Core Principles
This core principle of green chemistry according to the ACS states that “Synthetic methods should be designed to maximize incorporation of all materials used in the process in the final product.”
What is the Atom Economy?
This field of chemistry was developed as a response to the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.
What is Green Chemistry?
This is often referred to as the universal solvent, and is a preferred green solvent.
What is water?
Oobleck, a Non-Newtonian fluid, is made by mixing this biodegradable substance with water.
What is cornstarch?
True or False: All materials have to be recyclable or reusable for it to be classified as green chemistry.
False
The use of less volatile chemicals “to minimize the potential for chemical accidents, including releases, explosions, and fires.”
What is Inherently Safer Chemistry for Accident Prevention?
The federal regulatory agency developed in 1972 to protect human health and the environment.
What is the EPA?
This chemical is used as a water resistant coating and has recently been found to have harmful environmental impacts
What are PFAS?
This regular household item can be used as an acid-base indicator, and so happens to come from a green vegetable.
What is red cabbage juice?
This branch of Chemistry is often confused with Green Chemistry, but is not equivalent.
What is environmental Chemistry?
These reagents are considered by the ACS to be superior to stoichiometric reagents.
What are catalytic reagents?
Mainstream scientific book published in 1962 about the effects of chemicals on ecosystems that inspired the modern environmental movement.
What is Silent Spring?
This phase of matter is used in some research labs to replace volatile organic compounds and can penetrate into a solid substrate to remove any impurity.
What is supercritical fluid?
These two ingredients that can be used to make ice cream using colligative properties.
What is salt and ice?
This first principle of green chemistry is often confused with remediation, but green chemists plan to do this before it gets to the point of remediation.
What is prevent pollution?
This core principle suggests that “Synthetic methods should be conducted at ambient temperature.”
What is Design for Energy Efficiency?
This exhaust control device was developed in the 1970s as a result of stricter air regulations.
What is a catalytic converter?
This type of catalysis reduces waste, improves yield and safety, and eliminates the need for a metal catalyst.
What is biocatalysis or enzymatic catalysis?
This green chemistry process removes caffeine from decaf drinks.
What is decaffeination?
Green chemists prefer to use and develop more of these to prevent excess use of stoichiometric reagents.
What are catalysts?
Green Chemistry falls into this tier of the Hierarchy of Safety Controls, which is widely considered the most effective method.
What is Substitution/Elimination?
In this year the Green Chemistry institute became part of the American Chemical Society.
What is 2001?
This biodegradable polymer is a plastic alternative produced by the bacteria such as Ralstonia eutropha.
What is PHB (Polyhydroxybutyrate)?
This is a way scientists copy natural processes to create new and efficient innovations.
What is biomimicry?
After use, green chemists would like for our chemicals to do this in the environment.
What is biodegrade?