De La Salle University - Manila

Pathfinder - Green Chemistry

Scope Note:

Design of chemical products & processes that reduce or  eliminate generation of hazardous substances. (Source: PROQUEST Online Thesaurus) 

The use of chemical products and processes that reduce or  eliminate substances hazardous to human health or the environment.  (Source: McGraw Hill Dictionary of Chemistry. QD 5 M334  2003, Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor)

Use For :

• Environmental Chemistry - - Industrial Applications
• Environmental Management

Broader Term :

• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry

Related Terms :

• Chemical Products
• Environmental Protection

BOOKS

Reference sources located at the Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor:

• Green engineering : environmentally conscious design of chemical processes. David J. Allen, David R. Shonnard. TP 155.2 E58 A4 2002
• Green organic chemistry : strategies, tools, and laboratory experiments. Kenneth M. Doxsee, James E. Hutchison. QD261 .D68 2004
• McGraw Hill Dictionary of Chemistry. QD 5 M334 2003

Texts located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:

• Green chemical syntheses and processes. Paul T. Anastas, Lauren G. Heine, Tracy C. Williamson. TP 155.2 E58 G69 2000
• Green chemistry : challenging perspectives. Pietro Tundo,  Paul Anastas. TP 155.2 E58 G74 2000
• Green chemistry : designing chemistry for the environment. Paul T. Anastas, Tracy C. Williamson. TP 155 G74 1996
• Green engineering. Paul T. Anastas, Lauren G. Haine, Tracy C. Williamson.
• Managing green issues. Tom Curtin,  Jacqueline Jones. GE 300 C87 2000
• Physical and chemical equilibrium for chemical engineers. Noel de Nevers. TP 155.2 T45 D46 2002
• Pollution prevention through process integration : systematic design tools. El-Halwagi, Mahmoud M. TD195.C45 E44 1997
• Principles of environmental management : the greening of business. Rogene A. Buchholz. HC 79 E5 B8 1998
• Production-integrated environmental protection and waste management in the chemical industry. Claus Christ. TP 155.2 E58 P76 1999
• Solvent-free organic synthesis. Koichi Tanaka. QD262 .T36 2003

PERIODICALS

PRINT (Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

• Environmental Science & Technology.
• Journal of Environmental Engineering

ELECTRONIC

EBSCO Host
http://search.ebscohost.com/

• Pollution Engineering

PROQUEST Online
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

• Environmental Quality Management
• Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Green Teacher
• Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science
• Journal of Environmental Quality
• Pollution Engineering

Science Direct
http://www.sciencedirect.com

• Chemical Health and Safety

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

• Cleaner production for green productivity. Paper presented at the National Taiwan University Graduate School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Taipei, Taiwan, March 27, 2002. Chiu, Anthony Shun Fung.
• Ecolabelling : a vital element for establishment and implementation of green procurement program, by June M. Alvarez. (Paper presented at the International Seminar on Type 111 Environmental Declarations, held in Tokyo, Japan, March 15-16, 2005). Chiu, Anthony Shun Fung.
• Green choice programme. Paper presented at the International Seminar on Type 111 Environmental Declarations, held in Tokyo, Japan, March 15-16, 2005. Chiu Anthony Shun Fung.

AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS
(Instructional Media Services, Ground floor)

• Pollution : how much is a clean environment worth? ; Preserving foods ; Goodies? Goodies? Goodies? ; About flowers ; Photosynthesis V000614
• Protecting our resources : harnessing technology for sustainable development. TD170a

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

FOREIGN
PROQUEST Digital Dissertations
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

• Development and optimization of integrated microwave-enhanced extraction as a sample preparation technique: environmental, clinical and green chemistry applications. Iyer, Sejal  Shah, PhD. Duquesne University, 2005. AAT 3164810
• Directed evolution of toluene-o-xylene monooxygenase for green chemistry and bioremediation. Vardar, Gonul, PhD. University of Connecticut, 2005. AAT   3180265
• The environmentally benign synthesis of photoactive materials. Cannon, Amy S., PhD.   University of Massachusetts Boston, 2005. AAT 3172750
• Green chemistry in pyrrole synthesis. I. Solvent effect in Barton-Zard pyrrole synthesis: an improved synthesis of 3,4-dialkyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates. II. A novel route for the   synthesis of pharmaceutically important pyrrole derivatives. Cherukuri, Sankara R., MS.  Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 2005. AAT 1431987
• Relating ionic liquids and polyethylene glycols to green chemistry, organometallic catalysis,  and materials science. Klingshirn, Marc Allen, PhD. The University of Alabama, 2005. AAT 3193803

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground floor; Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

ACS Green Chemistry Institute
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=830&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=b3779cbb-30d6-4410-97ae-68f02666b1c8
[Retrieved December 5, 2006]
Unleashes the creativity and innovation of our scientists and engineers in designing and discovering the next generation of chemicals and materials so that they provide increased performance and increased value while meeting all goals to protect and enhance human health and the environment.

Green Chemistry
http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/
[Retrieved December 5, 2006]
It promotes innovative chemical technologies that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture, and use of chemical products.

Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence
http://www.york.ac.uk/res/gcg/index.htm
[Retrieved December 13, 2006]
The Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York is a world leading research centre which aims to promote the development and implementation of green and sustainable chemistry and related technologies into new products and processes.

Green Chemistry Network
http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/gcn/index.htm
[Retrieved December 5, 2006]
The main aim of the GCN is to promote awareness and facilitate education, training and practice of Green Chemistry in industry, commerce, academia and schools.

Green Chemistry at the University of Oregon
http://www.uoregon.edu/~hutchlab/greenchem/
[Retrieved December 5, 2006]
Green Chemistry at the University of Oregon is setting the stage for becoming a national center devoted to green chemistry education and research by developing innovative educational materials and research programs based on green chemistry principles.

Green & Sustainable Chemistry Network, Japan
http://www.gscn.net/letterE/index.html
[Retrieved December 5, 2006]
The main mission of the GSCN is to promote R&D on Green & Sustainable Chemistry as a center of network, through such activities as promotion of collaboration including international activities, information exchange, communication, education and relevant proposals to funding agencies.

Should you have comments or suggestions on this pathfinder, please call us at these telephone number 536-0244, 524- 4611 local 620 or email us through "Ask LORA".

Compiled by:  Mrs. Yolanda F. Odsinada

Date:  December 2006/ July 2009