5.7 - Green Chemistry in Industry

Question 1

What are the 5 Principles of Green Chemsitry?

Answer 1

1. Use Renewable Resources as Starting Materials
   
   • using glucose instead of benzene to make plastic
2. Use Chemicals that have Less Environmental Impact
   
   • safer expanding agent for Styrofoam
3. Use Catalysts to Increase Reaction Efficiency
   
   • Vanadium Pentaoxide to speed up production of Sulfuric Acid
4. Use Less Energy
   
   • more efficient blast furnace/
5. Waste Not
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Question 2

Principle 1

Answer 2

Use Renewable Resources as Starting Agents

Question 3

Principle 2

Answer 3

Use Chemicals that have Less Environmental Impact

Question 4

Principle 3

Answer 4

Use Catalysts to increase Reaction Efficiency

Question 5

Principle 4

Answer 5

Use Less Energy

Question 6

Principle 5

Answer 6

Waste Not

Question 7

Example of Principle 1

Answer 7

Use glucose instead of benzene in process of making some plastics

Question 8

Example of Principle 2

Answer 8

Using CO2 instead of CFCs to expand Styrofoam

Question 9

Example of Principle 3

Answer 9

Using vanadium pentaoxide to speed up production of sulfuric acid

Question 10

Example of Principle 4

Answer 10

Flash Smelting better than Traditional Smelting because less energy

Question 11

Example of Principle 5

Answer 11

Developing a closed-loop recycling process for recycling batteries