THE PURPOSE of green chemistry and green engineering is to help clean up the chemical enterprise—that is, to serve as a form of molecular-level pollution prevention. In practice, that means developing ...

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Water is called the universal solvent for its ability to dissolve a broad range of chemicals. But you wouldn’t know that from spending time in chemistry labs, where the solvents of choice are almost ...

Green synthesis and catalysis in organic chemistry represent a pivotal shift towards sustainable laboratory practices by minimising the use of hazardous reagents and reducing waste generation. This ...

Present day synthesis produces unimaginable levels of organic solvent waste; chemo- and biocatalysis in water are solutions to this problem. Learn how to utilize combinations of chemo- and ...

The Organic Chemistry lab and lecture courses are the 3000-level, pre-professional organic courses that are required for chemistry majors and pre-medical students as well as disciplines in biology, ...

North Carolina State University students studying organic chemistry no longer have to visit a lab in person to complete coursework. The university’s Rob-O-Chem lab at 851 Main Campus Drive in Raleigh ...

Alfred University Professor Chemistry John D’Angelo recently had a paper published in the Journal of Chemical Education, “Project Time! A Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience, a CURE for the ...

To recognize innovation and creativity in the development of new and/or significantly updated curricular materials infused with green chemistry and/or sustainability concepts. Recognition is provided ...

After 30 years, CHEM245 is being changed to two semesters of 0.5 course unit labs. Credit: Kylie Cooper The undergraduate chemistry department announced that in fall 2020 and onwards, the 1.0 course ...

A carefully engineered gold catalyst has just pushed green chemistry into new territory, setting a performance benchmark that had resisted improvement for a decade. By pairing tiny deposits of gold ...

Organic chemistry is a scientific area of study that is used to describe the structure, properties, composition, reactions and preparation of all chemical compounds containing the element carbon. Some ...