Green Chemistry
To reduce environmental impact through the use of sustainable practices.
What is the goal of green chemistry?
Hydrogenation of Alkynes and Alkenes
H2/Pt
Name a Pro of Green Catalysis
What is Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Minimize waste while reducing reaction times and energy costs.
What is how catalysis fits into Green Chemistry
H2O/H2SO4
What is Hydration of an Alkene via Acid Catalyst
(Green Catalysis)
Name a Con of Green Catalysis.
What is the difficulty of obtaining green catalysts.
Minimizing the use of hazardous reagents while also reducing hazardous byproducts.
Enzymatic Catalysts (Hydrolases)
What are the Types of Catalysis that Happen in the Body
Name a benefit of Green catalysis with regard to lowering cost/energy used in a reaction.
What is the possibility to reuse catalysts
Name a goal of Green Chemistry in the industrial world
What is educating chemists/Companies to change their current practices, to be more sustainable.
A Nobel Prize winning catalytic that reduces environmental wastes.
What is Metathesis
Name a difficulty that green catalysts present
What is the difficulty of safely disposing of green Catalysts.