Green' thinking is important, including at the molecular level

Green chemistry has been referred to by some as "molecular-level pollution prevention." I recently returned to my position as an associate professor of chemistry at Worcester State College after a 6-month sabbatical working as a Fulbright Senior Scholar at Chulalongkorn University in Bangk...

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Published inTelegram & gazette
Main Author Kerr, Margaret E
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Worcester, Mass GateHouse Media, Inc 23.04.2008
Subjects
Chemistry
College professors
Economic growth
Economic Progress
Education
Green chemistry
Hazardous Materials
Manufacturing
Organic Chemistry
Pollution
Science Education
Scientists
State Colleges
State Schools
Students
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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Summary:Green chemistry has been referred to by some as "molecular-level pollution prevention." I recently returned to my position as an associate professor of chemistry at Worcester State College after a 6-month sabbatical working as a Fulbright Senior Scholar at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, as a lecturer and researcher on the subject of green chemistry and sustainable development. I was fortunate to interact with scientists who care deeply about the future of Thailand and of the world. Green chemistry, using the original definition by Anastas and Warner, promotes the reduction or elimination of hazardous substances in chemical processes. Chemistry, as it has been traditionally practiced, is not on a sustainable trajectory and will be a major contributor to environmental degradation unless changes are made. According to professor Walter Leitner, scientific editor of the journal Green Chemistry, "As the principles of green chemistry and the concepts of sustainability in chemical manufacturing are becoming part of the explicit corporate policy and aims in the chemical industry, there is a rapidly growing need for the education of chemists in the field."
ISSN:1050-4184