Green Chemistry and Sustainable Science and Technology: A Brief Introduction

"Green Chemistry and Sustainable Science and Technology: A Brief Introduction," as the title implies, introduces and briefly explains the emerging science of green chemistry and, more broadly the concepts of sustainable science and technology. This book defines and explains green chemistry and how it relates to the achievement of sustainability. It begins in Chapter 1 with a discussion of sustainability. The book views the environment as consisting of five interacting spheres: (1) The hydro...