Lecture 1: Learning Objectives                                                                              Imperial College
   Lecture 1: Learning Objectives                                                                             London
             By the end of today's lecture you should:
             (i)  be able to define what is meant by the term Green Chemistry;
             (ii) appreciate how Green Chemistry may be beneficial to industry; 
             (iii)understand that Green Chemistry is not an easy subject.
              "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking 
               "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking 
              we used to create them."
               we used to create them."
                                                                            Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
                                                                            Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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  So what is Green Chemistry?                                           Imperial College
  So what is Green Chemistry?                                           London
     Scenario:
     Scenario:
             Imagine you are at a party and you have to explain what 
             Imagine you are at a party and you have to explain what 
             Green Chemistry is to someone who isn't a chemist. 
             Green Chemistry is to someone who isn't a chemist. 
                What would words are you going to use to tell them?
                What would words are you going to use to tell them?
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  Brown Chemistry                                                            Imperial College
  Brown Chemistry                                                            London
                                                    Is this the public perception 
                                                     Is this the public perception 
                                                      of the chemical industry?
                                                      of the chemical industry?
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  Brown Chemistry                                                       Imperial College
  Brown Chemistry                                                       London
       Cuyahoga River 
       Cuyahoga River 
       1952 and 1969…
        1952 and 1969…
                                                  …major fires also happened 
                                                  …major fires also happened 
                                                       in 1868 and 1936.
                                                       in 1868 and 1936.
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  Brown Chemistry – the UK’s worst chemical accident                               Imperial College
  Brown Chemistry – the UK’s worst chemical accident                               London
      Flixborough 1974                                 40 tonnes cyclohexane released 
       Flixborough 1974                                 40 tonnes cyclohexane released 
                                                          in 1 minute (225 °C, 10 atm)
                                                          in 1 minute (225 °C, 10 atm)
                                                                        28 fatalities
                                                                        28 fatalities
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