Lecture 1: An Introduction to Green Chemistry - Imperial College London

[Pages:17]Module 4I10: Green Chemistry

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Lecture 1: An Introduction to Green Chemistry

Dr. Ed Marshall Room: M220, RCS 1 e.marshall@imperial.ac.uk ch.ic.ac.uk/marshall/4I10

4.I10 Green Chemistry Lecture 1 Slide 1

Lecture 1: Learning Objectives

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By the end of today's lecture you should: (i) be able to define what is meant by the term Green Chemistry; (ii) appreciate how Green Chemistry may be beneficial to industry; (iii) understand that Green Chemistry is not an easy subject.

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking

we used to create them."

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

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So what is Green Chemistry?

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Scenario: Imagine you are at a party and you have to explain what Green Chemistry is to someone who isn't a chemist.

What would words are you going to use to tell them?

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Brown Chemistry

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Is this the public perception of the chemical industry?

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Brown Chemistry

Cuyahoga River 1952 and 1969...

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...major fires also happened in 1868 and 1936.

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Brown Chemistry ? the UK's worst chemical accident

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Flixborough 1974

40 tonnes cyclohexane released in 1 minute (225 ?C, 10 atm)

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Brown Chemistry ? the world's worst chemical accident 4th December 2004

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Brown Chemistry

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Is this reputation deserved?

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