Author Description

Product Description The aim of this book is to introduce the use of green solvents throughout chemistry and to provide a comprehensive reference for solvents currently applicable in green chemistry. The first section covers solvents in chemical perspective, and the second section is a guide to green solvents.Overall, this volume defines characteristics of green solvents and their current usage, and explores their importance ecologically and economically. It includes a full range of commercial, industrial, and academic green solvents, and discusses solvents in specific commercial and non-commercialpractices. Green Solvents for Chemistry differs from other works on solvents in that only solvents for green chemistry are included along with their chemical properties and toxicological issues. Review "This work discusses principles of environmentally sound chemistry, details defining characteristics of solvents appropriate for green chemistry, and offers practical guidelines for selecting solvents for specific situations. A final chapter examines the connections between ecology and economics." -SciTech. About the Author William M. Nelson is at Illinois Waste Management and Research Center.