Green Chemistry Metrics A Guide to Determining and Evaluating Proce
This contribution to SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry outlines and discusses the four major green chemistry metrics (atom economy, reaction mass efficiency, E factor and process mass intensity), at a level that is comprehensible by upper-level undergradu
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Andrew P. Dicks Andrei Hent
Green Chemistry Metrics A Guide to Determining and Evaluating Process Greenness
SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science Green Chemistry for Sustainability
Series editor Sanjay K. Sharma, Jaipur, India
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10045
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Green Chemistry Metrics A Guide to Determining and Evaluating Process Greenness
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Andrew P. Dicks Andrei Hent Department of Chemistry University of Toronto Toronto, ON Canada
ISSN 2212-9898 ISBN 978-3-319-10499-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10500-0
ISBN 978-3-319-10500-0
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Preface
If the idols of scientists were piled on top of one another in the manner of a totem pole the topmost would be a grinning fetish called Measurement Anthony Standen, Science is a Sacred Cow
Green chemistry is currently a field of great interest to many scientists, but is sometimes perceived as one rooted in descriptive language built around reducing waste and material recycling. This book seeks to outline a quantitative approach to green chemistry, at a level easily understood by up
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