarchy
  • Chemical Waste: Historical Trends and Changes
  • Inevitability of Waste (But Not Necessarily of Pollution)
  • Importance of Defining Boundaries
  • Life-cycle Inventory
  • The Central Importance of Thermodynamics
  • Entropy and Waste
  • Work and the Carnot Cycle
  • Real Processes: Exergy
  • Exergetic Analysis
  • Exergetic Comparison of Processes for Ethanol Production
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 7. Measurement.
  • Reaction Yield
  • Mass Balance
  • Conversion
  • Selectivity
  • Atom Efficiency
  • Process Chemistry
  • Balance Yield
  • Reaction Mass Efficiency
  • Other Metrics
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 8. Chemistry: Necessary but not Sufficient.
  • Prebiotic Chemistry (Organic, Inorganic and Physical)
  • The 50 Millionth Chemical Substance
  • CAS Registry Number 173075-49-5
  • The Significance of Small Things
  • Tamiflu
  • Chemistry in the Real World
  • Metathesis, Fullerenes and the Nobel Prize
  • Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
  • Green Chemistry: A Brief History
  • Principles of Green Chemistry
  • 'Green' Reaction Media
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 9. Chemical Processing.
  • Technological Development and Experience Curves
  • Stages of Technological Development
  • Investment and Risk
  • Product Development
  • Patenting
  • Application of Process Engineering and Chemistry
  • Reaction Sequence
  • Mixing and Mass Transfer
  • Process Intensification
  • Novel Stimuli
  • Inherent Safety and Inherent Waste Minimisation
  • Process Integration and Industrial Ecology
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 10. Catalysis.
  • Catalysis, Kinetics and the Catalytically Active Species
  • Catalysis in the Environment
  • Measuring Catalysis Performance
  • Catalysis and Sustainability
  • Catalysis in Industry
  • Waste Reduction and Prevention through Catalysis
  • Catalysis and Waste as Feedstocks
  • Environmental and Sustainable Catalysis
  • Catalysis and Renewables
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 11. Chemicals from Biomass.
  • Renewable Resources
  • Biomass, Renewability and Sustainability
  • Chemistry and Biomass: An Overview
  • Chemicals from Biomass: The Nature of Biomass and its Derivatives
  • Chemicals from Biomass: Sources of Biomass
  • Chemicals from Biomass: Biofuels, Commodities, Specialities and 'Platform' Chemicals
  • Chemicals from Biomass; Biomass Processing
  • Technological Interdependence and Integration
  • Technological Constraints
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 12. Energy Production.
  • Primary, Secondary, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
  • Conventional Sources of Energy
  • Energy from Renewables
  • Secondary Energy Sources and Energy Storage
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Webliography
  • 13.The Chemist as Citizen.
  • Science and Ethics
  • Rhetoric and Evidence
  • Science and Public Perception
  • Scepticism and Open Mindedness
  • Logic and Fairness
  • Individual Action
  • Science, Activism and Advocacy
  • 'Climategate'
  • References
  • Webliography
  • Appendix 1. Finding Stuff Out
  • Appendix 2. Units and Abbreviations
  • Appendix 3.Twelve More Green Chemistry Principles.

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